Sin City- AS and A2 Media studies resources inc essay task and all film analysis.

Fully comprehensive teaching pack for the AQA 2017 Exam topic Game Shows. Includes 20 files- all made from scratch. This pack has had excellent feedback from those who have used it thus far and I hope you will enjoy using it. The pack covers; - Introduction and exam ideas - The history of game shows - Codes and conventions - Audience Theory - Audience Demographics - Shot types - Mise en Scene analysis - 'Migrain' Analysis resources - Presentational Devices - Connotation/ denotation and more! This seller donates to charity.

Magazines unit

A resource with an information sheet that provides information on common characteristics of Tim Burton’s work and ‘A Corpse Bride’. A worksheet is attached so when students have watched opening sequence of film they can note down ‘Burton’ characteristics they can see. aimed at key stage 3

A2 level analysis of a film trailer for the Da Vinci Code written by me which can easily be shown via Youtube. very detailed to be used as model for media analysis by AS and A2 students. includes- narrative, ideology, mise en scene/ media language/ representation/ institution etc

Year 12 and 13 Media various resources on King Kong by S. Wood: analysing opening sequence/ genre/ ideology/ narrative structure/ Todorov etc hope these are useful

Please note: I have also created a whole unit on the key concepts which you will find useful- priced at just £3.99 please follow this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/key-media-concepts-and-theory-full-unit-gcse-media-studies-as-media-studies-11710838 THIS RESOURCE is a one page Mat which explains each of the key concepts. Works best when enlarged to A3 and laminated in colour (great to reuse again and again). Each of the key media concepts explained in a student- friendly way. Suited to higher ability GCSE students and all AS/ A2 students of Media. M- Media Language I- Ideology G- Genre R- Representation A- Audience I- Institutions N- Narrative

Film promotion teaching pack. Writing frame to generate a high quality essay analysing the promotional poster for 'The Dark Knight', resources, exemplars. Also contains ideas/ notes for trailer analysis. Contains student examples for modelling and marking purposes. Suitable for Media studies students of all abilities and can be used with AS or GCSE students.

This seller donates to charity. KEY MEDIA CONCEPTS AND THEORY ***FULL UNIT*** Great to grab the attention of your media students- using a fantastic crime documentary the students will work through a series of tasks to develop their understanding of the key media concepts. This huge bundle (full contents listed below) will enable you to teach the key media concepts using an excellent CRIME documentary (which is freely available on YouTube) as your anchor point. This pack would be great to introduce the key concepts or to consolidate knowledge. Plenty of Ofsted- friendly (booo) stuff in here too. Also useful for revision. Suitable for middle to higher ability GCSE and AS students. The mark schemes provided are adapted from the AQA spec but, as noted, all specs require investigations and analyses of media products and the success criteria I have written is easily adaptable. This pack contains; - 76 slide PowerPoint covering the media focuses listed below - class tasks/ discussions - homework tasks - 3 exam style assessments with marking criteria provided for each (inspired by the AQA GCSE Media syllabus but easily adaptable for your own spec) - teacher notes Covers- - denotation and connotation - dvd cover analysis - mise en scene - music and sound - mode of address - genre conventions - ideology - camera shots - institution - narrative - representation Note: you will need to screen the documentary which is around 80 minutes long so ensure you have adequate time. I also strongly advise you to watch it yourself prior to teaching the unit- it is a fantastic and inspiring documentary which will inevitably provoke debate among your students. It is important not to read anything about the documentary before watching. If you have any queries please don't hesitate to get in touch- happy to answer questions prior to purchase, Happy teaching!

SHORT CONNECTIVES/ ESSAY ACTIVITY FOR FILM

Full lesson with plan and resources exploring moral panic and media effects theory.

The Art of Frank Miller powerpoint AS and A2 Media Studies resource; Sin City.

Music Press study/ article writing

A full pack to teach Science Fiction films to media students. Suitable for any Media course requiring genre study. Aimed at GCSE Media but also works well for AS students to engage with the key concepts (as a genre case study) 26 files including; - Intro to genre - History of genre - Origins " - Codes and conventions - Sub genres - Starters/ brain teasers - Homework tasks - Narrative theory - Character theory - The Matrix case study and more

For AS/ A2 Media Studies students; analysis of Sin City: representation, film language, characterization, genre etc. Also theory included such as 'Branigan's theory'. Created to help students to write an analytical essay on the film. Also includes notes on 'Film Noir'.

Work sheet to analyse documentary on the Amanda Knox case called 'American Girl; Italian Nightmare'. Link seems to have been removed from youtube but you can download it. Oh, and she's guilty as hell- just saying.

Trailer analysis guidance and task. Suitable for course work or mock course work.

Magazines- basic audience theory power point

Student booklet and complete course work task and guide.

Full Media deconstruction of a film trailer- A grade level. Model for students example. Suitable for AS and A2 Media Studies students.