In the junior phase of learning, students have the opportunity to create stop motion videos, music videos and evaluate how film makers create. Most importantly, Media gives students the chance to be more than a consumer of media — they become a creator. They learn to question what they see, understand how media shapes the way we think about the world, and use technology to communicate their own ideas.
In the senior phase, Media splits into two distinct pathways: Media Arts in Practice (Photography) and Film, TV and New Media.
Media Arts in Practice – Applied Subject
In Photography, students learn the skills required to be a photographer. They develop an understanding of black and white photography, how to use a dark room, developing photographs, digital photography and creative photography. Students have access to digital cameras and studio equipment to capture the best possible photograph. These photographs are exhibited at the end of the year with the Visual Arts in the Senior Exhibition.
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| Year 11 | Unit 1 Personal Viewpoints - Students explore the relationship between media arts and the development of their own and others' social values, attitudes and beliefs.
| Unit 2 Community - Students explore the concept of community and the ways media arts can celebrate, advocate for/inform audiences.
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| Year 12 | Unit 3 Representations - Students explore the concept of representation in media artworks. They respond to the ways that media artworks can alter, question or add to representations of reality, using media language to make representations for different platforms.
| Unit 4 Persuasion - Students explore the concept of persuasion in media artworks. They identify marketing styles or trends in the media industry and use persuasive media language to pitch a media artwork.
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Film, TV and New Media – General Subject
Explore your creativity and make sense of the world through Film, Television & New Media at Pine Rivers State High School.
Students develop valuable skills in creative thinking, communication, collaboration, planning and critical analysis, while building confidence as digital and ethical citizens. Through engaging with Australian and global cultures, students learn to critically analyse, create and appreciate the media that shapes our world.
With skills that are highly transferable across industries, Film, Television & New Media prepares students to communicate, think creatively and adapt to a future filled with unimagined possibilities.
| Year 11 | Unit 1 Foundation - Grasp foundational concepts and processes in Film, Television & New Media using available technologies.
- Gain insights into technical and symbolic codes, understanding signs and symbols in specific production contexts.
- Explore various moving-image media genres, considering social, political, economic, legal, cultural, historical, and institutional influences.
| Unit 2 Stories - Explore diverse storytelling across moving-image media platforms and audience engagement through different representations and languages.
- Analyse and manipulate technical and symbolic codes in story construction, investigating narrative and non- narrative formats.
- Emphasise understanding how stories evolve based on social and cultural contexts, shaping meaning and
cultural identity through moving-image media.
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| Year 12 | Unit 3 Participation - Explore audience engagement in moving-image media across platforms, considering the impact of technologies and institutions.
- Examine social, cultural, political, economic, and institutional factors in various media forms.
- Cover documentary, television, games, animation, event activation, advertising, or short film in historical and contemporary contexts.
| Unit 4 Artistry - Express artistic identity through moving-image media like short film, animation, or digital games.
- Examine global influences on styles, considering historical forms in contemporary moving-image media.
- Emphasise developing students' identity as filmmakers through creating stylistic media products.
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