Ways of working Knowledge and understanding Students are able to: Media select and develop ideas for arts Media involves selecting media languages and works, considering different technologies to create representations and audiences and different purposes, construct meaning, considering different using arts elements and languages audiences and different purposes. create and shape arts works by Still and moving images, sounds and words are organising arts elements to express selected to construct media texts personal and community values, Media techniques and practices, including layout, beliefs and observations storyboard and manipulation of images, sounds present arts works to informal and and words, are used to create media texts formal audiences, using arts Representations in media texts are selected from techniques, skills and processes different settings, including time and place, and for reflect on learning to identify new different audiences and purposes. understandings and future applications. Assessable elements Knowledge and understanding Creating Presenting Reflecting Source: Studies Authority 2007, The Arts Essential Learnings by the end of Year 5, QSA, . Listed here are suggested learning experiences for students before they attempt this assessment. Explore the role of photographs in everyday life. Become familiar with the work of photography artists. Complete a camera licence. See Appendix A: Camera licence. Become familiar with camera shots and angles. See Appendix D: Camera frames and angles. Develop basic photography skills and knowledge of media technologies including image manipulation and layout. See Appendix E: Making photographs look interesting and Appendix F: Tips for taking great pictures. Learn media languages (e.g. camera angle and movement, graphics, soundtrack, voice-over, caption, font) to analyse representations on postcards, invitations and greeting cards.
Ways of working Students are able to: select and develop ideas for arts works, considering different audiences and different purposes, using arts elements and languages create and shape arts works by organising arts elements to express personal and community values, beliefs and observations present arts works to informal and formal audiences, using arts techniques, skills and processes reflect on learning to identify new understandings and future applications. Knowledge and understanding Media Media involves selecting media languages and technologies to create representations and construct meaning, considering different audiences and different purposes. Still and moving images, sounds and words are selected to construct media texts Media techniques and practices, including layout, storyboard and manipulation of images, sounds and words, are used to create media texts Representations in media texts are selected from different settings, including time and place, and for different audiences and purposes. Assessable elements Knowledge and understanding Creating Presenting Reflecting Source: Studies Authority 2007, The Arts Essential Learnings by the end of Year 5, QSA, . Listed here are suggested learning experiences for students before they attempt this assessment. Explore the role of photographs in everyday life. Become familiar with the work of photography artists. Complete a camera licence. See Appendix A: Camera licence. Become familiar with camera shots and angles. See Appendix D: Camera frames and angles. Develop basic photography skills and knowledge of media technologies including image manipulation and layout. See Appendix E: Making photographs look interesting and Appendix F: Tips for taking great pictures. Learn media languages (e.g. camera angle and movement, graphics, soundtrack, voice-over, caption, font) to analyse representations on postcards, invitations and greeting cards.
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