Media Production and Analysis

SAMPLE COURSE OUTLINE MEDIA PRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS ATAR YEAR 12

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Sample course outline Media Production and Analysis – ATAR Year 12

Unit 3 – Media art and Unit 4 – Power and persuasion This course outline reflects an approach to teaching this course where the units are delivered concurrently, reflecting common classroom practice. It may be adapted to suit teaching the units discretely. Adapt to suit your individual school situation. There are many ways to deliver the MPA units, and this is a sample guide only.

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Week Key teaching points Resources  MPA course overview  Syllabus  Revise filmic codes and  Assessment outline conventions of film production  Teacher-created montage of and editing clips from relevant texts for  Define film art and aesthetic Unit 3 and Unit 4 Semester 1  Define power and persuasion in  Good examples of prior student Week 1 the media WACE MPA practical  Show a montage of clips examinations representing examples of texts that are relevant to both units  Show a few good examples of prior student WACE MPA practical submissions Task 1: Practical (production) Task 1A: Pre-production Introduce the production task to  1A and 1B Production task students – Task 1A, 1B and 1C. sheet Even though only one complete  1C Production task sheet production task (Task 1C) needs to be produced, students will be  example plans, designs, scripts, required to complete the storyboards and production pre-production phase for two schedules to exemplify standard productions; one based on Unit 3 –  templates for student use Media art (Task 1A), and one for Unit 4 – Power and persuasion (Task 1B). After teacher consultation, the students will then decide the best one to produce. Task description Develop two separate sets of plans, designs, scripts, storyboards and production schedules for two different production contexts – one set should reflect the context of Media art and one set should reflect the context of Power and persuasion. Each set of plans will have a different due date. Task 1A: Pre-production of extended production project, which reflects the context of Media art Task 1A due Semester 1 Week 6 Semester 1 and Week 2–10 Task 1B: Pre-production of extended production project, which reflects the context of Power and persuasion Task 1B due Semester 1 Week 10 This task will occur concurrently with theory modules and tasks throughout the unit. While class time will be provided for all tasks, there is an expectation that some parts will be completed in the students’ own time. The teacher Sample course outline | Media Production and Analysis | ATAR Year 12 7

Week Key teaching points Resources Task 1C: Production  refer to the practical submission  Teacher to check the WACE requirements document on the MPA practical submission due SCSA website: date for this year. Ensure the Media Production and Analysis due date for this task is weeks ATAR Practical (production) before this due date, to allow examination requirements enough time to prepare the  teacher to check date when production for submission collaborative partnership according to WACE information is due to SCSA (the requirements and to minimise last date that students can stress on students and the change their mind about teacher. individual or collaborative  Critique relevant examples of submissions) short films for this production.  1C Practical (production) task View and discuss successful use sheet (for revision) and marking of film production techniques in key a range of good examples –  teacher-generated short film prior student films, professional critique templates commercial and arthouse films, local examples (if possible), and  formative assessment festival films. Critique them strategies, identifying using templates provided. production skill development needs for individuals, groups  Students are to select either 1A and class or 1B pre-production plans, storyboard and/or script to Short film production resources: produce for Task 1C: Short film AV recording devices – digital production (decision based on cameras or DSLRs, tripods and peer and teacher discussion). dollies, storage media, batteries, Students must decide to lighting kits, chroma screen, editing produce a WACE practical software and computers, finalising submission as an individual or in software (such as After Effects), a collaborative partnership. projector for viewing productions,  If students decide to work in a production journals collaborative partnership, they must assign themselves to primary and secondary roles for production. Note, in a collaborative pair, students must select different primary and secondary roles.  Film production skills workshop/s providing activities to revise and develop relevant skills identified by the teacher as needed for the cohort. Some Semester 1 may be for the whole class, Week 11 some may be for smaller to groups, depending on Semester 2 (teacher-identified) need. Week 12  Students must complete regular written self-reflection throughout the production process which will inform students for their Individual documentation of the production process section of Sample course outline | Media Production and Analysis | ATAR Year 12 15

Week Key teaching points Resources  Using reflections made in production journal based on the production process, reflect and complete the Individual documentation of production process to be added to the practical submission folder to the School Curriculum and Semester 2 Week 13 Standards Authority  Finalise practical production submission and submit to the teacher for submission to the School Curriculum and Standards Authority. Ensure all paperwork has been checked by the teacher and relevant forms signed. Task 4: Response Task 4: Response  Extended response to a  task sheet, including question question modelled on Section (given at commencement of Two of the MPA ATAR written task) and marking key examination design brief; 50 Semester 1  example extended response/s Week 13 minutes extended response to exemplify standard to conducted under invigilated Semester 2 conditions. The question will be Week 3 given to students at the beginning of the task.  Task 4: Response question is to be provided by the teacher based on one teaching dot point from Theory module: Independent and arthouse cinema. Theory module: Independent and arthouse cinema  Analyse Independent and arthouse cinema examples and short films in the context of: Media languages – system of communication . artistic and cultural benefits Media languages – narrative, codes and conventions . multiple plots, multiple viewpoints, manipulation of narrative structure, chronological order Representation . how film aesthetics construct representations . film as a vehicle to challenge representations Production – major institutions and independents

