Saturday 24 April 2010
Wednesday 21 April 2010
Thursday 25 March 2010
Michael Wesch - Active Audiences
http://www.strangelove.com/blog/2008/05/youtube-statistics/
http://mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg/?p=84
http://mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg/?p=84
Link to Pete Fraser's blog
Link to Pete Fraser's blog (Pete Fraser is Head of Media at Long Road Sixth Form College and is Cheif Examiner for OCR Media Studies A Level)
http://petesmediablog.blogspot.com/
http://petesmediablog.blogspot.com/
Tuesday 23 March 2010
Thursday 18 March 2010
Exam Questions January 2010
Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production
In question 1(a) you need to write about your work for the Foundation Portfolio and Advanced Portfolio units and you may refer to other media production work you have undertaken.
1(a) Describe how you developed research and planning skills for media production and evaluate how these skills contributed to creative decision making. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.
In question 1(b) you need to choose one of your media productions to write about.
1(b) Analyse media representation in one of your coursework productions.
8 “The impact of the internet on the media is revolutionary”. Discuss.
9 Discuss the extent to which the distribution and consumption of media have been transformed by the internet.
In question 1(a) you need to write about your work for the Foundation Portfolio and Advanced Portfolio units and you may refer to other media production work you have undertaken.
1(a) Describe how you developed research and planning skills for media production and evaluate how these skills contributed to creative decision making. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.
In question 1(b) you need to choose one of your media productions to write about.
1(b) Analyse media representation in one of your coursework productions.
8 “The impact of the internet on the media is revolutionary”. Discuss.
9 Discuss the extent to which the distribution and consumption of media have been transformed by the internet.
Tuesday 16 February 2010
Wednesday 13 January 2010
Gordon Brown promises free laptops and broadband for poor families
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jan/11/gordon-brown-free-laptops-broadband
Link to Guardian newspaper article about broadband
Article from Guardian
The long and the short of media content
The internet gives journalists more opportunity to consider quality not just quantity
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jan/11/emily-bell-content-length
Tuesday 12 January 2010
The X Factor effect...
Songs which are sung on X Factor seem to make a resurgence in the download chart. Take Journey 'Don't Stop Believing'. This song has made a massive return in the download chart and could possibly feature twice in the download chart with a version recently released by the new E4 drama 'GLEE". The above chart was taken from week beginning 11/1/10.
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