St Mary’s College (Ponsonby)
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Year 13 Media Studies
13MED Subject DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr C. Smith.
Recommended Prior LearningLevel 2 Media Studies - consideration may be given to students who did not take Level 2 Media Studies based on Level 2 English writing grades
Course Content
Year 13 Media Studies builds on the teaching and learning in Year 12 Media to further examine the the relationships between the production of media and its audience and the societies that contextualise both.
Topics taught include, but are not limited to:
- Developments that have significantly changed the media we consume and the ways that we consume it
- Short genre film-making
- In-depth study of a media genre and its relationship to Western society
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Animator/Digital Artist, Actor, Advertising Specialist, Copywriter, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Artist, Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Sound Technician