Media is a powerful force in all our lives. While it entertains and informs us, it also shapes how we think and view the world. Increasingly, we are also media producers. Whether on Facebook, creating films and music for friends, or putting clips on YouTube, media skills give access to very powerful mediums and allow us to voice our opinions.
It is the aim of the Media Studies course at Glenfield College to create a critical understanding of how media texts like TV, film and adverts are made, and why they are made; to move students away from being passive consumers, and towards having a critical awareness of the media that surrounds them. We do this by selecting topics relevant to students, providing excellent resources, and having students engage in the process of media production.
Media Studies offers NCEA Achievement Standards at Years 11, 12, and 13 and explores a broad range of topics.
- Film genres (documentary, science fiction and horror)
- The language of film and television (camera shots, music, editing etc.)
- The representation of particular groups in the media (women in horror)
- Design and production of short films
- Media industry study – New Zealand television industry (and a visit to TVNZ)
- Researching an aspect of the media (film-makers, NZ on Air, Gaming, Music videos)
Rob Vanderlaan
Teacher-in-Charge of Media Studies
Phone: 444 9066 ext 910
Email: [email protected]
Please see our course information here: Social Sciences
RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY
At each year level students do a media production unit. Usually working in small groups of 2-4, students use DV cameras, microphones, tripods, Apple computers, and iMovie and Garageband software. More advanced students may use gaming or special effects software.
L1 Media Studies – TV News Reports
http://youtu.be/U2iIlYGKOTY
http://youtu.be/TJ4WCobiIMI
http://youtu.be/vMmPULOkbxc
L2 Media Studies – Short Horror Films
http://youtu.be/B9EduVMzBDg
http://youtu.be/1A0Q3zjUdgU
http://youtu.be/jBKwdbCEbv4
L3 Media Studies
http://youtu.be/mc9BmHL4bp4
http://youtu.be/wBmRPpwm338
CAREERS IN THE MEDIA
Many past students have gone on to study and pursue careers in the media industry. The main prerequisites are self motivation, independent thinking, good communication skills (spoken and written). Complimentary skills can come from photography, English, iTec, Sociology, Drama.
Links to media courses:
Southseas
http://www.southseas.co.nz/index-ftv.php
Auckland University
http://www.arts.auckland.ac.
Media Design School
http://www.mediadesignschool.com/
Waikato University
http://www.waikato.ac.nz/study/subjects/dmed.shtml
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