Introducing National 5 Media
The Role of Media
Course Outline
Categories
Language
Camera Work
Editing
Sound
Lighting
Print Language
Persuasion and Emotive Language
Representation
Ideologies
Stereotypes
Narrative
Narrative
Institutions
Internal Constraints
External Constraints
Advertising Regulations
News Content and the Role of the Media
Newspaper Formats
Press Ownership, Circulation, Regulation and Fake News
Meeting Needs and Achieving Particular Purposes
Influencing Attitudes and Behaviours
Non-Fiction Films and Public Information Films
Society
Reflecting Time, Place and Events
Examples of Society Aspects in Film Texts
Audience
Target Audience and Audience Research
Audience Appeal, Responses and Needs
Course Assessment
The Exam Question Paper
Analysing Print Texts
How to Tackle Unseen Analysis
The Assignment
Assignment 1 – Pre-production
Assignment 2 – Production
Assignment 3 – Post-production
Marking Instructions and Further Practice
Further Practice
Practice Papers
Messages from the Markers
How to Research
Case Study 1 – YouTube and Vlogging
Case Study 2 – Radio Broadcasting
Case Study 3 – Radio Content
Case Study 4 – Social Realism
Case Study 5 – Apocalypse Now