Media

Purpose

Media is about creating proficiency both creating and analysing media products. Students learn practical and theoretical skills to aid them in their creation of media products across a range of forms, including film, photography and print; as well as newer and developing forms such as podcasting, vlogging and mixed media. 

Students learn skills by analysing quality examples from professional practitioners and then apply these understandings in their own projects. Students will develop and refine their knowledge and proficiency by engaging with technology such as video and still cameras, and IT systems to produce their products for a specific audience.

Structure and Content

Content and theory 

Students refine and extend their understanding and use of structure, intent, character, settings, viewpoints and genre conventions in their compositions. Students experience media arts from a range of cultures, times and locations. As they explore media arts in a range of forms, students learn that over time, there has been a development of different traditional and contemporary styles in media arts. They consider the local, global, social and cultural contexts that shape the purposes and processes in producing media artworks and evaluate the social and ethical implications of media arts.

Practical application 

As they use media technologies, they extend the use of media elements such as time, space, sound, movement and lighting. They analyse the way in which audiences make meaning and how audiences interact with and share media artworks. Students safely use media technologies. They maintain ethical practices and consider regulatory issues when using media technologies. Students develop a sophisticated understanding of their roles as artists and audiences as they engage with diverse media artworks.