Summary: Drawing upon the highly successful second edition, OCR MEDIA STUDIES FOR AS THIRD EDITION has been fully updated to support the very latest OCR AS Media Studies specification. Key features of the third edition include:- written by an author whose extensive experience as a teacher and principal examiner for a leading exam board can help you to guide your students successfully through the OCR Media Studies for A2 specification- illustrated in full colour throughout to help your students fully engage with the subject- in-depth case studies and up-to-date examples that bring concepts to life for students- useful tips on how your students can improve the quality of their production work- access to free online resources that help students to understand key production techniques.Also available for purchase are online teaching resources with OCR MEDIA STUDIES FOR AS DYNAMIC LEARNING, offering you even more practical interactive teaching support.
Fully updated to match the latest OCR specification so you can be sure of teaching your students the areas they need to studyEndorsed by OCR, so you can be sure that this book covers what your students need to be successful in their OCR AS Media Studies workFree student access to online features such as exemplar practical tasks and demonstration camera shots, helping your students to improve their production knowledge and skillsExtensive online resources for teachers - see OCR MEDIA STUDIES for AS DYNAMIC LEARNING (ISBN 978 1 444 116 106) - available for purchase, providing you with practical teaching supportWritten by a principal examiner of a leading examination board, whose experience as an examiner and teacher can help you guide your students successfully through the OCR specification for Media Studies for AS
Table of Contents: Foreword by Pete FraserIntroduction: Media Literacy for ASFOUNDATION PORTFOLIOPrint ProductionVideo ProductionAudio ProductionWebsite ProductionTEXTUAL ANALYSIS & REPRESENTATIONTelevision DramaRadio DramaINSTITUTIONS & AUDIENCESFilmMusicNewspapersRadioMagazinesVideogamesGlossaryFurther Study Resources for AS MediaIndex
About the Author(s): Dr JULIAN McDOUGALL is Reader in Media and Education and Head of Creative Arts at Newman University College, Birmingham. He is the author of a number of bestselling media books, including OCR MEDIA STUDIES FOR A2 THIRD EDITION (Hodder Education, 2009) and THE MEDIA TEACHER'S BOOK SECOND EDITION (Hodder Education, 2010). He is a principal examiner for a leading awarding body.
Contributors: Foreword by PETE FRASER, Chief Examiner of a leading examinations board
Readership: AS level