1. Year 12 Subject Selection – Media Studies

2. Course Description
VCE Media provides students with the opportunity to analyse media products and concepts in an informed and critical way. Students consider media texts, technologies and processes from various perspectives, including an analysis of structure and features. They examine industry production and distribution context, audience reception and the media’s contribution to and impact on society. This aspect of the study is integrated with the individual and collaborative design and production of media representations and products.

3. Why Study this? Work Tasks Assessment tasks Narrative
Media production skills
Media production design
Media process
Media texts and society’s values
Media influence
a written report
an essay
short responses
structured questions
an annotated visual report
Production exercises
production design plan
A media product developed from the media production design plan produced

4. Subject pathway….
Film and Television
Animation
Graphic Design
Industrial Design
Communication Design
Interior Design

5. Extra activities/costs?
Top Design Excursion $40
Personal Equipment
Visual diary
Personal materials

6. More information….
Mr Bryan Smith
Mr Dean Hamer