Product Description

FROM DAY ONE . . . TO THE NIGHT BEFORE YOUR EXAMS

This brand new A-Z Handbook explains all the key terms in Advanced Level Media and Film Studies. Each entry begins with a clear definition and is followed by explanation and/or worked examples. The more important the term, the more detailed the entry. The A-Z format makes it exceptionally easy to use.

The Complete A-Z Media & Film Studies Handbook has been written to familiarise you with the language of Media and Film Studies. It is useful from the first day of studying Media and/or Film Studies right through to the night before your exams. The Handbook is invaluable for students of all AS and A2 level courses and will also be invaluable to University students.

For new students – Media and Film ideas, terms and concepts are explained clearly

During the course – the fuller explanation of more important or challenging concepts helps in tackling homework or coursework assignments

For exam revision - detailed revision lists are provided to help focus your efforts, plus exam advice from a leading examiner

Additional features include:

·A-grade revision list

·revision tips

·useful websites

·revision lists specific to each major examining board

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #503527 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .1 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Review

The most comprehensive, the most readable and indeed the best A to Z in this area which I have seen.

(Pete Fraser, Chief Examiner (extract from the foreword) )

"If you are not sure what 'gonzo journalism' or 'cinema verite' is, or you think you know what 'mugging' and 'signal' mean, or you would like to get a 'grip' on 'intertextuality' or 'photographic truth', then this is the book for you."

(The School Librarian, Spring 2008 )

About the Author
Vivienne Clark teaches Film & Media Studies A level at Langley Park School for Boys, Beckenham, Kent. She is an Associate Tutor of British Film Institute Education and has been Chief Examiner of GCSE Media Studies and Principal Examiner of A level Media Studies for one of the national awarding bodies. She has co-written GCSE Media Studies (Longman 2002) and Key Concepts & Skills for Media Studies (Hodder Arnold 2002) and is author of Studying Jane Campion's The Piano (Autuer 2007). Vivienne is also the Series Editor of Teaching Film and Media Studies, a large series of resources for teachers. She is Course Tutor for a BFI/Institute of Education MA module for teachers, An Introduction to Media Education in Practice and a freelance media education consultant.

Bill Malyszko is Assistant Headteacher and Head of Film & Media Studies at Langley Park School for Boys, Beckenham, Kent. He is an Associate Tutor of British Film Institute Education, and author of The Godfather in The Ultimate Film Guide series (York Press, 2001) and co-author of GCSE Media Studies (Longman 2002). He has acted as an Assistant Examiner for both Film & Media Studies at A Level and has presented national workshops on teaching Film Studies for the British Film Institute, amongst others.

David Wharton qualified as a teacher in 1991. At Gateway Sixth Form College in Leicester he was closely involved in setting up the Media Studies department, which he later led for two years. He now teaches part-time and continues to run the Film Studies course at Gateway whilst developing other interests as a freelance writer and trainer.

Peter Jones worked for many years in music journalism and the film and television industries. He currently teaches A level Film and Media Studies at Queen Mary’s College, Basingstoke, and is also a Film Studies examiner for the WJEC. His book Teaching Black Cinema (BFI Publishing) was published in 2006.