Media Reframed Second Edition provides an accessible approach to the new VCE Media Study Design with a focus on emerging media trends and contemporary examples to engage the modern media student.
What’s new in this edition:- Explicitly aligned to the new VCE Study Design with each chapter written to the Key Knowledge to ensure every aspect of a unit is covered in depth.
- A range of contemporary examples and case studies that will resonate with students including popular streaming shows, 21st century cinema, social media, gaming culture and fandom.
- Supporting examples of contexts for each Unit 3 narrative case study helps students prepare for their practical and written assessments for that Outcome.
- An accessible approach to the Unit 4 topic Agency and Control in Media with a close look at new developments such as Surveillance Capitalism and the challenges this creates in the modern world.
- More VCAA exam-style questions and exam terminology for each unit, chapter summaries, review questions, and sample SACs with annotated model answers in the Interactive Textbook to give students all the assessment practice they need.
- New tools for students to chart their progress including Learning Intentions aligned to the Key Knowledge of the Study Design at the start of each chapter section, and a Success Criteria checklist at the end of the chapter aligned to the Key Skills. Activities that satisfy each criterion identified in the checklist can be used for revision or preparation for assessments.
- A new chapter on Study Specifications that defines key media concepts giving students a vital toolkit to refresh and consolidate their understanding throughout the course.
- Additional support for teachers’ delivery of the new Study Design including ready-made assessment tasks, marking rubrics, media production design templates, and worksheets.
Features you loved (now improved):- The Media Production Hub – now with new VCAA Top Screen winning student work and examples across a range of media forms.
- An accessible layout for all learners with images and diagrams and additional video and audio content in the Interactive Textbook.
- The ideal balance of theory and practice with a range of activities broken into three types – written task, visual analysis and practical task.
- Key terminology concisely explained in the margins for immediate comprehension and in the back of the book for reference.
Learn more at cambridge.edu.au/mediareframed2edAbout the AuthorBen is a teacher of VCE Media and History and teaches both subjects at Balcombe Grammar School. He is the Leader of E-Learning and a passionate advocate for innovative learning and digital literacy. Outside of education, Ben has been widely published in design, pop culture and action sports media and is a skateboarder who is old enough to know better.
Lauren is an experienced teacher of both VCE Media and English at St Joseph’s College, Geelong. She has taught Media since 2005 and is a strong advocate for media education and literacy for all students. Lauren has been a VCAA assessor for both Media and English as well as serving on exam panels. Outside of teaching, Lauren is also a freelance writer, contributing to several websites and blogs.
Nick studied Cinematography in San Francisco and has been teaching VCE Media and English in Melbourne for the last 12 years. Having worked on a number of documentary and narrative films, Nick is an ardent educator of the video production process and of well-crafted visual composition. His favourite films include Goodfellas, The Godfather Part II and anything Tarantino.
David began teaching VCE Media at Taylors Lakes Secondary College in 1997, where he was also eLearning Leader for many years. He currently teaches VCE Studio Arts (Photography) and middle years Visual and Media Arts. David has a special interest in art theory and philosophy, and maintains his own studio practice in painting and photography.
Mark has been a Media teacher for the best part of a decade. Working with students to create engaging films, animations, zines and everything in-between is the thing that keeps him returning to the classroom each year. Throughout his career, Mark's love of cult cinema and panache for hyperbole has been tolerated by several students.The Interactive Textbook is available as a two-calendar-year subscription. Your subscription term is defined as follows: if activation occurs between January and July of this year, subscription concludes on 31 December in the following year. If activation occurs between August and December of this year, subscription concludes on 31 December in the year after the following.
