Prelims; Imprint; Dedicated Teacher page; Table of Contents; Introduction; How to use this series; How to use this book; Unit 1 Introduction to Media; 1.1 What is media?; 1.2 Media and your life; Unit 2 Media language: Micro elements; 2.1 Semiotics; 2.2 Shots, angles, movement, composition; 2.3 Sound; 2.4 Mise-en-scène; 2.5 Editing; Unit 3 Media Language: Macro elements; 3.

1 Genre; 3.2 Narrative; 3.3 Representation; Unit 4 Media Text Analysis; 4.1 What is media text analysis?; 4.2 Reading media texts; 4.3 Writing about media texts; Unit 5 Media Contexts; 5.1 Media forms and platforms; 5.2 Media institutions; 5.

3 Media audiences; 5.4 Developing case studies; 5.5 Using case studies; Unit 6 Media Production: AS and A level portfolios; 6.1 Preparing for production; 6.2 Researching a production; 6.3 Planning a production; 6.4 Developing skills: film/video; 6.5 Developing skills: print; 6.

6 Developing skills: website home pages; 6.7 Reflecting on a production; Unit 7 Media debates; 7.1 Regulation ; 7.2 Postmodernism; 7.3 Power and the media; Unit 8 Changing Media environments; 8.1 How and why do media environments change?; 8.2 Changes in media audiences ; 8.3 Evolving media formats and industries; 8.

4 Developing case studies for changing media environments; Glossary; Acknowledgements; Index.