Media Production and Analysis ATAR

60% in Mainstream English If you would like to see the Prerequisites page please click HERE.

The Media Production and Analysis ATAR course aims to prepare students for a future in a digital and interconnected world by providing the skills, knowledge and understandings to tell their own stories and interpret the stories of others. Students are encouraged to explore, experiment and interpret their world, reflecting and analysing contemporary life, while understanding that this is done under social, cultural and institutional constraints. Students, as users and creators of media products, consider the important role of audiences and their context. This course focuses on the application of media theory in the practical process. This course is 50% Production and 50% Written. Across Year 11 and Year 12, four units are studied in ATAR Media Production and Analysis. These units are: Popular Culture, Influence, Media Art, and Power and Persuasion.

• Year 12 work is regularly selected from the graduating ATAR class to be showcased in the annual Media Perspectives cinema screening. Mercedes has also been recognised by SCSA for being a top performing school in Media Production and Analysis.  
• Syllabus and other SCSA documentation can be found HERE  

Thanks to production work throughout my media studies in years 11 and 12, I have created close, tight-knit relationships with my classmates, and can confidently claim that media is my favourite subject, and the class I most look forward to each day. Studying this course has enabled me to find a passion for both production and theory work, as we are given hands-on experience with various production tools and techniques and engage with theory content that is relevant and interesting to us in today’s society. This course has not only provided me with a foundation of analysis skills but has also prepared me with editing skills on professional-level software, a skill that is desirable in a variety of work fields. I would highly recommend choosing media to anyone considering it! Tahlia Carbone, Class of 2023

Year 12 Media Production and Analysis ATAR To access the syllabus for this subject please click HERE.