UAL Awarding Body

CREATIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION AND

TECHNOLOGY
LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA

Unit 9: Characteristics and contexts in media and

communication Film (representation of youth)

Sarah Wilson; Adam Jones; James Ashford; Chris Leinster

Date Issued: Monday 06/11/2017
Final Deadline: Friday 15/12/2017
Vibe Productions

Vibe Productions requires you to produce a media production to

demonstrate your expertise within your chosen field.

You must submit a portfolio of work which

shows your understanding and application of
conventions and techniques within your
chosen specialism.

Your products must be completed and

submitted by 15th December 2017

Your work must include details on the conventions of your specialism, existing
examples to support your points, self-created content, and an evaluative
section detailing your strengths and areas for improvement.

For more information, please visit www.thcvibe.weebly.com

The Fine Print

You must produce your own product using the following guidelines:

You must demonstrate an in-depth understanding of Youth in film

Only one person of each specialism is allowed in each group
Group size should not exceed three people

Documentation
Prior to shooting your production, you must submit the following

Planning
Scripts
Storyboard
Camera shots
List of archive footage
used
Equipment needed
Location recces
Grading Criteria

Unit aim: Provide students with an opportunity to develop a focused, in-depth,

understanding of the range, characteristics, complexity and contexts that define
media and communication activity. It will require the student, through exploration
and investigation to enter into a more formal dialogue of personal interrogation
and understanding designed to confirm strengths, enthusiasms and ambitions.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit the student will:

1. Understand the characteristics and context for a chosen media and

communication activity.

2. Be able to use knowledge of the characteristics and context of a media and

communication activity.

3. Be able to use evaluation in support of creative media production.

LO1.1 Research:
Analyse the conventions of youth in film. You need to look at the two different ways
youth are represented in film both positive and negative

Secondary Research on stereotypical representation of `Youth in film Using

the internet and books (not examples), research the conventions of Youth in
films.

Dont just analyses programmes but look for helpful articles such as
https://www.theguardian.com/society/joepublic/2009/dec/15/youth-media-
summit

You need to focus on

Negative portrayal
Gang culture
Ethnic groups
Positive portrayal
Education and sport (positive)
Gun crime
Knife crime
Poverty

Secondary Research on actual programmes

- Examples find at least 3 examples
of representation of youth in film
- Look at Coach Carter for a positive as
well as Gangsters paradise (bad turn
good) or Juice. Ferries Buellers day
off was seen as youth rebellion
compare the difference between
then and now. Harry Brown for British
Grim.
- These should be in-depth analysis of the videos looking at language
used, locations (council estate V playing field), lighting, narrative,
props (guns etc..) and the moral of the story are they all the
same?
- You should refer to specific time codes in the videos
- Look at the camera shots / narrative / sounds
 1. Harvard Referencing Ensure all of your research is
Harvard Referenced. This is easiest if you complete it as
you work rather than just doing it all at the end. The more
references you use, the greater the reliability of research.

LO1.2 Propose a brief:

Based on your research from Task 1, come up with 2 moral stories you would like to
produce 1 should be a representation of good and one the representation of
negative

You will then need to produce the following in order to demonstrate your
understanding of the genre

1. The open scenes for TWO different representations.

Positive v negative
LO2 Plan and Produce a Media Product:
Using your knowledge of characteristics and conventions, plan, develop and
produce 2 opening scenes
Your pre-production should include the following

Scripts
Storyboard
Music
Camera shots
List of archive footage used
Equipment needed
Location recces

Your finished product should be of a

high standard and demonstrate an
awareness of key techniques and
concepts. This will include

Narrative
Moral of the story
Representation of youth
Music used
Locations used
Clothing and props used
Lighting (for negative and positive)
LO3 Evaluation:

At the end of each LO, you should be completing evaluative journal entries -
evaluating, analysing and highlighting areas for improvement.

It is extremely important that these are completed as you work and not just at
the end. Please remember to take photos during production and screenshots
as you edit. All of this will help to support what you are evaluating.

Follow the guidance available at http://thcvibe.weebly.com/lo3-be-able-to-

use-evaluation-in-support-of-creative-media-production.html to help you
through each weeks entry.