Component one overview
Section A - Unseen analysis. One video, one print
Representation - 30 mark/60 minutes representation comparison. Advertising OR newspapers OR music videos compared to… anything!
Media language - 15 mark/30 minute unseen analysis. Could be anything!
Section B - industry and audience
Industry - 25 marks/25 minutes. Lots of little questions. One is synoptic. Film, newspapers, videogames, radio
Audience - 20 marks/20 minutes. Usually 2 questions. Advertising, newspapers, radio, videogames
The representation question in component one…
30 marks
60 minutes (72.5 minutes)
Extended response… the examiner will be expecting to see 60 minutes of excellent, analytical work!
The media language question in component one…
15 marks
30 minutes (37.5 minutes)
Extended analytical response… but no need for an introduction! Just jump in!
The industry questions in component one…
25 marks total
25 minutes (31.25 minutes)
Short, snappy responses. No intro. Facts!
The audience questions in component one…
20 marks total
20 minutes (25 minutes)
Short, snappy responses. No intro. Examples!
Component two overview
- Three industries, three sections, four questions
- 30 marks per section. Spend 50 minutes per industry/section (62.5m)
- One industry will be split in to two 15 mark questions. 25 minutes (31m) on each 15 marker
- Analytical. Synoptic. Extended. You will need an introduction and a conclusion.
- Synopticity refers to bringing information together to form a bigger picture. Referring to other aspects of the media course (for example using audience debates such as fandom in a representation question) and drawing attention to issues of context (such as the history of feminism, arguments around regulation and the effect of violence on audiences etc) will be strongly rewarded.
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