Palmerston North Girls’ High School
Year 10 Media Studies
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms S. Mohekey.
What will I learn?
In Media Studies you will learn more about what the mass media is, how it works and why it is so important to us, both as individuals and as a society.
You will explore the creation, design and production of media products such as short horror or thriller films and social media campaigns.
You will critically read and analyse a feature film and investigate what the horror genre is and how it relates to us as audiences.
You will learn how to read a film and look at how the elements of a sequence work together to create meaning.
Where does it lead?
Year 10 Media Studies will lead to Level One Media Studies and beyond. Media Studies is a gateway to a range of careers including broadcasting, journalism, advertising, public relations, entertainment, marketing and communication. It is both a creative and an analytical subject.
Course outline:
After watching an example, you will work on planning and making a short thriller or horror film - you will work in small groups, or solo if you prefer, to plan, film and edit a short film.
"Enola Holmes" film study - you will studying how the elements tell us about characters by watching a film and analysing how they use the elements in one sequence.
Your group will create a social media campaign for an idea or an imaginary product.
What should I have already done?
Be interested in analysing the media and in creating media products. Having completed Year 9 Media Studies is an advantage but new students are welcome and will quickly pick it up.
Course Contribution
You may need to purchase an SD card.
Pathway
There are a whole range of careers which relate to Media Studies, but for now just enjoy investigating our media dependent world, working with others, and exploring a range of digital skills and ideas.
Pathway Tags
Animator/Digital Artist, Advertising Specialist, Copywriter, Sales and Marketing Manager, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Artist, Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Sound Technician, Trainer, Journalist, Graphic Designer, Communications Professional, Technical Writer, Editor, Data Entry Operator/Transcriptionist, Graphic Pre-press Worker, Radio Presenter, Early Childhood Teacher, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Primary School Teacher, Kaiwhakaako Māori, Market Research Analyst, Nanny/Child Carer, Photographer, Tertiary Lecturer, Private Teacher/Tutor, Youth Worker, Secondary School Teacher, Teacher Aide, Television Presenter, Marketing Specialist,
Disclaimer
Courses will only run based on minimum entries
Selecting a course does not guarantee entry into this course
You may apply for an exemption if you do not meet the prerequisite of a course or if the course requires this for entry
Standards offered can be altered at the discretion of the HOD of the Department
Some standards in NCEA courses might be optional depending on student strengths
Course contribution may vary slightly by the start of 2025
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