The official part:

Representation, the construction of meaning, distribution, audience engagement, consumption and reception of the media provide the inspiration for students to explore ideas and develop media productions. Students work in two or more media forms to design and create media exercises or productions that represent concepts covered in Area of Study 1. Students evaluate how the characteristics of their selected media forms, which they design and produce, influence the representations and construction of the productions.

' (VCAA, Media Study Design, p13  https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/vce/media/MediaSD_2018.pdf).

 

Outcome 2:

On completion of this unit the student should be able to use the media production process to design, produce and evaluate media representations for specified audiences in a range of media forms. To achieve this outcome the student will draw on key knowledge and key skills outlined in Area of Study 2.

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Key knowledge:

• the characteristics of specific media audiences and how productions can be designed and produced to engage these audiences

• stages in the media production process including pre-production, production and post-production

• media pre-production, production and post-production techniques to represent ideas and achieve particular effects

• media codes and conventions used to construct meaning in media products

• media technologies used to produce representations in a range of media forms

• the characteristics of a range of media representations in media forms

• media production language appropriate to the design, production and evaluation of media representations in a range of media forms.

 

Key skills:

• describe the characteristics of specific media audiences and explain how productions can be designed and produced to engage audiences

• use media pre-production, production and post-production techniques and processes

• research and apply media design and production techniques to represent ideas and achieve particular effects

• apply media codes and conventions to construct meaning in media products

• operate media technologies to produce representations in a range of media forms

• evaluate the characteristics of a range of media representations in media forms

• use media language

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What are we going to do:

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Film A News report & Design a Meme or gif

 

 

 

 

 

Every media product contains a narrative:

 

Narratives:

 

• Tell a fictional or non-fictional story
• Usually have a three act structure (beginning, middle & end)
• Involve a conflict or tension to drive the story forward
• Include a climax near the end which leads to some sort of resolution
• Explore character arcs, which focus on the journey, transformation or demise of characters
• Exist in all media forms

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