L3MED

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.

Total Credits Available: 20
Internal Assessed Credits: 16
External Assessed Credits: 4
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
U.S. 9681 v8
NZQA Info

Contribute within a team or group which has an objective


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91493 v3
NZQA Info

Media Studies 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a relationship between a media genre and society


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91494 v2
NZQA Info

Media Studies 3.5 - Produce a design for a media product that meets the requirements of a brief


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91495 v2
NZQA Info

Media Studies 3.6 - Produce a media product to meet the requirements of a brief


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91497 v2
NZQA Info

Media Studies 3.8 - Write a media text to meet the requirements of a brief


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 3w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 20
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 7
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

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.