In Level A, students are exposed to media arts. They experience how media artworks can represent the world in which they live.
Students become aware of character and settings as they explore sensory...
In Level A, students are exposed to media arts. They experience how media artworks can represent the world in which they live.
Students become aware of character and settings as they explore sensory elements of media arts, explore ideas and assist in the construction of stories.
Students experience safety in using technologies and in interaction with others. They are exposed to the role of artist. As an audience they are exposed to the sensory elements of the media art.
By the end of Level A, students react to media artworks being made and viewed.
Students assist to make and share media artworks representing their life and preferences.
In Level B, students explore media arts. They explore how media artworks can represent the world and that they can make media artworks to represent their ideas about the world.
Students learn about...
In Level B, students explore media arts. They explore how media artworks can represent the world and that they can make media artworks to represent their ideas about the world.
Students learn about safety in using technologies and in interaction with others. They experience the role of artist. As an audience they learn to focus their attention on the media artwork and to respond at the end of the viewing.
By the end of Level B, students indicate what they like and dislike about media artworks they make and view.
Students assist to make and share media artworks using technologies and by selecting images and sounds to represent an idea or familiar story.
In Level C, students explore media arts. They explore and learn about how media artworks can represent elements of the world and that they can make media artworks to represent their ideas about...
In Level C, students explore media arts. They explore and learn about how media artworks can represent elements of the world and that they can make media artworks to represent their ideas about the world. Students become aware of simple structure, character and settings as they explore ideas and construct stories.
Students learn about safety in using technologies and in interaction with others. They experience the role of artist. As an audience they learn to focus their attention on the media artwork and to respond at the end of the viewing.
By the end of Level C, students communicate about media artworks they make and view, and why media artworks are made.
Students make media artworks that communicate a word or concept.
In Level D, students explore media arts. They learn how media artworks can represent the world and that they can make media artworks to represent their ideas about the world. Students become aware...
In Level D, students explore media arts. They learn how media artworks can represent the world and that they can make media artworks to represent their ideas about the world. Students become aware of character and settings as they explore ideas and construct stories. They learn about composition, sound and technologies.
Students learn about safety in using technologies and in interaction with others. They experience the role of artist and they respond to feedback in their media arts making. As an audience they learn to focus their attention on the media artwork and to respond at the end of the viewing. They make simple evaluations of media artworks expressing simple statements about what they like and why.
By the end of Level D, students describe the characteristics of media artworks they make and view.
Students make and share media artworks representing a significant idea, event or story.
In Foundation, students explore media arts and learn how media artworks represent the world in which they live. Students make media artworks with their peers, and experience media artworks as audiences.
In Foundation, students explore media arts and learn how media artworks represent the world in which they live. Students make media artworks with their peers, and experience media artworks as audiences.
Students become aware of character and settings as they explore ideas and construct stories. They learn about the elements of media arts such as composition and sound, and experience media arts from a range of cultures, times and locations.
Students experience the role of artist in their media arts making, and as an audience, learn to respond to media artworks they view.
By end of Foundation, students describe the media art works they make and view.
They make and share media artworks representing stories with settings and characters.
In Levels 1 and 2, students explore media arts and experiment with story and elements of media arts. They develop an understanding of a range of media artworks. They make and share their media artworks...
In Levels 1 and 2, students explore media arts and experiment with story and elements of media arts. They develop an understanding of a range of media artworks. They make and share their media artworks as artists and audience.
Students become aware of structure, intent, character and settings as they explore ideas, and plan and construct stories. They learn about the elements of media arts and about different audience groups. They experience media arts from a range of cultures, times and locations.
Students learn how to safely use media technologies in media arts practice. They develop their role as an artist in their media artworks, and ways to respond to media artworks as an audience.
By the end of Level 2, students describe the media artworks that they make and view, and describe where and why media artworks are made.
Students use the story principles of structure, character, intent and setting, media technologies and the elements of media arts to make and share media artworks.
In Levels 3 and 4, students extend their understanding of key concepts of media arts such as the use of media technologies, story principles of structure, intent, character and settings, and use...
In Levels 3 and 4, students extend their understanding of key concepts of media arts such as the use of media technologies, story principles of structure, intent, character and settings, and use the media arts elements of composition and sound. They consider themselves as audiences and explore the characteristics of audience types.
As they make and respond to media artworks, students explore meaning and interpretation, genre, media forms and elements. They explore social and cultural contexts of media arts, and evaluate their own and others’ media artworks.
