1. Media at Post 16

2. Starter
Q. Watch the video above - What are the implications of how the news is reported?

3. New Course OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate
Equivalent to 1 A Level
2 Exams (1 resit per exam permitted)
Graded Pass, Merit, Distinction
Grade
A Level Equivalent
UCAS Points D* A* 56 D A 48 M C 32 P E 16

4. Course Structure 2 Teachers – Mr Sammons and Mr Syed (50/50 split)
Mr Sammons to teach exam
Mr Syed to teach production units
Teacher
Yr 12
Yr 13
Mr Sammons
Unit 1: Media Products and Audiences (Exam June 2017, Resit Jan 2018)
Unit 2: Pre-production and planning (Exam Jan 2018, resit June 2018)
Mr Syed
Unit 3: Create a media product
Skills unit: One of unit 21, 22, 23 & 24
Unit 20: Advertising Media

5. Google Classroom Work will be set via Google Classroom.
This will include all resources needed to complete tasks.
You will submit via your own log in.
Please log in now and join the appropriate class:
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12 (3) – 6xrqii8

6. What does Media include?TV
Books
Film
Online Streaming
Radio
Social Media
Newspapers
Advertising
Magazines
Live performance
Internet
Animation
Computer Games
Graphic Design
Comics
Special Effects

7. Media Ownership
The Media industry is vast and the range of content is ever increasing
But who owns it?
For your summer task you need to carry out some research and write a report into the following:
How is the TV industry funded and how does this effect programming? (Include a breakdown of British TV – who are the main players?) 

8. Some questions to answer
1) How much is the License Fee? Who pays? What does it pay for?
2) How is ITV funded? What are some of the most successful adverts that have been shown? What are the advertising prices?
2) How much are some of the different Sky Packages/Virgin packages? What do you get in each one?
4) How much does it cost to place an advert on Dave, sky Living and other stations? Find some examples…
5) Which programmes are sponsored by which products? Find some examples. Why is sponsorship attractive to some companies?
6) What is product placement? How have the rules recently changed for British TV? Give some examples of where it has been used.
7. How are TV broadcasters ensuring that their content is available on  multiple platforms?
8. Are there any companies that only broadcast online? How do audiences access them? What do they have to offer? Are they forming relationships with any of the providers of subscription services?

9. Today’s task To create a short film under the title ‘Meet and Greet”.
Spend 20 minutes planning your idea, developing a narrative, and thinking about shots you may want to use.