AS Media Studies The Essential Introduction for WJEC

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Synopsis

This full colour, highly illustrated textbook is designed to support students through their WJEC AS in Media Studies. Individual chapters cover the following key areas:



Textual Analysis: Visual, Technical and Audio codes



Textual Analysis: Narrative and Genre Codes



Approaches to Representation



Approaches to Audience Response



Case Studies on Representation and Audience: Gender, Age, Ethnicity, Identity, Events and Issues



Passing MS1: Media Representations and Receptions



Production Work, Evaluation and report


Specially designed to be user-friendly, AS Media Studies: The Essential Introduction for WJEC includes activities, key terms, case studies and sample exam questions. It introduces the course, tackles useful approaches to study, key content covered in the specification, and guides the student in approaching and planning the exam and production work through analysis, prompts and activities.

Book details

Author:
Antony Bateman, Sarah Casey Benyahia, Claire Mortimer, Peter Wall
ISBN:
9781136706455
Related ISBNs:
9780415613347
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2018-01-26
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2011
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies