Media Statistics - but they are dated

This is an interesting website with a range of information that has a cut off point in the 1980s. It would give you a historical understanding of the development of the media in Britain if nothing else.
http://www.terramedia.co.uk/index.htm

Writing essays for action-adventure films

View the film four times.

After making your notes as each area of film do the following:

• Briefly explain WHAT is there in the scene and how it includes action-adventure conventions including locations. (If you can work out the director’s purpose for constructing the scene state it now.)
• Give examples from each aspect of film language on HOW THE FILM LANGUAGE creates meaning and fits or subverts conventions of the film’s genre.
• Conclude with an evaluation WHY the film language is used/there and its impact on the viewer.
  

When using theory you can apply it directly to your points when discussing conventions and their representation in the scenes/films.

Audience and Institutions paper (New Media Technologies)

Question 2b often encourages the use of statistics to establish the usage of a "new technology". Here are a few links with some of those statistics. If you cannot find the statistics on users and sales that you need for your particular case study enter appropriate terms in the search boxes of the same site for your new media technology. Remember also that user and sales statistics can also be useful for issues and future developments. The exam is now only a few weeks away!

This link is useful for broadband usage/users. The others are self explanatory.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7105242.stm

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/iphone-users-are-mobile-web-junkies/

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/04/18/in_the_us_58_of_music_isnt_paid_for.html

A template to help you plan your revision

Here's a great template that you can use to plan the revision of your topics. You can print it off after filling it in.

http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415454339/revisiontimetable.asp#navigation

An excellent site for learning or revising film language

Yale Film Studies
http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/index.htm

Toshiba drops out of HD DVD war

From the BBC on the new format DVDs

Toshiba drops out of HD DVD war
Sony's Blu-ray has won the backing of the biggest film studiosToshiba has said it will stop making its high definition DVDs, ending a battle with rival format Blu-ray over which would be the industry standard. Following a review of its business, Toshiba said it would stop production of HD DVD players and recorders.

The HD DVD format has suffered as major US film studios backed the Blu-ray format, which is being developed by electronics firm Sony and partners.
For more:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7252172.stm

Media Magazine

St Luke's Students

You should have your passwords to get into site. It has essential articles and case studies for every unit that you are studying in AS and A2.

See either Dave or myself if you do not have the password.

http://www.mediamagazine.org.uk/