Cambridge International AS & A Level Media Studies Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)

Unit 1 Introduction to Media: 1.1 What is Media?; 1.2 Media and your life; Unit 2 Media Language - Micro elements: 2.1 Semiotics; 2.2 Shots, Angles, Movement, composition; 2.3 Sound; 2.4 Mise-en-scène; 2.5 Editing; Unit 3 Media Language - Macro elements: 3.1 Genre; 3.2 Narrative; 3.3 Representation; Unit 4 Textual Analysis: 4.1 What is media text analysis?; 4.2 Reading media texts; 4.3 Writing about media texts; Unit 5 Media contexts: 5.1 Media forms and platforms; 5.2 Media institutions; 5.3 Media audiences; 5.4 Developing case studies; 5.5 Using case studies; Unit 6 Media Production - AS and A level portfolios: 6.1 Preparing for production; 6.2 Researching a production; 6.3 Planning a production; 6.4 Developing skills: film/video; 6.5 Developing skills: print; 6.6 Developing skills: social media; 6.7 Reflecting on a production; Unit7 Media Debates: 7.1 Regulation; 7.2 Postmodernism; 7.3 Power and the media; Unit 8 Media Ecology: 8.1 What is media ecology; 8.2 Evolving media environments; 8.3 Developing case studies for media ecology; Glossary; Index.