Resources to support the teaching of video game design. An example maze game is provided that was made using power point. Resources include: - investigating audiences - researching ahead of creating a game - investigating and designing game characters - become the concept artist - pitching ideas to a client - create asset lists - explore avatars - apply Propp's character theory - storyboard the game

A sample preliminary material to give students ahead of their next mock examination on the theme of TV game shows. The mock exam itself is also included and has been created to replicate the real exam - 4 questions each worth 15 marks with one task being a creative design task.

Resources to get you started looking at talk radio. Lessons are numbered for ease of use. Resources provide opportunities to: - investigate target audience - investigate station formats (included in bundle) - explore brand identity through listening to the station and studying websites - Analyse LBC and 5 Live - investigate the regulatory body

5 fully differentiated (by colour) resources to support the revision of TV Game show audiences for the May 2017 exam. Purple = lower Blue = middle Yellow = higher Resources cover: - Audience gratifications - Blumler and Katz - Sub genres - 4Cs Young and Rubican

A variety of writing templates. Templates included: - newspaper template - facebook page template - twitter page template - shield - Story board template - book review template - leaflet template

These documents outline what makes a student a HAP, MAP or LAP now that curriculum levels have been removed. HAP = High achieving pupil MAP = Middle achieving pupil LAP = low achieving pupil The documents outline the skills required (in both theory and practical) for each student in year 9 through to year 11 to be categorised as a HAP, MAP or LAP in Media studies. The skills are bullet pointed to allow ease of use for all department members. These documents would be ideal for teachers to use when assessing student progress in specific components of their Media studies, particularly in KS3 (year9.) Once used, the student work can then be compared to their target in order to track progress.

Resources to support the exploration of Todorov's narrative theory. Identify the theory within: - The Titanic - Film/TV trailers - Dr Who

Resources to support the teaching of Media audiences and products. Resources provide opportunities to: - investigate the audiences of a variety of media - magazine, newspaper, news etc - explore mass and niche - explore demographics, geo-demographics and psychographics - explore advertising and impact on audience - use the NRS website to explore print media audiences - conduct primary and secondary research - gather quantitative and qualitative data - explore the 4Cs (Media theory) - explore codes and conventions - explore and create audience profiles A work book is also included for students to complete while studying.

Over 16 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of cross media promotion for GCSE Media studies. These lessons are ready to and are numbered for ease of use. The lessons explore cross media promotion of BBC drama and were planned for students completing the AQA Media studies assignment 2 coursework. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore institution (BBC) - explore conventions of trailers - explore conventions of websites - explore genre conventions - explore and analyse mise-en-scene - explore and analyse Todorov's narrative theory - evaluate own production work - explore representation of genre, people and institutions Resources use the following BBC dramas as a stimulus: - Our Girl - Dr Who - The Night Manager - create a trailer and a website for a new BBC drama series

Resources to support the teaching of cross media promotion through studying music posters and music videos. Lessons are differentiated by colour: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability These resources provide opportunities to: - explore and analyse music posters - explore and analyse music videos - explore representation - explore and analyse the creation of synergy - explore music genre conventions - explore intertextuality - recap institutions - explore Dyer's star theory

Over 12 resources to support the teaching of advertising production. The resources were created for students studying BTEC First in Advertising production (Unit 18) but can easily be used to help students with their studies of advertising as [art of GCSE. Resources allow students to work to a brief and end up creating an advertising campaign by following industry practices. Resources provide opportunities to: - explore how adverts play on our fears and dreams - explore persuasive language in advertising - explore presentational features - analyse adverts across 3 mediums (TV, radio and web) - explore synergy - study advertising across a range of mediums - plan own advertising campaign - conduct risk assessments and planning document as would be the case in the industry - give a pitch for the campaign created - explore legal and ethical - investigate the ASA (advertising standards agency) - consider budgets - conduct primary and secondary research - gather qualitative and quantitative data A work book is also included for students to complete as they study the course.

33 cards of television game shows for students to use in a variety of ways such as: - sorting my sub genre - sorting by format - sorting by scheduling slot etc. Simply print - cut and use.

Comment back for Media studies teachers in an excel file. The comments cover the following areas: - Pupil effort - Pupil homework - Pupil classwork - Pupil targets for improvement

A sample preliminary material to give students ahead of their next mock examination on the theme of serial drama. The mock exam itself is also included and has been created to replicate the real exam - 4 questions each worth 15 marks with one task being a creative design task.

33 cards of serial dramas for students to use in a variety of ways such as: - sorting by sub genre - sorting by format - sorting by scheduling slot etc. Simply print - cut and use.

Resources to support the teaching of TV Game shows. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities for: - exploring genre and sub genre - exploration of Young and Rubican's 4Cs - developing own ideas for a tv game show - exploring institutions - exploring representation - exploring audience pleasures - exploring narrative sequences - exploring opening sequences - to watch and examine existing game shows Mock exams and revision materials are also included

Over 15 fully differentiated lessons (by colour) that support the teaching of magazine covers. These lessons were planned in line with the AQA Media studies assignment 1 coursework but could also easily be used as a project with KS3. All lessons are ready to go and are numbered for ease of use. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore representation of mag covers - explore colour theory - explore Blumler and Katz theory - explore magazine conventions and cover features (wide range of titles) - explore audiences if magazines using the NRS website - explore demographic, geodemographic & psychographic - explore the language of magazines - analyse the effectiveness of covers in appealing to audience - create own magazine cover for a specific audience - evaluate own production work

Fully differentiated resources (by colour) to support the teaching of Music videos for GCSE. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore the history of music videos - analyse music videos - explore the audience of music videos - explore and create audience profiles - present ideas for a new music video - explore the mark scheme for assignment 3 - explore music video genre - explore camera angles

Over 10 fully differentiated resources to support the teaching of print and TV advertising and the creation of own advertising campaign. Lessons are ready to go and are numbered for ease of use. These lessons were planned in order for students to complete AQA assignment 1 coursework but can be used to meet any advertising success criteria. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore media language - explore media audiences of print advertising - identify and analyse presentational and persuasive techniques - analyse the narratives of adverts - print and TV - Explore how products promote themselves across three mediums (TV, print and web) - explore synergy - use a brief to create an advertising campaign for a new fizzy drink - conduct primary and secondary research - gather qualitative and quantitative data - analyse existing fizzy drink adverts including diet coke and pepsi - explore how adverts play on consumer fears and dreams - create an advertising campaign - evaluate own production work - peer and self assess regularly