TEACHERS' NOTES

This study resource is intended for use with students of GCSE Media Studies, A level Media or Film Studies and Higher Still Media courses. Students studying English at GCSE, Standard Grade or Intermediate levels could also explore this topic for argumentative or informative writing. The following areas are looked at:

• The effects tradition and content analysis.
• Violence within context and genre.
• A case study based on the controversy surrounding the film Heat (1995).

STUDENT WEBSITE

website.lineone.net

Developed by an A Level student, this site looks at censorship issues in the media today.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Moving Experiences, Understanding Television's Influences and Effects,
David Gauntlett (John Libbey, 1995)

Moving Images: Understanding Children's Emotional Responses to Television,
David Buckingham (Manchester University Press,1996)

Public Opinion and Broadcasting Standards: Violence in Television Fiction,
David Docherty (John Libbey, 1990)