Week 23 in AICE Media Studies; Continued

Introduction

    Today we had a class discussion and lecture on the syllabus.

What I Did

    My teacher handed out the official Cambridge syllabus to the class so we could take notes. We started off by reviewing the foundation portfolio, command words, the film opening video, processes, and the creative critical reflection.

    Then, we moved onto reviewing component two. We discussed sections A and B, along with AO1 and AO2.

What I Learned

    I already knew everything for the foundation portfolio because we had already reviewed it as a class. However, for component two, I learned that AO1 is about demonstrating knowledge and understanding of media concepts, contexts, and critical debates, using terminology appropriately. I then learned that AO2 is about analyzing media products and evaluating your own work by applying knowledge and understanding of theoretical and creative approaches, supported with relevant textual evidence.

    Next, I learned that the media text will be shown four times, and the screening time will last a total of 30 minutes, including the note-taking. For section B, we learned that we have to start studying case studies to be able to answer one of the questions. 

    Lastly, we reviewed the technical elements needed to correctly analyze the unseen media for section A. They are camera shots, angles, movement, composition, sound, mise-en-scene, and editing. We have already been taught these individually earlier in the year.