Media Products

Types of traditional media?

Film

Television

Radio

Print publishing

Types of new media?

Computer games

Interactive media

Websites

Digital publishing

Purposes of media products?

Advertise

Educate

Entertain

Inform

Influence

What is video?

Moving images e.g TV broadcasts, cinema and streaming sites

What is animation?

Series of still images combined together to create the illusion of movement. Includes stop-motion

What is music?

Includes music by artists sold on CD, streamed online or broadcast on radio

What is audio?

Includes voice-overs, podcasts, and sound effects such as a coin being obtained

What are Ebooks?

Electronic books that can be read on a digital device or e-reader such as Kindle

What are special effects (SFX)?

Effects that happen on set during filming e.g pyrotechnics, animatronics and prosthetic makeup

What is augmented reality?

Where images, videos, text are superimposed onto a live view from a smartphone camera

What is virtual reality?

Users wear a headset to view and interact with a 360 degree image, video, game or environment

What are visual effects (VFX)?

Effects that are created after filming, using computers e.g using Green screens and CGI

What are some other media products?

Digital imagery and graphics e.g billboard

Digital games

Websites

Comics and Graphic novels

Multimedia products