Year 10 Representation Homework - Due Wed 2nd Oct

Write 300-400 words discussing whether or not you agree with the following statements. Use examples from hip hop music videos to support your response.

Hip hop presents a very rigid and narrow version of manhood - one that suggests that to be a "real man" you must be strong and tough, you must have a lot of women and money, you must always be in control, and you must always dominate women and other men.

If you do not live up to these ideals, you will be ridiculed for not being man enough. You will be called names like "soft, weak and wimp".

This need to conform to the narrow definition of manhood in hip hop is a trap for men, boxing them into a restricted, unhealthy style of manhood and masculinity.

Y10 Homework - Photoshop Evaluations - Due Wednesday 25th

Your homework for this week is to write your evaluation for your first photoshop images. 

This blog post MUST contain your final image and a note of what you like about it and what you think could have been better. 

It should be written in standard English, and detail what you have learned from using photoshop so far.

For example... 

"My final image looks like a Ravens Wood TV logo, I'm happy with it because I managed to use a colour gradient and choose my own font. The font connotes wealth, and opulence because it is a serif font. I chose green as a colour because it matches the school logo, but also goes with my theme of rugby. The main images that I have found make my theme clearer and I'm happy that I managed to re-size and position them effectively. The overall effect is visually striking and communicates my design ideas well. 

For my image to be even better I could have spent more time choosing my main images to give the overall logo more impact. Although I like my colour gradient, in places the blur effect around my main images is obscured because I didn't use the magic wand tool properly. I need to practise photoshop more in my own time in order to improve."


This is NOT an opportunity for you to complain because you lost a password or had another technical issue, or because you weren't given enough time or attention to complete the task. We understand this is your first photoshop task and will not be judging your final piece for this too harshly. We would rather you celebrate what you have accomplished on this first go and point out how you could improve.

The deadline for this homework is Wednesday 25th September. It will form your first formal assessment for GCSE Media Studies, so make it impressive and don't submit it late please!

YR 11 Cover/Homework - Due Wed 26th Sept

Gavin and Stacey - Target Audience Analysis

Watch an episode of 'Gavin and Stacey'

Write a 300-500 word analysis that discusses the following points:

- Who is the target audience of 'Gavin and Stacey'? (Research BBC audience and compare this show to other programmes on this channel to support your answer)

- Give examples of the ways in which 'Gavin and Stacey' appeals to the target audience (why do they like it?) Give specific events from the episode you have watched to illustrate your answer.

DUE Wednesday 26th September @ 3:10pm.

Paper copy to the Media Department OR email tj@rws.uk.net

Year 10 Photoshop Research Task - Due 19th Sept

Using the Internet find out something that you don't know how to do in Photoshop. 

Write some easy to use instructions on how to apply your new skill. (You don't need photoshop to do it, if you do you can use the computers in department.)

Due Wednesday 19th Sept

Y10 Connotation/Denotation homework - Due Wednesday 11th Spetember

Your homework for this week is to write up the Denotation and Connotation of the album covers on row 3 and 4 from the following website:

http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/music/50-coolest-album-covers

So, that's from Iron Maiden to Tutu inclusive. Include the album covers in your blog post.

REMEMBER! Key words:

Denotation: A literal description of what you can see.

Connotation: The associated meanings of what you see.

For example: The denotation of this image is - A red heart with bevelled edges and a shadow on the bottom right, as if lit from the top left. Try to be as descriptive as possible for denotation please.

The connoation of this image would be - Love, romance. Use your imaginations for the associated meanings please. Justify your reasons.

To be completed on your blogs as a new post by Weds 11th September 2013.

Year 11 Homework Task - Due Wednesday 4th September

The Big Bang Theory - Target Audience Analysis

Watch an episode of 'The Big Bang Theory'

Write a 300-500 word analysis that discusses the following points:

- Who is the target audience of 'The Big Bang Theory'? (Research E4 audience and compare this show to other programmes on this channel to support your answer)

- Give examples of the ways in which 'The Big Bang Theory' appeals to the target audience (why do they like it?) Give specific events from the episode you have watched to illustrate your answer.

DUE Wednesday 4th September @3:10pm.
Paper copy to the Media Department OR email tj@rws.uk.net OR km@rws.uk.net