High Media Studies AS
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Number of Credits
1
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Estimated Completion Time
2 Semesters
Description
AICE Media Studies encourages students to enjoy and appreciate the media and its role in their daily lives while developing independence in research skills and their application. As they explore the impact of media within a variety of cultures and how they influence social values, students will develop critical understanding of international media through engagement with media products, concepts, and creative application of practical skills. Further course detail can be found in the course syllabus:
https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/Images/502957-2021-2023-syllabus.pdf
This course meets the criteria of Group 3: Arts and Humanities for students seeking a Cambridge International Diploma.
Follow the link below for the Department of Education description for this course: https://www.cpalms.org/PreviewCourse/Preview/10432Segment 1:
- explore the theoretical framework in which people study the media
- explore forms of media
- explore how the media conveys meaning through images
- identify camera shots, angles, and movements and their significance
- explore the use of compositional and editing techniques in television and film
- identify characteristics of diegetic and non-diegetic sound
- examine editing techniques
- explore production design, lighting, and acting
- examine the different elements that contribute to mise en scène
- examine elements that contribute to genre
- identify narrative techniques
- explore language and mode of address
- explore how the media constructs representations
- examine how media products are mediated
- identify archetypes and stereotypes in media products
- examine how people represent themselves in media products
- explore how the media represents gender, ethnicity, issues, and events
- evaluate how ideologies, codes, conventions, perspectives, and target audiences influence representation
- explore how audiences are grouped and categorized
- identify how media producers target, attract, reach, and address audiences
- explore the role and significance of specialize audiences
- identify how audiences interpret the media
- explore how audiences use and interact with the media
- analyze media products by applying knowledge and understanding of theoretical and creative approaches
- develop technical skills to create a media product
- research how and why media texts are produced, distributed, and consumed
Segment 2:
- explore the media research and planning process
- research how and why media texts are produced, distributed, and consumed
- research and plan a media product
- explore the media production process
- discuss AICE Media Studies concepts and ideas with peers and instructors
- create a media product
- explore the requirements of the creative critical reflection
- research how and why media texts are produced, distributed, and consumed
- create a critical reflection on your media product
- analyze media products by applying knowledge and understanding of theoretical and creative approaches
- blogging application
- camera or device that takes photographs and/or HD video
- digital editing software
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