L3 Media Studies
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Jeff McKay.
Fascinating documentaries are all over Netfix and your Youtube feed, but can you create one yourself? Level 3 Media Studies asks you to put your professional filmmaking powers to the test to share someone’s unique perspective of the world in your very own doco film. When created with passion and persuasion, films can change the world. But how? We go behind the scenes and explore how the controversial social issue documentary genre is tackling the most important problems of our time.
Pre-requisites: Achieved AS91252, or with HOD approval
Approximate Credits: 20
Materials Fee: Nil
Subject Overview
Term 1
What is a documentary?
What are the conventions of the documentary genre?
Begin planning your documentary.
Conduct reconnaissance on your documentary subject, location, and interview.
What is a shooting script?
What are the key narrative points in your documentary?
Film interview and b-roll for your documentary.
Refine planning for your documentary.
Term 2
Write a full draft of your shooting script.
Complete the planning for your documentary
Film and edit your documentary.
Conduct follow-up interview(s).
Craft a musical score and soundscape for your documentary.
Peer feedback on your rough cut.
Term 3
Final cut for documentary.
Who is the audience for social issue documentaries?
What makes Millennial/Gen-Z audiences unique?
What is the relationship between audiences and SIDs?
What impact do SIDs have on society?
Feedback from Derived Grade Exams.
Term 4
Evaluate the significance of the SID-audience relationship.
Final revision for the external exam.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Contribute within a team or group which has an objective
NZQA Info
Media Studies 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a relationship between a media genre and society
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Media Studies 3.5 - Produce a design for a media product that meets the requirements of a brief
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Media Studies 3.6 - Produce a media product to meet the requirements of a brief
NZQA Info
Media Studies 3.8 - Write a media text to meet the requirements of a brief
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 17
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Pathway Tags
Actor, Advertising Specialist, Copywriter, Sales and Marketing Manager, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Sound Technician, Entertainer, Film/Television Camera Operator, Journalist, Communications Professional, Editor, Make-up Artist, Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Radio Presenter, Media Producer, Production Assistant (Film, Television Presenter, Marketing Specialist),