As media half term project
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This document provides instructions for a half term project in a media studies TV drama course. Students are asked to analyze representation in a TV show of their choosing by [1] finding a 4 minute clip showing strong representation of a randomly assigned topic, [2] asking a question about how that topic is portrayed in the clip, [3] creating a survey to help answer the presentation question, [4] finding other examples of related social stereotypes, and [5] creating a Prezi presentation with their analysis using screenshots, survey results, and other supporting materials. Presentations will be done in small groups after the half term break.
As media half term project
- 1. City College Media Studies TV Drama Half Term Project. Your project for half term is to analyse representation in any TV Drama and to create a presentation that highlights this representation. Chose a TV drama- one you like- and look for indicators of representation. Your exam question will be based around the representation of: Youth Gender Disability Race/ethnicity Religion Class/wealth Crime Age Sexuality 1. Find a clip (around 4 minutes long) that has a strong showing of your given area of representation. (you will lucky-dip the area in which you are creating a presentation on) 2. Ask yourself a question about the clip- your question could be ‘How haveyouth& class been represented in this Eastenders clip?’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti-wLOMp7Vk 3. Create a survey of questions about your clip that lean towards answering your presentation question. E.g. how would you describe Jay’s character in the Eastenders clip? (Multiple choice answer/ on a scale of 1-10 is this a fair representation of youth? What social background do you think Jay and his friends come from? (Essay Box answer)would you like Jayand his friends to be part of your friendship group and why?. 4. Find social stereotypes and characters from other TV shows and films that relate to the characters you are looking at. 5. Answer your question in presentation format using screenshots of your clip, proof of representation from your survey, images of social stereotypes and your own descriptions and annotations. You must use the online presentation software Prezi for this project. Presentations will take place in small groups after half term.