A Level Media Studies

All the resources for the Minecraft topic can be found here:
Minecraft Topic Microsite

Minecraft Key Issues

A Level Media Y12 - Minecraft

A Level Media - Y12 - Minecraft

A Level Media - Y12 - Video Games

Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist

Y12 A Level Media Mock Exam Revision

A Level Media Y12 Mock Exam Revision

Y12 A Level Media - Stranger Things

MS4 Case Study: Stranger Things - Industry and Audience from Elle Sullivan

A Level Media Audience Theory

Y12 A Level Media - Postmodernism Question

Use the resources below to help you answer the following question:

To what extent can Stranger Things and Deutschland 83 be described as postmodern texts?

Essay Plan Grid




The introductory explanations of postmodernism on this student's blog may also be useful:
Jordan Saward Film Studies Blog

Deutschland 83 Semiology Analysis Stills

Analyse the stills from Deutschland 83 using semiology.  Identify the denotations and connotations in the images.  How might the connotation be related to Barthes' concept of myths?

Deutschland 83 Stills

Media Theorist Trading Cards

Use the template below to create trading cards for the ten media theorists we have studies so far.  Your trading card should include the theorist's name, an image of them, and an explanation of their key concepts and how they can be applied.  The theorists are:

• Barthes
• Todorov
• Neale
• Levi-Strauss
• Baudrillard
• Hall
• Gauntlett
• hooks
• van Zoonen
• Butler

Trading Card Templates - You will need to select Make a Copy from the File menu to edit them in Google Drive, or download them.

The presentations from the lessons on each of the theorists can be found here http://mediastudiesnwcc.blogspot.co.uk/p/a-level-2017-spec.html