Component one
Section A: Analysing media language and representation (unseen section)
One media language question analysing an unseen music video
Possible theorists: Barthes and Levi-Strauss
One representation question comparing the Kiss of the Vampire poster to an unseen film poster
Possible theorists: Hall (representation), Gauntlet, Liesbet Van Zoonen, hooks, Gilroy
(it is likely that one of the above questions will be worth 30 marks, and the other will be worth 15 marks)
Section B: Understanding media industries and audiences (shorter answer questions)
Industry/context questions on the newspaper industry: The Daily Mirror and The Times. There will be at least one question that will reward you for "drawing together your knowledge and understanding from your full course of study"
Possible theorists: Livingstone and Lunt, Curren and Seaton, Hesmondhalgh
Audience question(s) on the WaterAid advert
Possible theorists: Gerbner, Hall (reception)
Component Two
A: Television
1) An audience question on Humans (15)
Possible theorists: Jenkins and Hall
2) A representation question on Les Revenants/The Returned (15)
Possible theorists: Hall, Van Zoonen, hooks, Butler
B: Magazines
A media language question on both Woman and Adbusters (30)
Possible theorists: Barthes and Levi-Strauss
C: Online media
An industry/context question on Zoella and Attitude (30)
Possible theorists: Livingstone and Lunt and Hesmondhalgh
The original information as presented by the exam board is presented below:
