Year 9 Media Studies

Social media from Mrs Downie

This term you will be looking at the cultural phenomenon that are You Tubers. These media producers use You Tube as a new way of communicating ideas directly from them, as content producers, to their growing audience. They are interesting because they are using media to influence audiences in a way that doesn't rely on big media companies.  How they go on to make money and become stars is another thing. You are going to learn about the work behind the scenes to understand more about the influence of You Tubers on popular culture and what the job really entails. Watch the videos. The first looks at what it takes to become a successful You Tuber. Task: Find another five You Tube stars and create a profile for them in your book. Remember to include: Their picture Number of subscribers How long have they been uploading content A description of the content of their channel The demographics of their target audience (this means how old, what gender, what lifestyle do the ...

For your GCSE coursework next year you will be given a brief to create a magazine targeted at a specific target audience. This is worth 30% of your GCSE grade and so you need to be ready to showcase your layout, photography and journalistic skills. This task will give you the opportunity to practise these essential Media Studies skills. This term, you have been learning about how You Tubers make a profit from their audiences and analysing their appeal to target audiences.  You are going to use this knowledge to create a magazine article about your own original You Tube star. The article needs to be an interview or feature about your imaginary star which would be read by their subscribers. Magazines are aware of the appeal to You Tube and they would include these kinds of features for their readers. It would be a selling point of their magazine. Task: Create a magazine feature article about a fictional YouTuber. Your article will be for a double page spread in a magazine t...

Click on the image to find a workbook packed full of useful media terminology for your You Tubers unit of work.