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GCSE & AS/A Level Media Studies Series
A companion series to Devon Learning and Development
Partnership’s successful Study Guides for English and Literature.
Intended for use as classroom resources, the Media Studies Guides
will cover key areas of the subject in an engaging way.
(formerly Devon Education Services)
NEW!
Teaching
the
Popular
Press
This CD Rom has been developed
specifically to support teachers preparing
students for the AQA GCSE Media Studies
Controlled Test on the Popular Press.
It is the latest addition to the suite of Media
Studies resources developed by Devon
Learning and Development Partnership.
Written by Sara Mills, an experienced Media Studies teacher,
examiner and author, the package contains a wealth of material
designed to give students a thorough grounding on the popular
press. Topics covered include: • A suggested route through the
materials for teachers • Practical investigations through the analysis
of content of print and media • Three simulation tasks • Powerpoint
presentations on: What is the Popular Press, The Language of the
Popular Press and The Future of the Popular Press • Case Studies on
the Daily Mirror and Daily Mail • Clear coverage of the key concepts
of media forms and language, institutions, representation and
audiences.
CD Rom £14.99
ALSO AVAILABLE...
TEACHING QUIZ SHOWS
Quizmania...
Who wants
to be a
millionaire...
Also by Sara Mills, this CD contains a
wealth of material designed to give
students a thorough grounding in the quiz
show genre. Topics covered include: • A
suggested route though the materials for
teachers • The history and development of
the quiz show • An introduction to the
modern quiz show genre • Case Studies of two different quiz shows:
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and Quizmania • A portfolio of activities
which guide students through a production simulation of the sort used
in the Controlled Test. £14.99
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BEHIND TV NEWS
TEACHING THE MUSIC PRESS
CHILDREN’S COMICS AND MAGAZINES
This DVD and CD ROM resource
provides a behind-the-scenes look
at the way contemporary TV news
is gathered and broadcast.
Working with the ITV News Group,
the resource takes a case study
approach to two different regional
newsrooms. Interviews with
technical, editorial and presentation staff will explore
Media Studies Key Concepts in the real-life setting of two
regional newsrooms. The resource includes a DVD and CD
ROM featuring: The Business of News, including interviews
with key managers in the ITV News Group; News treatment
and Packaging, including a case study news story followed
through the day from early morning conference to final
transmission; News Values: who chooses what gets in the
News and how they decide, including interviews with
journalists and news editors; Broadcasting news: the technical
side of the business uncovered. Those behind the cameras
have their say. DVD and CD ROM of resources £34.99
An invaluable ongoing resource
for teaching about Pop Music in
all Media Studies specifications
and covers Key Concepts of Media
Language, Audience,
Representation of Institution.
It gives a wide perspective on the
music press and considers both
print based and internet source. The resource includes a DVD
and CD ROM featuring: In-depth case study of Kerrang!
magazine, including interviews with the Editor, Publishing
Manager, Art Editor, Production Editor, News Editor and
Features Editor and the CD ROM has a variety of front covers
and page layouts from recent issues; Interview with David
Hepworth who, in a long career in the music press, has edited
Smash Hits and launched and written for Q, Mojo, Heat and
Word. As well as offering a historic overview of the area, there
is a lengthy section in which David discusses the factors
behind the rise and fall of Smash Hits. The CD ROM has a
variety of covers and page layouts from 1980’s issues;
Interview with Karis Ferguson, founding editor of indie music
website thisisfakediy and theexclamation; A detailed set of
teaching ideas written by Sara Mills, an experienced Media
Studies teacher, examiner and freelance writer. DVD and CD
ROM of resources £34.99
This resource will provide lively
ongoing support for teaching the
Key Concepts of Audience, Media
Language, Audience and
Representation. The resource
includes a DVD and CD ROM
featuring: A range of interviews
with key personnel from Egmont
Magazines, publishers of Barbie, Hotwheels, Thomas the
Tank Engine and many more titles. The interviews cover The
Business of Publishing, The Making of a Magazine/Comic,
Style and Design and Consumers; Interviews with a range of
5-9 year-old children about their comic reading habits;
Interview with “Jock”, graphic illustrator who has worked on a
range of comic titles, including Batman; Historical context:
comics auctioneer, Martin Hamer, talks about the
development of children’s comics, referencing classic features
of Beano, Dandy and Eagle; A complete set of teaching ideas
relating to the topics on the DVD and CD ROM. DVD and CD
ROM of resources £34.99
THE VIDEO MAKING TOOL KIT
A pupil guide to effective video
production. Suitable for KS3
through to AS Level. This resource
pack provides pupils with a
structured approach to the process
of making a video, with an
accompanying DVD which
exemplifies the ideas contained in
the pack. Divided into the activities students need to
undertake at the three stages of pre-production, production
and post production, it sets out clearly what students need to
do to make a well executed video. The materials cover the
following areas: storyboarding; shot composition; shot
logging; lighting; sound recording; and all aspects of the
editing process. DVD and information pack £15.99
ADVERTISING & MARKETING: EXPOSURE
An essential resource which
provides an up-to-date exploration
of the fast-moving world of
advertising and marketing for
AS/A2 and GCSE Media Studies.
