Aims Media Arts

In addition to the overarching aims for the Australian Curriculum: The Arts, media arts knowledge, understanding and skills ensure that, individually and collaboratively, students develop: enjoyment and confidence to participate in, experiment with and …

Aims | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Rationale Media Arts

  This rationale complements and extends the rationale for The Arts learning area. Media arts involves creating representations of the world and telling stories through communications technologies such as television, film, video, newspapers, radio, video …

Rationale | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Example of knowledge and skills Media Arts

In this band students are introduced to the ways that ideas and intentions are communicated in and through Media Arts. They develop knowledge, understanding and skills through media arts practices focusing on: Representation and story principles Structure representing …

Example of knowledge and skills | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAM054

experimenting with image, for example, retelling a story of the school day in a series of captioned images

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAM054 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAM055

experimenting with sound recording technology and found objects to create and record sound effects to support a story

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAM055 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAM056

Considering viewpoints – societies and cultures: For example – What images will I use to tell my traditional story?

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAM056 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAR057

Considering viewpoints – societies and cultures: For example – What story is this media artwork telling? Who made this media artwork? Where is this media artwork from?

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAR057 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAM058

taking a series of photographs that show themselves and their friends as comic superheroes and villains through setting, costume and body language

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAM058 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAM059

experimenting with applying text to accompany still or moving images, such as credits in a title sequence, and selecting appropriate fonts, colour and length of time for display suitable to the purpose of the artwork

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAM059 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAM060

planning and scripting a radio advertisement for a school event with respect for the rules and image the school seeks to promote

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAM060 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAR061

comparing media artworks made for different purposes using appropriate language, and identifying possible differences in audiences’ interpretations

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAR061 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAM062

exploring different power relationships and showing different perspectives on character by framing images, for example, representing a relationship from their school or community

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAM062 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAM063

designing and creating an animated sequence that personifies inanimate objects and creates smooth action

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAM063 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAM064

designing a navigational plan for a game, using multiple levels and obstacles; for example, creating and designing problems to be solved in order to progress to a new level

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAM064 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAR065

researching and comparing historical and contemporary media representations and explaining how context influences the characters, stories and values portrayed in the media artworks; for example, comparing TV representations of family

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAR065 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAM066

experimenting with use of images, sounds and text and selected conventions to challenge existing stereotypes in society

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAM066 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAM067

manipulating combinations of technical and symbolic elements (composition, time, space, sound, movement, lighting) to represent ideas and feelings in their media artworks

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAM067 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAM068

Considering viewpoints – forms and elements: For example – What elements define a genre? How can I create mood and setting through images/sound/framing?

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAM068 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAM069

manipulating sound and camera angles to create mood and setting

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAM069 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACAMAM070

distributing a media artwork designed to engage a specific audience and using appropriate rights and permissions to upload to the internet, for example, distributing a music video they have made

Elaboration (1) | ACAMAM070 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum