ACARA 9.0 Media Arts Descriptors and Elaborations

Years 7 – 8

Creating and Making

Design and structure media arts works to effectively communicate ideas, perspectives, and meaning to a specific audience. Apply production processes and media arts concepts to create representations that convey intended messages, while ensuring responsible media practices throughout the creation and presentation of the work.

Presenting and Performing

Present media arts work, using responsible media practices and considering potential relationships the work could create with audiences.

Years 9 – 10

Creating and Making

Design and structure media arts works that explore and communicate ideas, perspectives, and meaning. Apply production processes and media arts concepts to create representations that engage specific audiences, either confirming or challenging their expectations.

Presenting and Performing

Present media arts work to audiences and plan approaches for creating relationships with audiences if/when media arts works are distributed in selected personal, community and/or institutional contexts using responsible media practice.

QCAA

Years 11 –12

Media Arts in Practice 2024 v1.1 - Applied senior syllabus

• Unit Option A: Personal Viewpoints
• Unit Option B: Representations
• Unit Option C: Community
• Unit Option D: Persuasion

Film, Television & New Media 2025 v1.2 - General senior syllabus October 2024

• Unit 1: Foundations
• Unit 2: Stories
• Unit 3: Participation
• Unit 4: Artistry

Film, Television & New Media 2019 v1.2 - General Senior Syllabus

• Unit 1: Foundation
• Unit 2: Story Forms
• Unit 3: Participation
• Unit 4: Identity

General Capabilities

Critical and Creative Thinking

• Generating
• Create Possibilities
• Consider Alternatives

Digital Literacy

• Creating and Exchanging
• Create, Communicate, and Collaborate