VCE Unit 4 AoS 2:
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Learning Sequence week 4
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. Key knowledge/ skills:
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LESSON 1
Big idea/ILO topic: social media role of institutions (industry) influencers:
Structure: 10 MINS:
15 MINUTES:the way media (social media) is used by institutions and individuals. Activity: TAKE YOUR PHONE OUT - LOOK UP how long we use on social media;
10 MINS:YOUTUBE, APPLE, GOOGLE, but today we are just focusing on Facebook.
15 MINUTES: The implication of these on privacy and government slow to regulate media ethics/legal.
Aos 2 learning outcomes and key knowledge/skills this lesson addresses:
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Student class Activity:
Activity
Homework: Activity 11.14 and 11.38 questions to answer Textbook: Media Reframed: VCE units 1-4, (2018) read chapter 11 |
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Key resources:
Lamb B, 2013, Lesson Bucket, media communication theories, retrieved 9thJuly 2019, < https://lessonbucket.com/vce-media/units-3-4/agency-and-control/communication-theories/>
Description: Australian media practitioner Brett Lamb, summarises media communication theories; this is a Key resource for meeting SD 2017 Media language and Key Knowledge area. Apply these theories to case studies so students can understand the theory behind the media/audience relationship. Students please note: these theories should embed into all your analysis and written responses throughout this unit and learning sequence.
Description: Australian media practitioner Brett Lamb, summarises media communication theories; this is a Key resource for meeting SD 2017 Media language and Key Knowledge area. Apply these theories to case studies so students can understand the theory behind the media/audience relationship. Students please note: these theories should embed into all your analysis and written responses throughout this unit and learning sequence.
- Media Reframed: VCE units 1-4, (2018) read all of chapter 11 and activity listed below accompanying worksheets
specifically relates to AOS2 and covers the key knowledge and key skills requirement listed in SD 2017
- Screen Australia, fact finders, 2018, retrieved 10thaugust 2019,
- https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/fact-finders/television/industry-trends/content-regulation
- Brett Lamb table – Media Influencers table (communication theories).
Description; Key resource for meeting SD 2017 Media language and Key Knowledge area. Apply these theories link it to Lesson 2 week 5 case studies, by developing student’s analysis/written responses
- Creat a Mind map that links these resources:
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Extra Resources for (available across the learning sequence) :
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Lesson 2 |
Big idea/ILO topic : media platforms for distribution and consumption of reality doco-drama Television: streaming tv vs free to air content
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Student Activity
Task: a) Students have homework to write a written response 500 words. b) Students can do a video diary value to 500 words equivalent. HomeWork Task: Describe the legal and ethical dilemmas in production, distribution of reality Tv. And how audience respond. (conduct Research, Show data and statistics). |
Key resources:
Textbook:
Media Reframed: VCE units 1-4, (2018)
chapter 11
Description: Chapter 11 specifically relates to AOS2 and covers the key knowledge and key skills requirement listed in SD 2017
Media Reframed: VCE units 1-4, (2018)
chapter 11
Description: Chapter 11 specifically relates to AOS2 and covers the key knowledge and key skills requirement listed in SD 2017
Case Study: Bondi Rescue
Reality TV - documentary
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)
Readings:
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)
Readings:
- 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)
Bondi Rescue: Season 8 ep 6,llegefreaks2013, You Tube, Published on 8 Apr 2013, You Tube, by Collegefreaks2000, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg_Dq8ol_og>
Description: Episode that highlights reality TV based on real-life events. How codes and conventions used with documentary style footage, narrative construction through editing, music to add dramatic effect. Example of audience relationship and ‘Fandom’ for 12 years. SD 2017 (p. 25-26) the legal and ethical issues in production, distribution, consumption, reception”, as well as “media relationship with audience”.
Description: Episode that highlights reality TV based on real-life events. How codes and conventions used with documentary style footage, narrative construction through editing, music to add dramatic effect. Example of audience relationship and ‘Fandom’ for 12 years. SD 2017 (p. 25-26) the legal and ethical issues in production, distribution, consumption, reception”, as well as “media relationship with audience”.
Deadly Women Trailer, Investigation Discovery, YouTube, Published on 5 Feb 2010, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vimUVGcv8GE&list=PL3YtTVJAP1QAvjMdp3tCEpA4LJpZkP5kM&index=31>
Description: Deadly Women is a documentary re-enactment show that has a ‘Cult’ following, made for cable Television for running 14 years.Addressed SD 2017 (p. 25-26): legal and ethical issues in production, distribution, consumption, reception”, as well as “media relationship with audience”.
Description: Deadly Women is a documentary re-enactment show that has a ‘Cult’ following, made for cable Television for running 14 years.Addressed SD 2017 (p. 25-26): legal and ethical issues in production, distribution, consumption, reception”, as well as “media relationship with audience”.
Crime Investigation Channel, Ron Iddles "The Good Cop".
Description: Codes and conventions of documentary crime genre. Hybrid - documentary vs reality vs drama. How is the narrative constructed?
Description: Codes and conventions of documentary crime genre. Hybrid - documentary vs reality vs drama. How is the narrative constructed?
AFTER WATCHING VIDEOS:
Describe the legal and ethical dilemmas in production, distribution of reality Tv. And how audience respond. (conduct Research, Show data and statistics). |
Lesson 3
Essential resource:
Bondi Rescue Case Study
Bondi Rescue: Season 8 ep 6,llegefreaks2013, You Tube, Published on 8 Apr 2013, You Tube, by Collegefreaks2000, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg_Dq8ol_og>
Description: Episode that highlights reality TV based on real-life events. How codes and conventions used with documentary style footage, narrative construction through editing, music to add dramatic effect. Example of audience relationship and ‘Fandom’ for 12 years. SD 2017 (p. 25-26) the legal and ethical issues in production, distribution, consumption, reception”, as well as “media relationship with audience”. DISCCUS and EVALUATE Bondi Rescue.
b)Content- entertainment vs education e.g water safety. c)Narrative representation: through commentary, interviews, editing structure, music. |
Supporting resources
what considerations are needed in media control.
- Screen Australia, 2018, What’s the deal with Video on demand fact finders, www.screen.australia. Gov/research.com retrieved 5thaugust 2019.
- Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), 2018,Free Tv Australia, Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice, December 2015, retrieved 27thJuly 2019, https://www.freetv.com.au/what-we-do/industry-standards/
- 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>
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)
- YouTube has its own set of guidelines including requirements for acceptable content as well as content that may attract advertising.
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ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Educational resource section
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.
- https://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/Secondary
Fuse is Victorian government initiative for unified resource in media education - https://nofilmschool.com
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.
- https://www.nfsa.gov.au/learning/educational-resources/film-australia-collection
National film and sound archives. Fantastic resource for teachers searching Australian content in film, television and multimedia.
“Every art communicates because it expresses. It enables us to share vividly and deeply in meanings…”
John Dewey, Art as Experience