Overview
In this Unit students learn to storyboard their own filmed segment.
Sessions
Introduction to the dSLR camera and the exposure triangle
Is Snyder's Justice League a win for fans or a warning about toxic fandoms?
How is advertising regulated?
What is a video essay, and what makes a good one?
Explore the difference in media between ourselves and our parents
Explore what fandoms are and how they try to take control over their favourite media products.
Explore examples when the audience has had an effect over the media.
Explore different theories of media communications
Explore research into the supposed effects of FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out.
Explore different types of evidence used when exploring media influence and their strengths and weaknesses.
Explore research into the negative and positive effects of video games.
Explore the research done by Frederic Wertham into the negative effects on media inflluence.