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Media paper 2 Mock

  1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).  WWW: A good grasp of the theory. EBI: Consider how different audiences responded to D83. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this exam carefully , paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. Firstly, focus on the unseen question and identify two aspects of the poster that you could have written about in your answer. • The use of props to denote the narrative and genre elements • The use of costume and props to construct teen stereotypes (leather/biker jacket, cat ears, red dress) 3) Look at the indicative content for Q1 again and make a note of any theories or examples of media terminology you could have used in your answer. • the way events, issues, individuals and social groups (including social identity) are represented through processes of selection and combination. 4) Now focus on the TV 25-marker. Read  this exemplar response for the TV quest...

TV and film assessment LR

1) Type up your feedback in full (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep tis confidential) WWW: Good attempt to incorporate various theories.                                                                                                                   EBI: Less descriptive and more reference to the question, also considering ways they are not ideological.     2) Read  the whole mark scheme for this assessment  carefully. Identify at least one potential point that you missed out on for each question in the assessment (even if you got full marks for the question). 1) A range of different genres are suggested on the poster – e.g. the background is almost space (s...

Radio Final Index

 Introduction to Radio   Radio: Newsbeat CSP   Radio War of the Worlds  

Music Video: final Index

Introduction to Music Video  Lil Nas X : Old Town Road Blog Task Postcolonial theory   The Specials- Ghost town  Postmodernism in Music Video Blog Task 

Radio: World of The Worlds CSP

  War of the Worlds: Blog tasks Media Factsheet Read  Media Factsheet #176: CSP Radio - War of the Worlds . You'll need your Greenford Google login to download it. Then answer the following questions: 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? Orson Welles’ 1938 radio play is an  adaption of H.G. Wells’ novel of the same  name, first published in 1898. It tells the  story of an alien invasion and the ensuing  conflict between mankind and an extra- terrestrial race from Mars. The text has been  frequently interpreted as a commentary on  British Imperialism and Victorian fear and  prejudice. The book has been adapted for  both radio and (several) films, including the  2005 version starring Tom Cruise. It was  also famously turned into a best-selling musical album by Jeff Wayne  in 1978 (recently updated by Gary Barlow as a touring stage musical) 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth ...

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat

  BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat: Blog tasks Newsbeat analysis Use  BBC Sounds to listen to Radio 1 . Select a Newsbeat bulletin (8am or 12.45pm are good options)  and then answer the following questions:  1) What news stories were featured in the bulletin you listened to? Football- Euros Celebrities- Music , child celebrities  Politics, election , War 2) How does Newsbeat appeal to a youth audience? Framing the content through an informal tone, quick overviews, upbeat links, and audience participation. 3) How might Newsbeat help  fulfil the BBC's responsibilities as a public service broadcaster?  Radio 1's remit states that it must provide news and not just music.  Media Factsheet #246: BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat Read  Factsheet #246 BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat . You'll need your Greenford google login to access it. Answer the following questions: 1) How is the history and launch of Radio 1 summarised in the factsheet? If you studied this as part of GCSE Media you...