Y12 Media Institutions Homework April 23rd

Create a fact sheet of key facts and figures you can use in the exam.

• You may want to include statistics about
• film budgets
• box office figures
• numbers of cinemas films are shown at
• online piracy
• the dominance of the Big Six
• what platforms are most popular

Useful information can be found here:

http://mediastudiesnwcc.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/uk-film-industry-key-facts.html

http://www.bfi.org.uk/statisticalyearbook2012/

http://www.slideshare.net/jphibbert1979/consumption-7851625

and on the @nealewademedia twitter.

Homework is due one week after it was set.  For 12c it is due on Tuesday the 30th of April, and for 12b it is due Wednesday the 1st of May.

A2 Exam Section A Advice

A2 Homework week beginning 22/4/13

Choose one of the key theorists for the Collective Identity topic.

Write a paragraph explaining their ideas.

Apply these ideas to 3 different media texts we have studied for the Collective Identity topic.  Make sure you link the ideas to specific points about the media texts, and explain clearly how the theory relates to the media text.

Explain whether you think the theorist's view point is right or wrong, and why you think this.

Homework due Monday 29th of April for 13b, Tuesday 30th of April for 13d.

To remind yourself of the theorists follow this link
http://mediastudiesnwcc.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/a2-media-and-collective-identity.html

Media Ownership and the US Film Industry

US Film Industry from jphibbert

Countdown to the AS Media Exam

A2 Collective Identity Homework

Choose one of the media texts we have studied for the Collective Identity topic and write an analysis of how it represents young people.  Include specific examples from the text, and reference to relevant theorists.

Your analysis should be at least 500 words.

UK and US Film Industry Essay Plan Template