GCSE Media Studies
46 lessons across 9 topics
Topic 1: Introduction To The Media And The Theoretical Framework
Topic 2: Media Language
5Lesson 2.1: Technical Codes Of Moving Image: Camera, Lighting And Editing6Lesson 2.2: Mise-en-scène And Symbolic Codes7Lesson 2.3: Sound And Audio Codes8Lesson 2.4: Print Codes: Layout, Typography And House Style9Lesson 2.5: Narrative Theory: Propp, Todorov And Structuralist Binary Oppositions10Lesson 2.6: Genre: Neale, Repetition, Variation, Hybridity And Intertextuality11Lesson 2.7: Technology And Media Language: Digital, Cgi And Convergence Of Form
Topic 3: Media Representations
12Lesson 3.1: Constructing Representations: Selection, Construction And Mediation13Lesson 3.2: Stereotypes: Function, Positive And Negative, And Change Over Time14Lesson 3.3: Representation Of Gender And Identity15Lesson 3.4: Representation Of Ethnicity, Age, Region And Social Groups16Lesson 3.5: Representation Of Events, Issues And The Role Of News Values17Lesson 3.6: Ideology, Viewpoint And Self-representation18Lesson 3.7: Stars, Celebrity And Constructed Image
Topic 4: Media Industries
19Lesson 4.1: Production, Distribution And Circulation20Lesson 4.2: Ownership, Conglomerates And Integration21Lesson 4.3: Funding Models And Public Service Broadcasting22Lesson 4.4: Regulation, Classification And Control23Lesson 4.5: Convergence, Globalisation And The Digital Marketplace24Lesson 4.6: The Film Industry As An Industry Case Study
Topic 5: Media Audiences
25Lesson 5.1: Categorising And Targeting Audiences26Lesson 5.2: Reaching, Identifying And Researching Audiences27Lesson 5.3: Uses And Gratifications, And Active Versus Passive Audiences28Lesson 5.4: Reception Theory And Interpretation29Lesson 5.5: Media Effects Debates30Lesson 5.6: Fandom, Participatory Culture And Audiences As Producers
Topic 6: Studying The Media Forms (close Study Products)
31Lesson 6.1: Television: Drama, Sitcom And Crime32Lesson 6.2: Newspapers: Front Pages, Values And The Press33Lesson 6.3: Magazines: Covers, Audience And Identity34Lesson 6.4: Advertising And Marketing35Lesson 6.5: Music Video And Radio36Lesson 6.6: Online, Social And Participatory Media, And Video Games