| Week | Topic | Description | Due Dates |
Week 1 | Representations of Women in Movie Posters | An examination of changing representations of women over the last century.
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Week 2 | Remixing Movie Posters | Remix a movie poster using Adobe Photoshop.
| Poster Analysis |
Week 3 | Remixing Movie Posters | Remix a movie poster using Adobe Photoshop. | Remixed Poster
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Week 4 | Whedonesque Women | A study of how female characters are represented in the Joss Whedon film Serenity. | |
Week 5 | Whedonesque Women | A study of how female characters are represented in the Joss Whedon film Serenity. | |
Week 6 | Whedonesque Women | A study of how female characters are represented in the Joss Whedon film Serenity. | Serenity Essay
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Week 7 | Noir Comics | Create a film-noir style comics in the tradition of Frank Miller using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator | |
Week 8 | Noir Comics | Create a film-noir style comics in the tradition of Frank Miller using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator | |
Week 9 | Noir Comics | Create a film-noir style comics in the tradition of Frank Miller using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator | |
Week 10 | Noir Comics | Create a film-noir style comics in the tradition of Frank Miller using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator | Noir Comic
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Week 11 | Film Noir | Create a short film noir piece using digital video cameras and iMovie. | |
Week 12 | Film Noir | Create a short film noir piece using digital video cameras and iMovie. | |
Week 13 | Film Noir | Create a short film noir piece using digital video cameras and iMovie. | |
Week 14 | Film Noir | Create a short film noir piece using digital video cameras and iMovie. | Film Noir Short
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Week 15 | New Media | A look at how new media - like social networkig site and file sharing services - are influencing the distribution and consumption of media texts as well as the implications they have for society. | |
Week 16 | New Media | A look at how new media - like social networkig site and file sharing services - are influencing the distribution and consumption of media texts as well as the implications they have for society. | New Media Essay
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Week 17 | New Media | A look at how new media - like social networkig site and file sharing services - are influencing the distribution and consumption of media texts as well as the implications they have for society. | |
Week 18 | New Media
| A look at how new media - like social networkig site and file sharing services - are influencing the distribution and consumption of media texts as well as the implications they have for society. | New Media Essay
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Week 19 | Exam Revision | Exam Revision | |
Week 20 | Exam | The Unit 1 Media Exam will feature short answer questions covering the three outcomes for this unit. | Exam
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