Narrative Analysis in Media Studies by Davesgud

With thanks to Davesgud for passing me the link for to his excellent, short You Tube Video on Narrative Analyis. I think A2 students will find it useful for analysing their own coursework and other film texts for narrative.


I am not teaching Media Studies this year. But I will add useful videos and other helpful materials whenever colleagues ask me to do so.

How Well Are Music Lovers Served By Television? Concept Map Plan For The Essay ( A2 )

Click on the image of the concept map to enlarge.

Obviously, this is just one possible plan. There are several ways to answer this question.

Blogs and Podcasts - the way forward in Media Studies from September

From next September students will be expected to produce blogs, websites and/podcasts to showcase their work and gain 20% of their grades next year. Students who want to get ahead of their peer group are already using this technology this year! I like to see students showcase their New Media Technology case studies using the best technological approaches that they can.

I support Pete Fraser in what he is doing. His innovatory approach has helped put Longroad Media way ahead of other media/film studies colleges.

For more:
http://education.guardian.co.uk/alevels/story/0,,2235512,00.html

Music Programmes on TV: two must-read articles on how MTV is threatened by the internet

Has the internet killed the video star? MTV hits back with interactive channel

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1831091,00.html

Music TV? That's so last century

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1831456,00.html