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Media Studies
THE MODULES
Mode of
Assessment
Weighting
G324 Advanced
Portfolio
Coursework
50%
G325 Critical
Perspectives in Media
Exam
50%
ADVANCED PRODUCTION
Advanced Portfolio
Creation from a given brief
The portfolio must be created from two or more of
the following media
Video
Print
Web-based
Audio
Games software
COURSEWORK
Slideshow presentation
Blog or website
Podcast
DVD with extras
MODULES
Briefs
A promotion package for the release of an album, to include a music promo video, together
with two of the following three options:
a website homepage for the band;
a cover for its release on DVD;
a magazine advertisement for the DVD.
2. A promotion package for a new film, to include a teaser trailer, together with two of the
following three options:
a website homepage for the film;
a film magazine front cover, featuring the film;
a poster for the film.
Briefs
5. A promotion package for a new soap opera, to include a TV trailer, together with two of
the following three options:
a listings magazine front cover featuring the new soap;
two hyperlinked webpages (with video extract) for the soaps website;
a poster for the soap.
Briefs
8. The first two pages of a new local newspaper, together with two of the following three
options:
a poster for the newspaper;
a radio advertisement for the newspaper;
two hyperlinked pages from the papers website.
9. A website for a new TV channel (to include a minimum of three hyperlinked pages with
original images, audio and video extract), together with two of the following three options:
a newspaper advertisement for the channel;
a double page spread for a listings magazine, focused on the channels launch;
an animated ident sequence for the channel.
Briefs
10. A short film in its entirety, lasting approximately five minutes, which may be live action or animated or a
combination of both, together with two of the following three options:
a poster for the film;
a radio trailer for the film;
a film magazine review page featuring the film.
11. The first level of a new computer/video game, together with two of the following three options:
the cover for the games package;
a magazine advertisement for the game;
a radio advertisement for the game.
12. An extract/package from a local TV news programme, lasting approximately five minutes, together with
two of the following three options:
two hyperlinked pages from the programmes website;
a generic radio trailer for the programme;
a short title sequence for the programme.
13. An extract from a radio play, lasting approximately five minutes, together with two of the following three
options:
Structure
Structure
Next Step
Organised groups
Chosen brief
Planned research
Set up new blogs and update them on a
regular basis
A2 Post Number 1
Evaluation of Foundation Portfolio Task
Evaluate your opening sequence under the
following headings
Areas of success
Areas for improvement
Audience feedback
A2 Post Number 2
Eliminate briefs you definitely do not want to do
Paste the remaining posts onto a post
Talk about why the brief interests you and what
scope you feel you have to answer the brief
Include some video, audio or links of the type of
text you maybe looking at