Year 10 Subject Guide 2020

MEDIA ARTS

Year 10 MYP

Subject Outline In MYP arts students have opportunities to function as artists, as well as learners of the arts. Artists have to be curious. By developing curiosity about themselves, others and the world, students become effective learners, inquirers and creative problem-solvers. Students develop through creating and presenting arts in ways that engage and convey feelings, experiences and ideas. It is through this practice that students acquire new skills and master those skills developed in prior learning. Through learning about media and how to create media, students have the chance to understand better the power of media as a tool for expression and investigation. Imagery in film and media tells a story that immediately crosses cultural boundaries to speak in a universal language. Media Arts also allows students to develop planning and organisational skills within a highly motivating context.

Pathways Media Arts articulates to the following Year 11 and 12 QCCA Senior Programme in Year 11: - Film, Television and New Media You would take this subject if you are interested in computer graphics and film production. We live in an era driven by multimedia, everything from the graphics and user interface of your mobile phone and computers, to the special effects that are seen in movies are driven by content learnt in Media Arts. This subject leads into the senior subject Film, Television and New Media and will give students a significant understanding of the Adobe Suite by developing skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and After Effects. MYP Aims of Media Arts The aims of the teaching of Media Arts are to encourage and enable students to:  create and present art  develop skills specific to the discipline  engage in a process of creative exploration and (self-) discovery  make purposeful connections between investigation and practice  understand the relationship between art and its contexts  respond to and reflect on art  deepen their understanding of the world.

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