Greetings VCE Media students! I would like to take a moment to share some information about my experience in VCE Media last year (2018), as well as offer some advice on how to do well in the subject if you're just starting out.
A little about me first. I just finished the VCE, with Media being my top subject. I was top of my class and scored A+ in all of my school assessments (My SAT and both of my SACs). The only place I fell short was in my final exam, where I scored a B+ (Not that bad really, but in a subject that is so heavily scaled down, it's the difference between having a study score in the 40s and in the 30s.) Unfortunately, the bell curve plotted against me and I had a raw score of 39 (and a scaled score of 34 or so). VCAA is so cruel...
I might not have recieved the highest score in the state but I still want to share my knowledge with future students. As I have a passion for filmaking that stems outside of my SAT work, I decided to make a series on YouTube offering advice and support on doing well in VCE Media. The current list of episodes is at the bottom of this message, which I will update regularly.
I'll be uploading new episodes weekly (on Mondays, usually) You'll learn more about my personal experiences with each assessment, what went well, what DIDN'T and how YOU can do better. I was obsessed with this subject in year 12 and know A LOT about it, so I'm a good person to come to for advice from a student's perspective. If you've got any specific questions about the current study design or Media in general you can ask me in the Youtube comments and I'll answer them there. You can also ask here, of course.
Here is a link to the YouTube playlist with every episode:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjFCxiACs1NQobj3rd5p03qKF83S7OszrHere are links to the episodes up at the moment:1: Introduction to VCE Media (and discussion of SAT mediums)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAgPj8A1kuA2a: My VCE Media Folio (PDP flip through and discussion)
https://youtu.be/RT7e5jfg5hk2b: My VCE Media Folio (Part 2, as YouTube doesn't let newbies upload vids longer than 15 mins)
https://youtu.be/Wilxyv0WHXE3: How to set up your VCE Media Folio AND Backing Up your work. (tips, tricks and personal reccomendations for making starting your folio off RIGHT!
https://youtu.be/GLvbxqWdUKk4: Discussing my finished VCE Media Project
https://youtu.be/RI0tQ3Gz06gMy VCE Production: "If I Was A Dude" [Music Video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ6xt3DTlRQ5: REJECTED from Top Designs - A guide on what the VCE Season of Excellence is all about, why you should check it out for inspiration, and some useful tips on how to apply to be featured in it yourself next year (whilst I simultaneously rant about being rejected)
https://youtu.be/lj-xDLdzT046: SAC 1 Overview for VCE Media
https://youtu.be/EH-xRnnwdgU7: WTF are Codes and Conventions? - And why they're important in VCE Media.
https://youtu.be/U8VQrxcSw0oIf you have a request for a future episode I'd love to hear it!