SACE Stage 2 Media Studies case studies
SACE Stage 2 Media Studies · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Media Studies is listed on the SACE Board of South Australia website as a Stage 2 subject within the South Australian Certificate of Education. The SACE is a senior secondary qualification built from 200 credits, which students can accumulate through subjects, VET and other recognised learning, and Stage 2 is the final stage of that journey. The SACE Stage 2 Media Studies case studies are 5 cases and about 3,722 words.
1The Sponsor's Cut and the Unpaid Editor
A Year 12 student, Priya, has made a six-minute documentary for her major product about a local recycling cooperative. She interviewed the co-op's coordinator and a council waste officer, and she has signed release forms from both.
756 words, about 4 min2The Trailer That Spoils the Twist
A distributor is marketing a low-budget Australian thriller for its streaming release. The film's central pleasure is a mid-film reveal that a character the audience trusts is the antagonist.
771 words, about 4 min3Vertical Video, Horizontal Evidence
A student, Tom, is producing a three-minute current-affairs package for a youth-oriented social media channel. His key evidence is a wide, horizontal shot of a protest crowd that clearly shows the scale of the gathering.
706 words, about 4 min4The Podcast That Borrowed Its Voice
A student group is producing a four-episode podcast on housing affordability for their folio. They cannot secure interviews with politicians, so they decide to record a 'reconstructed' interview: one student writes answers based on a politician's published statements, and another performs them in a confident voice.
776 words, about 4 min5The Streaming Numbers That Weren't There
A student, Alex, is writing an analytical essay on the Australian screen industry for external assessment. He wants to argue that a particular streaming drama 'underperformed' because it was poorly marketed.
713 words, about 4 min