Introducing National 5 Media
The Role of Media
Course Outline
Categories
Language
Camera Work
Quiz: Camera Work
Editing
Quiz: Editing
Sound
Quiz: Sound
Lighting
Quiz: Lighting
Print Language
Quiz: Print Language
Persuasion and Emotive Language
Quiz: Persuasion and Emotive Language
Representation
Ideologies
Quiz: Ideologies
Stereotypes
Quiz: Stereotypes
Narrative
Narrative
Quiz: Narrative
Institutions
Internal Constraints
Quiz: Internal Constraints
External Constraints
Quiz: External Constraints
Advertising Regulations
Quiz: Advertising Regulations
News Content and the Role of the Media
Newspaper Formats
Quiz: Newspaper Formats
Press Ownership, Circulation, Regulation and Fake News
Quiz: Press Ownership, Circulation, Regulation and Fake News
Meeting Needs and Achieving Particular Purposes
Quiz: Meeting Needs and Achieving Particular Purposes
Influencing Attitudes and Behaviours
Quiz: Influencing Attitudes and Behaviours
Non-Fiction Films and Public Information Films
Quiz: Non-Fiction Films and Public Information Films
Society
Reflecting Time, Place and Events
Quiz: Reflecting Time, Place and Events
Examples of Society Aspects in Film Texts
Quiz: Examples of Society Aspects in Film Texts
Audience
Target Audience and Audience Research
Quiz: Target Audience and Audience Research
Audience Appeal, Responses and Needs
Quiz: 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