Working closely with one of
London’s most interesting
agencies, Exposure, this guide
provides a detailed exploration of the way in which the
industry works. Containing in-depth interviews with Exposure
staff, topics covered include: branding, PR, product
placement, events, covert strategies, as well as the overall
structure of an advertising agency. Case study material on
recent campaigns run by Exposure for Nike, Footlocker, Sony
Play Station and Dockers further illuminate the way modern
communication strategies in advertising and marketing cross
traditional boundaries. The accompanying CD ROM contains a
variety of resources directly related to topics covered on the
DVD. DVD and CD ROM of resources £34.99
TV ADVERTISING
This resource provides an
interesting insight into a favourite
area of study for most GCSE and
AS/A2 level courses. The DVD
includes: Interviews with two Art
Directors from the CHI agency who
discuss their own work on a
Typhoo Tea campaign, their own
favourite TV ads and issues of audience and representation in
TV adverts. Eight recent TV adverts produced by CHI and
screened on national ITV. Interviews with key ITV personnel
including: Mick Desmond (Chief Exec of ITV Broadcasting)
who describes the changing landscape of TV and the
emergence of competition from cable and satellite; Anthony
Waithe (ITV Research) who explains the different demographs
ITV sell, their regions and their regionality; Richard Chilvers
(External Sales) who discusses examples of products who use
ITV, focusing on Red Bull, their marketing needs and the
message they want to get across to the product’s key target
audience; Gabriel Lessem (Internal Sales) who talks about
programme requirements, reaching the right audience for
RED BULL and explains how he would book space for the
advert; Jo Foster (Broadcast Admin) who talks about copy
compliance and the regulatory codes imposed on ITV. These
insider views give an up-to-date picture of the current trends
and working practices within the industry. DVD and CD ROM
of resources £34.99
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TEACHING LOCAL RADIO
The material in this pack and on
the accompanying DVD provides a
case study of how one local
commercial radio station
operates. It provides good support
for teaching the topic of Radio and
the Key Concepts of Audience,
Media Language and Institution.
The pack of material is based on a case study of Gemini FM, a
commercial music radio station operating in the county of
Devon, but part of one of the largest radio groups in Europe GWR Group plc. The content of the DVD is structured round a
series of questions derived from the Key Concepts of Media
Studies. Gemini’s programme controller, their Breakfast and
Mid-morning show presenters, a news journalist and a sales
executive all provide valuable insights into the way local radio
works. It covers the following main areas: How Important is
The ‘Local’ In Local Radio? Audience and Station Identity;
Music Policy; Local Radio News; Advertising and Sales in
Local Commercial Radio. DVD and information pack £29.99
TEACHING SITUATION COMEDY
The CD ROM materials provide
the basis for a lively teaching
approach to Sit Com and consist
of: • Background and context for
Situation Comedy for teachers’ own
information; • Outline of the links
between the Key Concepts and
Situation Comedy; • Powerpoint
and print documents with activities which give students a
wide perspective on Situation Comedy as a genre, referencing
a range of contemporary examples and the Key Concepts;
• Two case studies showing the development of the genre Only Fools and Horses and The Office; • An industry
simulation activity which supports students in the planning
of their own Sit Com. CD ROM £19.99
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Dwarf
TOTAL
TEACHING THE POPULAR PRESS
CD £14.99
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TEACHING QUIZ SHOWS
CD Rom £14.99
£________
TEACHING SITUATION COMEDY
CD Rom £19.99
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BEHIND TV NEWS
DVD & CD Rom £34.99
£________
VIDEO MAKING TOOL KIT
DVD & Info pack £15.99
£________
ADVERTISING: EXPOSURE
DVD & CD Rom £34.99
£________
TEACHING THE MUSIC PRESS
DVD & CD Rom £34.99
£________
TV ADVERTISING
DVD & CD Rom £34.99
£________
CHILDREN’S COMICS/MAGS
DVD & CD Rom £34.99
£________
TEACHING LOCAL RADIO
DVD & Info pack £29.99
£________
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