ASSESSMENT OUTLINE 2016
ATAR MEDIA PRODUCTION & ANALYSIS YEAR 12
UNIT 3 MEDIA ART & UNIT 4 POWER AND PERSUASION
Assessment Type
Task Description
EGC
Weighting
Due Date
SCaSA Weighting
Response
20%
Production
50%
Exam
30%
Task 1: Eternal Sunshine Media Art Essay
Analysis of Michel Gondrey’s media art film Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Task 2: Cult Genre Tutorial
Tutorial presentation individually or in pairs
Task 3: Wag the Dog & Control Room Essay
Comparison essay between two Power & Persuasion
films
Task 4: Power & Persuasion Report & Response
Research and response on a selected text
Task 8: WACE Documentation
5 pages of documentation to accompany WACE
production submission
Task 10: Media Journal
Media journal including homework readings and film
analysis
Task 5: Propaganda Broadcast
Produce a 30-60 second propaganda broadcast
Task 7: WACE Major Production
5 minute Media Art or Power & Persuasion film for
major production submission
Task 9: Promotional Poster
Promotional Poster for WACE production
Task 6: Semester One Exam
Two and a half hour exam under invigilated conditions
Task 11: Semester Two Exam
Two and a half hour exam under invigilated conditions
5%
2.5%
5%
2.5%
Term 1
Week 4
Term 1
Week 6
Term 1
Week 8
Term 2
Week 2
2.5%
Term 3
Week 6
2.5%
Term 3
Week 8
7.5%
40%
2.5%
15%
15%
Term 2
Week 4
Term 3
Week 5
Term 3
Week 8
Term 2
Week 7
Term 4
Week 1
It is expected that all assessments will be completed to the best of your ability and be submitted by
the deadlines set. Please make yourself aware of the Assessment Policy as failure to meet
deadlines has severe consequences.
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COURSE OUTLINE 2016
ATAR MEDIA PRODUCTION & ANALYSIS YEAR 12
Week
Topics/Syllabus
Assessment
Resources
Introduction to Media Art:
Explore what is meant by the terms media art, aesthetics,
mise-en-scene, montage and communication theories. Go
through course outline and expectations. Begin glossary and
media journal.
Memento and Media Art:
Viewing and researching Michel Gondrey’s Eternal Sunshine of
the Spotless Mind. In class essay. Discussion on Media Art
narrative structure including flashbacks and non-linear
structure.
Cult Genre Tutorial Research:
Researching cult genre styles such as Film Noir, Classical
Hollywood, Surrealism, French New Wave and German
Expressionism.
Wag the Dog & Control Room Comparison Essay:
Research the context of political satire in Wag the Dog and
Control Room. Persuasive techniques in war coverage and
public perception.
Researching Persuasive Media:
Conventions of Political Persuasion within specific historical
context.
Media journal
(ongoing)
Course Reader
Media art ppt
Montage ppt
Various video clips
Media Art Essay
Week 4
Course Reader
Eternal Sunshine
DVD
Tutorial
Presentation
Week 6
Course Reader
Un Chien Andalou
Life of Pi (clip)
Nosferatu (clip)
Course Reader
Wag the Dog DVD
Control Room DVD
Power &
Persuasion
Report
Term 2, Week 2
Course Reader
Topics/Syllabus
Assessment
Resources
Researching Persuasive Media:
Conventions of political persuasion within specific historical
context. Selecting a persuasive film to write a report on in
detail.
Propaganda Broadcast:
Working individually or in pairs to create a propaganda
broadcast using the conventions studied in class using EGC
filming equipment and HitFilm editing software.
Revision and Stimulus:
Revision of semester one topics. Introduction and analysis of
stimulus material.
Power &
Persuasion
Report
Week 2
Propaganda
Broadcast
Week 4
Course Reader
Exams:
Semester 1 exam period.
Semester One
Exam
Week 7
Term 1
1 -2
3-4
5-6
7–9
10
Week
Comparison
Essay
Week 8
Term 2
1-2
3-4
5–6
7
END OF SEMESTER 1
Course Reader
Filming equipment
HitFilm
Course Reader
Semester 1
stimulus material
on V drive
Term 2
8 - 10
Week
Pre-Production:
Working individually or in pairs to develop a script and
aesthetic for Major Production task.
Major
Production
Term 3, Week 5
Course Reader
Topics/Syllabus
Assessment
Resources
Major
Production
Week 5
Course Reader
HitFilm
Media equipment
Major
Production
Week 5
Course Reader
HitFilm
Media equipment
Documentation
Week 6
Course Reader
Exemplars
SCSA Stimulus
Material
Term 3
1 -2
3-4
5-6
7
8
9 - 10
Production:
Continuing filming for Major Production (the majority will need
to be completed during the term 2/3 holiday period). Time will
be focused on reshoots.
Post-Production:
Editing, colour grading and audio for Major Production. Film
will be exported and submitted to receive feedback before
submitting to SCSA.
SCSA Documentation:
Writing an in depth reflection of Major Production. Maximum
length of 5 pages to supplement the production sent to SCSA.
Films will be screened, marked with feedback provided. Films
may be altered in class if time permits, otherwise this will need
to happen in students own time.
Introduction to SCSA stimulus will happen during this time.
Posting Final Productions & Documentation to SCSA in
Perth:
Final checking and exporting of Major Productions. Final
checking and printing of Documentation. Copying Productions
to USB and completing official paperwork.
Promotional Poster:
Using Photoshop and knowledge of narrative still image design
students will create a promotional poster for their film.
Semester 2 Exam & Stimulus Revision:
Explanation of list of content to be covered
Course Reader
POSTING WACE
SUBMISSIONS
TO PERTH
Promotional
Poster &
Media Journal
Week 8
Semester Two
Exam
Term 4, Week 1
Course Reader
Narrative Image
ppt
Adobe Photoshop
Course Reader
Stimulus sent from
SCSA
Past WACE exams
Assessment
Resources
Media Screening
Night
Week 2
Course Reader
and Media File for
revision
EXAMS
Week
Topics/Syllabus
Term 4
1-2
Exam Recap and Feedback:
Feedback on Semester two exams. Final revision for WACE
exams.
(Media Files must be
returned to EGC after
the Media WACE exam)
END OF SEMESTER 2