Brief of Study

There are two sections for the media course:

1. G321 - a portfolio in media. Print, video, audio or web design.
2. G322 - The key media concepts which consists of:

• Section A - Textual Analysis and Representation
• Section B - Institutions and Audiences

This year we have to do a preliminary task and a main task.

The preliminary task is a continuity task which involves filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom he/she exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate shot/reverse, match on action and the 180 degree rule.

The main task will be the opening of a new fiction film, and should last around two minutes. All of the video and audio input must be original and produced by the candidates, and any audio must be from a copyright free source.