Outcome 1: Media production

The official part:

'The production, post-production and distribution stages of a media product are a natural progression from the pre-production stage of the media production process. Students move from production into post-production where the manipulation, arrangement or layering of the ideas and material generated in pre-production and production leads to the realisation of their production design. Media creators and producers reflect on and work with others to gain insight into whether their products communicate their planned intent, refining their products in the production and post-production stages. Students undertake personal reflection and seek feedback on their work, developing, refining and resolving their product as a result. They document iterations of their production after considering the factors that have influenced the development, refinement of materials, technologies and processes, the resolution of ideas and the effect they have had on the final product. The creation and production of the media product is an individual undertaking. In some cases the implementation of the production design may require the student to work with others. Throughout both the production and postproduction stages, the student should be the key principal in the production process. All work undertaken by any cast or crew or external assistance must be under the direction of the student and documented in the media production design plan.

' (VCAA, Media Study Design, p25 https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/vce/media/MediaSD_2018.pdf).

Outcome 1:

On completion of this unit the student should be able to produce, refine and resolve a media product designed in Unit 3. To achieve this outcome the student will draw on key knowledge and key skills outlined in Area of Study 1.

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Key knowledge:

• production and post-production processes used to realise a media production design

• the operation of equipment, materials and technologies used in the creation of media products

• media codes and conventions relevant to the selected form, product and audience

• reflection and feedback processes to refine and resolve media products

• methods for documenting development, refinement and realisation of media products

• media language appropriate to the construction and evaluation of media representations.

Key skills:

• realise a media production design through production and post-production processes

• operate equipment, materials and technologies in the production of a media product

• apply media codes and conventions relevant to the selected media form, product and audience

• use reflection and feedback to refine and resolve a media product

• document the development, refinement and resolution of a media product

• use media language relevant to the construction and evaluation of media representations.

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