Week Key teaching points Resources  Using reflections made in production journal based on the production process, reflect and complete the Individual documentation of production process to be added to the practical submission folder to the School Curriculum and Semester 2 Week 13 Standards Authority  Finalise practical production submission and submit to the teacher for submission to the School Curriculum and Standards Authority. Ensure all paperwork has been checked by the teacher and relevant forms signed. . film industry issues such as how film producers operate within the dominance of mainstream film institutions . niche audiences’ expectation of film aesthetics Task 4 due Semester 2 Week 3 Prior to examination week, provide  teacher-generated stimulus Semester 1 students with stimulus material material segments, or previous Week 15 examples to prepare for Section year WACE stimulus examples One of the examination. Task 5: Written examination Task 5: Written examination Semester 1 Examination, adapted  written examination paper and Semester 1 from, or using prior WACE MPA marking key Examination week examination papers; 2.5 hours,  student response booklet under invigilated examination conditions Semester 2 Task 6: Response preparation Task 6: Response Week 4–8 Question based on one teaching  task sheet, including question dot point from Theory module: (given at commencement of Australian film history. task) and marking key Theory module: Australian film history  example extended response/s  Analyse Australian film to exemplify standard (e.g. history good essay written by previous year’s student)  Analyse Australian cinema in the context of: Media languages – system of communication . the invasion of the American studios on the Australian film industry and distribution chains in the 1920s, and its impact today . impact of funding on production and

Week Key teaching points Resources  Using reflections made in production journal based on the production process, reflect and complete the Individual documentation of production process to be added to the practical submission folder to the School Curriculum and Semester 2 Week 13 Standards Authority  Finalise practical production submission and submit to the teacher for submission to the School Curriculum and Standards Authority. Ensure all paperwork has been checked by the teacher and relevant forms signed. distribution

Week Key teaching points Resources . publicity and avenues for exhibition . intended audiences Audiences . how values and ideology influence the interpretation of film, applying specific media theories to understand audience responses . cultural context that contribute to audience values and interpretation of film  Extended response to a question modelled on Section Two of the MPA ATAR written examination design brief; 50 minutes extended response conducted under invigilated conditions. The question will be given to students at the beginning of the task. Task 6 due Semester 2 Week 8 Semester 2 Task 7: Response Task 7: Response Week 9–14 Investigate a current global issue  task sheet and marking key that is covered by a number of  example extended response/s news sources. Analyse the way to exemplify standard (e.g. different news sources represent good essay written by previous issues and people, and construct year’s student) point of view. Theory module: News coverage and representation  As a class, identify a major

Week Key teaching points Resources  Using reflections made in production journal based on the production process, reflect and complete the Individual documentation of production process to be added to the practical submission folder to the School Curriculum and Semester 2 Week 13 Standards Authority  Finalise practical production submission and submit to the teacher for submission to the School Curriculum and Standards Authority. Ensure all paperwork has been checked by the teacher and relevant forms signed. global issue that is characteristic of the year and social climate.  As a class, analyse examples of the issue covered by a number of news media sources (that reflect a different point of view) in the context of: Media languages – representation . comparing representations in news media coverage . dangers in the naturalisation of stereotypes in news media coverage Production – major institutions and independents . pressures on the presentation of issues in news media coverage, including editorial control, funding, distribution  Students research their own example/s and address the question based on the same content points.  This task is a research assignment to be completed in class time and at home. Students to present their findings to the class, as an oral presentation, citing examples from news stories studied. Task 7: Response: Oral presentations Semester 2 Week 13–14 Semester 2 Analyse stimulus materials for use Stimulus materials disk for this year

Week Key teaching points Resources  Using reflections made in production journal based on the production process, reflect and complete the Individual documentation of production process to be added to the practical submission folder to the School Curriculum and Semester 2 Week 13 Standards Authority  Finalise practical production submission and submit to the teacher for submission to the School Curriculum and Standards Authority. Ensure all paperwork has been checked by the teacher and relevant forms signed. in the Semester 2 Examination Week 15 (sent by SCSA to students, via the principal). Task 8: Written examination Task 8: Written examination Semester 2 Examination, adapted  written examination paper and from, or using prior WACE MPA marking key Semester 2 examination papers; 2.5 hours,  student response booklet Examination week under invigilated examination conditions. Use stimulus materials sent to students via the principal for this year.

Sample course outline | Media Production and Analysis | ATAR Year 12