Media Production and Analysis

11 ATAR - Course Outline 2017

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LEARNING FOR LIVING

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Week Learning activities Assessment
Term 1 INTRODUCTION TO UNIT 1 - POPULAR CULTURE Task 1:
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! Task 1: Timed in-class response (50 min)
Revision of media languages and concepts.
1-2
Terminology, technologies and characteristics of specific media.
Narrative and genre conventions in popular media.
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Genre recognition and audience expectations. DUE: END OF
Codes and conventions that position the audience and construct WEEK 2
meaning.
Targeting mainstream audiences.
3-5 Practical - Production skills workshop.
Camera technique exercises.
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Editing with Final Cut Pro.

6-7 Task 2: Timed in-class response (50min) Task 2:

Response
Watch intros to definitive hero/superhero TV genre.
Identify narrative elements, codes and conventions !!
which define the style of the genre.
Analyse conventions from hero/superhero TV genre. !!
Write notes on the conventions.
Sit Online in-class short and extended response to hero/superhero DUE: END OF
TV genre. WEEK 7

8 Introduction to Task 3 & 4:

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Production of Promotional Poster !
Task 3:
Explore hero/superhero poster/promo examples.
Create a fictional hero/superhero/es narrative. Production

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Production of Trailer (1-2 min) !
Task 4:
Explore a number of intros/trailers for hero/superhero TV
Production
series, focusing on narrative structure, codes and
conventions !!
Deconstruct the script and storyboard based on one of the
samples studied !!
Workshop codes relevant to hero/superhero TV series, such
as filming techniques, animation, special effects, crane, dolly !
DUE: END OF
and tripod usage, editing techniques, green screen and
special effects (e.g. the superman flying technique). WEEK 4
TERM 2

9 - 10 Production Task 4: pre-production and the development of film treatment,

storyboard, shooting schedule and film log.

Term 2 Production Task 4: entering Production phase.

1 Revise safe work practices regarding shooting on location and allocation
of roles and responsibilities
2 Production Task 4: students wrapping up Production phase.
Week Learning activities Assessment
3 Production task 4: entering Post-production phase.
Review on processes involving editing.

4 Production task: Post-production Phase

Start the Peer and self-evaluation process.
Write a detailed self-evaluation based on the external production
criteria, mark a peers production and write a short feedback
response.
Task 3&4: Production tasks submitted end of the week.
5 Task 5: Timed in-class response (50 min, exam prep). Task 5:
Revision of media languages and concepts. Response
Terminology, technologies and characteristics of specific media.
Narrative and genre conventions in popular media.
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Genre recognition and audience expectations.
Codes and conventions that position the audience and construct
meaning.
Targeting mainstream audiences.
6 Task 6: Mid-year Examination Task 6:
Response

7 - 10 INTRODUCTION TO UNIT 2 - JOURNALISM Task 7:

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Point of View
Response
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Task 7: Timed in-class response !!
Students will compare and contrast the two documentaries, Black
Fish and Food Inc., analysing them in terms of; !!
1. Purpose and point of view constructed
2. Values represented !
DUE: END OF
3. Specific documentary conventions used such as;
archived footage and interviews WEEK 10

Term 3 Documentary Codes and Conventions/Representation Task 8:

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1-3 Task 8: Timed in-class response
Response
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Students will compare and contrast the two documentarys
Searching for Sugarman and Oasis analysing them in terms of; !!
1. how the style codes and documentary conventions
used such as; cinema verite and reenactments !
DUE: END OF
construct representations.
2. Cultural context. WEEK 3
3. Audience expectations.
4 - 10 Practical Task 9
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Task 9: Production
Production
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Working in pairs or individually, plan and produce a documentary film DUE: WEEK
which constructs a point of view regarding a current issue. 10 TERM 3

Term 4 Selection and Omission Task 10:

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1-3 Task 10 - Timed in-class response
Response
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The students will view the Australian documentary Bra Boys and DUE: END OF
analyse; how selection and omission techniques construct a point WEEK 3
of view.
4 In-class exam preparation.

5 Response - Task 11: Exam Week 5

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Assessment outline - Unit 1 & 2
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Assessment
Assessment type type Task Task weightings
weightings

Task 3 & 4: Production of print based

promotional material based on a fictional
hero/superhero/es.
25%
Production of a trailer for a TV series based
Production 50% on the hero/superhero/es developed in Task
3*
Task 9: Production a documentary film
which constructs a point of view regarding a 25%
current issue.

Task 1: Timed Response; two short

response question based on the stimulus 5%
material provided.

Task 2: Timed Response; two short

response question based on hero/superhero 5%
film clips.
Task 5: Timed Response (in-class exam
prep); one extended response question
5%
based on the stimulus material provided in
Week 11 and content covered in this unit.
Task 7: Timed Response; one extended
Response 30%
response question based on documentaries
5%
in terms of; point of view, values,
documentary conventions.
Task 8: Timed Response; one extended
response question based on documentaries
5%
in terms of; representations, cultural context
and documentary conventions.
Task 10: Timed Response (in-class exam
prep); one extended response question
based on documentaries in terms of; 5%
selection and omission, documentary
conventions and cultural context.
Task 6: Mid-year examination 10%
Response/Exams 20% ! !!
Task 11: End of year examination 10%