ABSTRACT
The short history of media production included underlines the cultural links in a pedagogical tradition of working with cameras and sound recording equipment with school pupils. One of the most significant aspects of the digital revolution is that it means engaging with the technologies of representation, like these, has become increasingly easier, faster and more affordable. One of the significant changes brought about by the everyday use of digital technology is that most of write to communicate on a far more regular basis than we did 20 years ago – in more sustained and committed ways and in anticipation of a wider audience, through use of social media, texting and email. The 2007 National Curriculum Programmes of Study for KS3 and KS4 encompassed the study of multimodal texts – with a focus on the creation of meaning ‘through the combination of words, images and sounds’.
