Senior Film, Television & New Media

Film, Television & New Media fosters creative and expressive communication. It explores the five key concepts of technologies, representations, audiences, institutions and languages.

Students learn about film, television and new media as our primary sources of information and entertainment. They understand that film, television and new media are important channels for educational and cultural exchange, and are fundamental to our self-expression and representation as individuals and as communities.

Students creatively apply film, television and new media key concepts to individually and collaboratively make moving-image media products, and investigate and respond to moving-image media content and production contexts. Students develop a respect for diverse perspectives and a critical awareness of the expressive, functional and creative potential of moving-image media in a diverse range of global contexts. They develop knowledge and skills in creative thinking, communication, collaboration, planning, critical analysis, and digital and ethical citizenship.

Pathways

This subject provides a foundation for further studies of Film, Television and New Media in Year 11 and 12. The skills developed may also have application to other (Humanities/Science/Arts/Technology) subjects. For pathways beyond school, please refer to the senior course descriptions. Year 10 students complete Unit 1 and 2, and then the summative Units 3 and 4 as Year 11 students.

Objectives

By the conclusion of the course of study, students will:

• explain the features of moving-image media content and practices
• symbolise conceptual ideas and stories
• construct proposals and construct moving-image media products
• apply literacy skills
• analyse moving-image products and contexts of production and use
• structure visual, audio and text elements to make moving-image media products
• experiment with ideas for moving-image media products
• appraise film, television and new media products, practices and viewpoints
• synthesise visual, audio and text elements to solve conceptual and creative problems.

Structure