Students use media technologies safely in their media arts practice. They increase their understanding of the role of the artist and of the audience, and consider how and why audiences respond to media art works. Students also consider ethical issues when making media artworks.
By the end of Level 4, students describe similarities and differences between media artworks they make and view. They discuss how and why they and others use images, sound and text to make and present media artworks. They identify the characteristics of audiences who view media artworks and the social, historical and cultural contexts in which media artworks are viewed.
Students use intent, structure, setting, characters, media elements and media technologies to make and share media artworks that communicate ideas to an audience.
In Levels 5 and 6, students develop their use of structure, intent, character and settings by incorporating viewpoints and genre conventions in their media art works. They explore and use media...
In Levels 5 and 6, students develop their use of structure, intent, character and settings by incorporating viewpoints and genre conventions in their media art works. They explore and use media technologies and media elements such as time, space, sound, colour, movement and lighting, and evaluate the use of these elements in the media artworks they make and view.
Students identify the variety of audiences for which media artworks are made. They explain the purpose and processes for producing media artworks. They experience media arts from a range of cultures, times and locations including social, cultural and historical contexts. Students use media technologies safely in their media arts practice. They consider the role of responsible media practices for organisations who distribute media art works, and the role of communities and organisations in regulating access to media artworks. Students develop a deeper understanding of their role as a media artist, and as an audience, as they engage with more diverse media artworks.
By the end of Level 6, students explain how viewpoints, ideas and stories are shaped and portrayed in media artworks they make, share and view.
Students use materials and media technologies to make media artworks for specific audiences and purposes, using intent, structure, setting and characters to communicate viewpoints and genre conventions. They explain the purposes of media artworks made in different cultures, times and places for different audiences.
In Levels 7 and 8, students build on their understanding of structure, intent, character, settings, viewpoints and genre conventions in their media artworks.
Students extend use of media technologies...
In Levels 7 and 8, students build on their understanding of structure, intent, character, settings, viewpoints and genre conventions in their media artworks.
Students extend use of media technologies and their understanding of story principles and media elements, such as the use of time, space, sound, movement, colour and lighting. They examine the ways in which audiences interpret meaning and how different audiences engage with and share media artworks.
As they experience media arts, students draw on media arts from a range of cultures, times and locations. Students explore how traditional and contemporary media forms change over time They consider social, cultural and historical influences and representations in media arts. They evaluate how established behaviours or conventions influence media artworks they engage with and make.
Students safely use media technologies. They develop ethical practices and consider regulatory issues when using technology. Students extend their understanding of their role as a media artist, and as an audience, as they engage with more diverse and challenging media artworks.
By the end of Level 8, students identify and analyse how representations of social values and viewpoints are portrayed in the media artworks they make, distribute and view.
Students use intent, structure, setting, characters and genre conventions to shape technical and symbolic elements for specific purposes and meanings. They evaluate how they and others use these genre conventions and elements to make meaning. They identify and analyse the social and ethical responsibilities of both makers and users of media artworks in social, cultural, historical and institutional contexts.
Students produce representations of social values and viewpoints in media artworks for particular audiences. They use production processes, equipment and technologies to achieve their intentions.
In Levels 9 and 10, students refine and extend their understanding and use of structure, intent, character, settings, viewpoints and genre conventions in their compositions. As they use media technologies...
In Levels 9 and 10, students refine and extend their understanding and use of structure, intent, character, settings, viewpoints and genre conventions in their compositions. As they use media technologies they extend the use of media elements such as time, space, sound, movement and lighting. They analyse the way in which audiences make meaning and how audiences interact with and share media artworks.
Students experience media arts from a range of cultures, times and locations. As they explore media arts in a range of forms, students learn that over time, there has been a development of different traditional and contemporary styles in media arts. They consider the local, global, social and cultural contexts that shape the purposes and processes in producing media artworks, and evaluate the social and ethical implications of media arts.
Students safely use media technologies. They maintain ethical practices and consider regulatory issues when using media technologies. Students develop a sophisticated understanding of their roles as artists and audiences as they engage with diverse media artworks.
By the end of Level 10, students analyse how values and alternative viewpoints are portrayed in the media artworks they make, interact with and distribute.
Students use intent, structure, setting, characters and genre conventions to evaluate how technical and symbolic elements are manipulated to make representations and meaning. They evaluate how social, institutional and ethical issues influence the making and use of media artworks.
Students communicate alternative viewpoints in media artworks for different community and institutional contexts. They apply design, production and distribution processes to the media artworks they make.
