TNHA Media: G325 Prep - Overview and Section A Focus

Reposting this from Feb - advice on theorists and areas of focus for Section A:

TNHA Media: G325 Prep - Overview and Section A Focus: As we get ever closer to the exam we need to start looking at how to improve on the mocks marks. I have included, below, two presentations o...

We Media and Democracy and Global Media

Powerpoints used in today's lesson. Remember they important slides are those that refer to the theorists e.g. Chomsky, Gillmor or Gauntlett.

You also need to find more out about Generation Y and Generation C - mostly in reference to We Media but also how the Global Media changes have affected them.

Don't forget there are aspects of both theories that can link to Postmodernism and Media Regulation.

We media & democracy intro from cskinner1
 

G325 media 2.0 & democracy from Julian McDougall
 

Global Media Trends from Amit Tekale

AS G322 exam clips - useful for revising section A

Evaluating Your Productions for G325 Section 1b.

G325 Section 1B - Analysing AS coursework from Cat Davies

Disney Article Link

http://filmdebate.co.uk/article/article-disney-own-family-entertainment/

If you are not using Disney, consider what subsidiaries your chosen company own and what this allows them to do.

Case Study Research

You need to make sure you have a solid understanding of synergy and convergence as well as linear and vertical integration.

The best way to do this is create a family tree for your case studies

E.G

As you do this you should be able to make both vertical and horizontal connections (horizontal would represent companies responsible for the same process e.g. prodution, while vertical demonstrates the different levels e.g. distibution.

Easter holiday task

OOver the Easter holidays find two pieces of evidence for one of the exam questions you are studying. One should support the idea and the other argue against it.

OE.G Media and democracy in action;

OOur Screen – a democratic approach to cinema where you can pick a film and, if enough people want to see the film it will be screened.

OOn the other hand they get to set the ticket price and, if you don’t get enough people interested, they won’t run the film.