(A Level Film Studies)

Culture Vulture Recommendations Media Studies A Level Media Studies A Level is part of the wider VAPAM (Visual and Performing Arts and Media) Faculty. Within this faculty sits all the creative subjects and we all work together really well. We have Instagram accounts where you can keep up to date on current work, recommendations and any other bits and bobs:

ART: MEDIA/FILM: @trcartdept @trcmediaandfilm

MUSIC: PERFORMING ARTS: @trc.music.dept @trcperformingarts

Media Studies is an academic and creative A Level in which you will be studying a diverse range of Media, including Newspapers, Advertising and Marketing, Music Videos, Video Games, Film Marketing, Radio, Global Television Crime Shows, Mainstream and Alternative Magazines and Media in the Online Age.

Below is a list of the texts that we will be studying on the course. You might want to check them out.

What Will You Be Studying Year 1 Section A – Analysing Media Language and Representation Advertising and Marketing: Tide print advertisement (1950s); WaterAid audio-visual advertisement (2016); Kiss of the Vampire film poster (1963). Music Video: Riptide, Vance Joy (2013) and Dream, Dizzee Rascal (2004). Newspapers: Daily Mirror, March 13, 2019 front page and article on ‘Brexit’ vote and The Times, March 13, 2019 front page. Section B – Understanding Media Industries and Audiences Radio: Late Night Woman’s Hour: Home, 28th October, 2016 Videogames: Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation (2012) Film Marketing: Black Panther (2018) and I, Daniel Blake (2016).

Year 2 Section A: Television in the Global Age Life on Mars, Series 1, Episode 1, 2006, UK The Bridge, Season 3, Episode 1, 2015, Denmark/Sweden Section B: Magazines – Mainstream and Alternative Media Vogue (July 1965) The Big Issue (Oct 17-23 2016, No.1227) Section C: Media in the Online Age Zoella: • https://www.zoella.co.uk/ Attitude Magazine: • https://attitude.co.uk/

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(A Level Film Studies)

Culture Vulture Recommendations Films, websites, podcasts, activities that will keep you inspired

Things to Watch/Listen To Life on Mars, Series 1, 2006 /

Late Night Woman’s Hour: Home, October 28th, 2016: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0801ql5 TRCMEDIASTUDIES YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TRCMEDIASTUDIES

WaterAid audio-visual advertisement (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uiy3dkTwPcQ

Dream, Dizzee Rascal (2004): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG7KDsuRQXo

Riptide, Vance Joy (2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ_1HMAGb4k Crash Course Media Literacy: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtM6jSpzb5gM Nsx9kdmqBfmY PBS Ideas Channel: But Wait: How DOES The Media Tell You What To Think? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7SzwMJ3MZQ&t=15s PBS Ideas Channel: The Future of Fandom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3EBR1hlbI&t=152s

PBS Ideas Channel: Controlling vs “Being” Your Video Game Avatar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLkyNzFmlHA

Websites/Social Media to Follow Zoella: • https://www.zoella.co.uk/ • https://www.instagram.com/zoesugg/ • https://twitter.com/zoella • https://www.facebook.com/zoella/ Attitude Magazine: • https://attitude.co.uk/ • https://www.facebook.com/attitude.co.uk • @AttitudeMag • https://www.instagram.com/attitudemag/?hl=en • https://www.youtube.com/user/Attitudemag

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