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VCE Students 

Unit 4: Media production and issues in the media 

VCE MEDIA: STUDY DESIGN UNIT 4
Area of Study 1: Media Production
Outcome 1
On completion of this unit the student should be able to produce, refine and resolve a media product designed in Unit 3.
To achieve this outcome the student will draw on key knowledge and key skills outlined in Area of Study 1.
Key knowledge
  • production and post-production processes used to realise a media production design
  • the operation of equipment, materials and technologies used in the creation of media products
  • media codes and conventions relevant to the selected form, product and audience
  • reflection and feedback processes to refine and resolve media products
  • methods for documenting development, refinement and realisation of media products
  • media language appropriate to the construction and evaluation of media representations.

Key skills
  • realise a media production design through production and post-production processes
  • operate equipment, materials and technologies in the production of a media product
  • apply media codes and conventions relevant to the selected media form, product and audience
  • use reflection and feedback to refine and resolve a media product
  • document the development, refinement and resolution of a media product
  • use media language relevant to the construction and evaluation of media representations.

LESSON RESOURCES Aos 1 outcome 1:

Key resources
 
  • Film IT, Filmmaker toolkit ACMI, 
         Description:Online resource cover range of skills to help students in practical ways – storyboard, shot list to name a few.
 
  • Media Reframed: VCE units 1-4, (2018) chapter 9
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Description Activity list:
  • SAT Statement of Outcome
 
Supporting resources    Description:editing and post production techniques, premiere pro tutorials also helps students during their post-production stage.

Media Statement Outcome:
media_statementofoutcome.docx
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EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION RESOURCES
Area of Study 2: Agency and Control in the Media
Outcome 2
On completion of this unit the student should be able to discuss issues of agency and control in the relationship between the media and its audience.
To achieve this outcome the student will draw on key knowledge and key skills outlined in Area of Study 2.
Key knowledge
  • the dynamic and changing relationship between the media and its audience
  • the influence of both the media and audience
  • the way media is used by globalised media institutions, governments and the individual
  • the rationale for regulating the relationships between the media and its audience in Australia
  • the issues and challenges relating to regulation and control of the media
  • ethical and legal issues in the production, distribution, consumption and reception of media products
  • media language
Key skills
  • discuss the dynamic and changing relationship between the media and its audience
  • discuss the extent of the influence of the media and media audience
  • analyse the regulation of relationships between the media and its audience in Australia
  • analyse issues and challenges relating to regulation and control of the media
  • evaluate ethical and legal issues in the media
  • use media language.

LESSON RESOURCES Aos 2 outcome 2:

Key resources  
Download theories from Lessonbucket.com:
communicationtheories.pdf
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Media Reframed Units 1-4 (2018)
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Media Reframed Units 1-4 (2018)
Christchurch Shooting Case Study
Essential video:  ​           case study article, discussing role of ex minister taking on role facebook.
           Christchurch shooting Australian legislative response to regulating streaming services to protect audiences from tragic and violent
         events. Demonstrating evidence for control and agency legal and ethical issues.
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https://time.com/5564851/australia-social-media-law-violence/
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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/apr/04/australia-passes-social-media-law-penalising-platforms-for-violent-content
ismit_vce_media_aos2_agency_and_control.pptx
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Bondi Rescue Case Study - Reality TV - documentary
  • Maria, A, 2012, Bondi Rescue,Blogger, google, accessed August 2019.
Description;audience response to dilemma with reality TV and real life/death events. Issue of privacy, issue of lifeguards pays, celebrity and ability to do their work.

Key Video clips:
Clip: Bondi Rescue (Free to air)
Clip: Deadly Women (Foxtel/cable)
Clip; Good Cop (Foxtel cable)
Clip: Crime, Lies (Free to air)
Codes and conventions of documentary crime genre. Hybrid - documentary vs reality vs drama. How is the narrative constructed?
AFP Raid on ABC

​Web article: AFP Raid on ABChttps://metro.co.uk/2018/06/14/mothers-anger-author-revealed-daughters-last-words-promote-book-7630083/, 14thJune 2018, metro webpage, retrieved 10thAugust 2019.          Description:case study relating around ethics in information, privacy, morality.

Video:<iframe src="https://metro.co.uk/video/embed/1707686" title="Metro Embed Video Player" width="540" height="353" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
 
Regulation and government
  • Screen Australia, fact finders, 2018, retrieved 10thaugust 2019,
​Description: direct information update by Screen Australia which is an Australian government funded body. Industry direct connection to regulation and consequences of government policy. Description: Data sheet on marketing of new reforms for general public. Evidence of government regulation and activity.
 
  • Media Reframed: VCE units 1-4, (2018) read all of chapter 11 and activity listed below accompanying worksheets
Description Activity list:
  • Time line p. 196
  • Activity 11.2 questions
  • Activity 11.5 nature of regulation and content
  • Activity 11.24 news and gun control
  • Activity 11.35 classification
  • Activity 11.8 influencers in media
  • Activity 11.14 and 11.38 – questions to answer
 

user_and_audience_relationship___mediareframed_act11.5_-_.docx
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activity_question_.mediareframed_act11.2.docx
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activity_classfication_bodies.docx
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Supporting resources
  • Screen Australia, 2018, What’s the deal with Video on demand fact finders, www.screen.australia. Gov/research.com retrieved 5thaugust 2019.
 
        formal code for screening content on Australian free to air television channels, sites etc.
 
  • Australian Government, 2014, The Australian Government Guide to Regulation, The Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, retrieved 27thJuly 2019, <www.cuttingredtape.gov.au>
       definition of regulation and self-regulation. Guidelines for policy makers. Good resource for students to see government report and
        what considerations are needed in media control.
 
  • Booner F, “Recording reality on film and television”, in in Hall S, Evans J, Nixon S 2013, 2nded, Representations, Culture and Signifying practices, Sage Publications. (1997 First edition) 
         to be reading with Bondi rescue screening – reality television and construction
 
  • YouTube has its own set of guidelines including requirements for acceptable content as well as content that may attract advertising. 



 
2015-276812_media_reform_fact_sheet-control___ownership_web_sept2016.pdf
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australian_government_guide_to_regulation.pdf
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whats_the_deal_with_video-on-demand__-_infographics_-_fact_finders_-_screen_australia.pdf
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free_tv_commercial_television_industry_code_of_practice_2018.pdf
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media_reform_fact_sheet-overview_web_2017.pdf
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ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
         Educational resource section 
​​        ​ Filmmaking site with education and who to videos
​​        Australian media practicitioner webpage with insightful resources for teaching and learning.         Supporting materials for arts in Australia with information on exhibitions
         Reference to contemporary artists 
         Information with local knowledge on art, media and events around Melbourne and Australia. Lesson ideas and current arts issues.​​​
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT PRODUCTIONS: FOR STUDENTS
 
Studio Binder – all in one project management tool
https://app.studiobinder.com/company/5c9d573e526c1259ae75bebb/currentUser/5c9d573e526c1259ae75bebb/projects/5c9d57741a1f361c14a08fc9/document/5c9d57a16be2555af5d045ac
 
ALL YEARS
Studio binder offers application that can house projects – script, storyboards, callsheet, shotlist. Fantastic all in one resource for every student and teacher.

FUSE
https://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/Resource/LandingPage?ObjectId=282e3a2d-b08e-4caa-a956-a1b8beef2178&SearchScope=All
 
ALL YEARS
Fuse is Victorian government intiative for students and media education.
“Every art communicates because it expresses. It enables us to share vividly and deeply in meanings…”
John Dewey, Art as Experience

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