Media

In Year 9, Media students will learn about media conventions and genres. They will use these to experiment and produce imaginative media productions. Students will be introduced to and follow the production design process when undertaking the creating and making of their products. A design production journal

Course Content

Representation and Media Codes and Conventions

Media Production Design Process

Media Production will be used to document ideas, planning and practical experiments which will result in completed media product/s. They will analyse a range of media artworks from both contemporary and past times to develop an understanding of different viewpoints and inform their own media making processes.

• Experiment with ideas and stories that manipulate media conventions and genres to construct new and alternative points of view through images, sounds and text.

• Manipulate media representations to identify and examine social and cultural values and beliefs, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

• Evaluate how technical and symbolic elements are manipulated in media artwork to create and challenge representations framed by media conventions, social beliefs and values for a range of audiences.

• Analyse a range of media artwork from contemporary and past times to explore differing viewpoints and enrich their media arts making, starting with Australian media artwork, including media artwork of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and international media artwork.

• Plan and design media artwork for a range of purposes that challenge the expectations of specific audiences by particular use of production processes.

• Develop and refine media production skills to integrate and shape the technical and symbolic elements in images, sounds and text for a specific purpose, meaning and style.

• Evaluate how technical and symbolic elements are manipulated in media artwork to create and challenge representations framed by media conventions, social beliefs and values for a range of audiences.

• Produce and distribute media artwork for a range of community and institutional contexts and consider social, ethical and regulatory issues.

• Evaluate how technical and symbolic elements are manipulated in media artwork to create and challenge representations framed by media conventions, social beliefs and values for a range of audiences.

Assessment

• Analysis tasks may include annotated report, class debate and journal reflection.

• Media production design journal including intentions, planning, experiments and reflections.

• Media products.