APS Media Studies

Our blog containing highly relevant contextual research, readings and data for use in studying the Media at KS5.

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Screenwriting on No Film School's site

Read about the latest news & greatest stories on Screenwriting. On No Film School you'll find everything you need to know about Screenwritin

Soooo useful for inspiration and insight on creating your own projects.

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75 Science Fiction Writing Prompts

Get a little push toward coming up with your next out-of-this-world screenplay idea.

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Check Out These 75 Horror Writing Prompts

Get your scary ideas onto the page with a little help from us.

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75 Western Writing Prompts

Saddle the horses and head out to the pasture at high noon.

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What Is Seve-Act Structure and How Do You Use It?

Got a longer story to tell? Maybe a few additional acts will help keep the audience engaged.

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10 Ways To Attack the Second Act of Your Screenplay

So you want to get through the second act? We got some tips for you...

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Very instructive on the declining standards of the British national press and the economic/cultural reasons for it - from some excellent sources. Oh... and it's funny.

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Mail Online confirms plan for subscription service with 10-15 paid stories per day

Mail Online has confirmed it will make up to 15 articles per day paid-for under a new subscription service from the end of January.

The Mail online is going to go partial paywall on 10-15 high interest stories but ad-funded for the other 1485.... very interesting.

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Data and Insight With a portfolio of 10 products, Mail Metro Media can cater for every advertiser. See which of our seriously popular print,

All the DMGT brands... I just don't trust the ages....

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Not sure about that average age of 56 years old.... but this is excellent audience and industry analysis of The Daily Mail paper

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IPSO report '22 - interesting reading

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‘End of days’: staff at Mirror and Express owner Reach brace for grim Christmas

Workers despair as national and local newspaper group launches third round of job cuts in a year

It's getting REALLY bad if your publisher doesn't have some kind of subscription/paid-for publication to offset the digital ad decline due to social media giving it LESS priority (and the old print readers dying out)

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Nice camera, basic lighting with some sync, some post. Makes a 12 year old look like a fiend...

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20 Directing Tips We've Heard Before but Always Forget

Whether you're new to filmmaking or a seasoned vet, we sometimes forget these valuable tips.

Very effective guide to the core principles.

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MailOnline to pay Gabby and Kenny Logan damages over false claims

Payout relates to article that wrongly claimed pair had received £500,000 to promote tax avoidance schemes

The Mail being the Mail

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How to Format Your Screenplay for Filmmakers (Movie Script Template)

Suppose you want to be a screenwriter. You have to master script format. We have your guide.

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Go deep on homage and intertextual reference...