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Year 9 Media Studies Home Learning Booklet

Year 9 Media Studies

Home Learning Booklet (Spring Term 2)

Name:______________________

Media Class: _________


Task 1

Pick one full day on a normal week. Record all your consumption of the

media for this day:

Media Text

Hours spent

(round up to

nearest 15

mins)

Watching television programmes either on T.V., streaming (Netflix, iPlayer

etc.) or recorded using a TiVo (Virgin, Sky+ etc.)

Listening to music on your mobile phone or iPod

Watching videos and listening to music on Youtube

Watching DVDs (films, documentaries or other T.V. programmes)

Using a Smart Phone to access the internet

Reading newspapers or magazines

Playing computer games on a console (X-Box, PS3 etc.)

Social networking using any device (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr)

Watching a film at the cinema


Task 2

How I access the media: I have access to: at home at a

family or

friend’s

house

at school

A PC

A laptop

A macbook or Mac

An iPod or other mp3 listening device

A tablet device (like iPad)

A SmartPhone

A mobile phone without access to the

internet

A television in a shared living area

A television in my bedroom

Digital TV recording device (TiVo, Sky+

etc.)

Daily newspapers

Magazines

A device for listening to the radio

A DVD player

DVDs


What do you think multi-platform means?

Why do marketing companies need to think about the age / gender/

hobbies/jobs of their target audience so that they can sell them more? ( e.g.

putting an advert on during the break of X Factor will target families)

Task 3 COLOUR CONNOTATIONS

Think of a LOGO that uses the colour as its primary colour.

Colour Logo Business

example: blue

Computing

Green

Red


Yellow

Orange

Black

Brown


Task 4

Look at this advert. Annotate it using media language

(Camerawork/ Sound/ Editing/ Mise-en-scene): font

colour pallette

layout

rule of thirds

use of image

connotations of the above

who it is aimed at and how you know


Task 5

Write the definition of these key media terms. Write in a full sentence and give

an example of you can.

Industry

representation

stereotype

bird’s eye view

producer

genre

audience

edit


List all the ways you could revise what you have learned in Media Studies so far:

Task 6

Research Quiz:

Question Answer ☑☒

1. List 3 magazines and their

target audience.

2. What does BBC stand for?

3. What Radio stations do the

BBC own?

4. What does connotation mean?

Give an example.

5. Will Farrell is the voice of Lord

Business in ‘The Lego Movie’.

Name 3 other films he has been

in.

6. What film ratings can films be

awarded (e.g. U) and why are

they given these?

7. What are the good points


about reading a newspaper

online?

8. Can you name three UK

newspapers?

Task 7 Storyboard (Use the blank storyboard) you would film a scene in a crime drama. Consider: Lighting, setting, sound, props and camera angles. Ex:


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Task 8

Create a character guide for ‘The Hunger Games’’, creating fact files on at least 3 main characters.

Fact File 1:

Fact File 2: Fact File 3:


Assessment: Create your own movie poster. Design a movie poster that demonstrates your understanding of the CONVENTIONS of the HORROR GENRE. Have a look at the example posters and look carefully at the features you see. You need to include these in your poster to create a PROFESSIONAL poster as part of a campaign. [You will also need to WRITE AN EVALUATION explaining why you made the decisions you did in your design.] Things to include:

● A title (made up) ● A main image that shows something about the film

● A review

● A tag line (Rocky Balboa – “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over”) ● A rating

● Production details (director, producer, etc) ● The stars’ names

● Release date

● A quote from a newspaper critic

There are many ways to make your poster interesting and to catch your public’s eye.

Think about the posters you see for movies. How do they get you to go and see the film?


Write your poster evaluation. The reason you need to write an evaluation is because I need you explain your media language choices. It will also show that you have carefully considered your target audience. Your evaluation should show that you have thought carefully about what you have put on your poster and why. Here is an example. It only needs to be around 250 words. The horror genre is one of the most recognisable genres from films’ posters. There are many conventions that tell people what type of film it is. I have chosen to create a poster for The Hills Have Eyes. I think my poster is quite shocking, it will definitely get people’s attention. I have put a picture of a mysterious hand holding down a screaming a face. The woman looks in pain and people will remember this image. It might even be controversial. I know that horror fans are expecting more and people will remember this image. They can automatically tell it is a horror film because of this image. I think the best thing on the ad is the choice of font, especially in the “UNRATED” writing. I have made it look like it is written in blood. It could be the blood of the victim. It looks like a crazy person has written it too. People will like this and it will stay in their mind. It also stands out against the yellow background. The feel of the ad is very dirty, as if it is covered in horror and has been hidden away for a long time. This fits in with the story. I want it to look like you can almost smell this poster, it is so stinky and horrible. Of course, I want people to remember the name of the film, as that is what people need to do to go and see it. I wrote it in a normal font, so it looks plain against the other writing. It is also in capitals to get attention. I think my poster is successful because it gets the job done and people will really remember my film. I’m sure lots of people will go and see it and I will make lots of money.


Movie poster plan Questions to Consider:

What is the design of the movie poster? Does it accurately reflect the mood and tone of the film?

What other images are included? What do you notice about the framing of the images?

What text is shown on the poster? Is there a catchy slogan? If so, what does it tell you about the movie's story?

Is there any other important information included on the poster?

Why do/don't you think this movie poster is persuasive?

Research: Look up key vocabulary! Framing /Mood/ Slogan/Tone

Movie poster plan:


Movie poster draft:


Please return this booklet to to be marked.

Please check Google Classroom for regular updates.

Please return this booklet to to be marked.

Please check Google Classroom for regular updates.

Movie poster evaluation:

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Year 9 Media Studies - City Heights€¦ · Year 9 Media Studies Home Learning Booklet Assessment: Create your own movie poster. Design a movie poster that demonstrates your understanding