AS Level Media Studies Exam date: 9th Jan 2013
Revision Countdown: G322 Key Media Concepts.
Section A
Inside The examination is two hours (including 30 minutes for viewing and making notes on the moving image extract) and you are required to answer two compulsory questions. The unit is marked out of a total of 100, with each question marked out of 50. There are two sections to this paper: Section A: Textual Analysis and Representation (50 marks) Section B: Institutions and Audiences (50 marks)
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The unseen moving image extract will be four to five minutes long and will be from the following genre: TV Drama
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The sequence will be taken from a contemporary one-off drama or series or serial drama programme scheduled on British television stations including some sourced from other countries. •The focus of study for Section A is the use of technical aspects of the moving image medium to create meaning for an audience, focusing on the creation of representations of specific social types, groups, events or places within the extract. •You should be prepared to discuss, in response to the question, how technical elements create specific representations of individuals, groups, events or places and help to articulate specific
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Camera Shots:
Key Representations
Extreme Long Shot, Long Shot, Mid Shot, Close Up, Extreme Close Up, Over the Shoulder shot.
• Gender • Ethnicity • Class/Status • Age • Sexuality • Ability/disability • Regional Identity
Camera Angles: Birds Eye View, High Angle, Low Angle, Worms Eye View, Canted Angle, Eye Level.
Camera Movements: Pan, Tilt, Dolly, Crane.
Mise-en-scene: Colours Objects Clothing Props Lighting Setting
Audio:
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Sound effects Dialogue Music
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Editing:
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Style Transitions Themes Titles Special Effects
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How are women represented in the media? What is the key role of men? What does a tie signify? How are ethnic minorities represented in the media? How are teenagers represented in the media? How are older men and women represented differently? What are the different family types? What is the media’s typical portrayal of a family unit? How are gay men and women represented in the media? How are disabled people represented in the media? How are different regions of the country represented?
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Section B: Institutions and audiences. • One compulsory question based upon a case study of Film. • You will need to show understanding of contemporary institutional processes of production, distribution, marketing and exchange/exhibition at a local, national or international level as well as British audiences’ reception and consumption.
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You are only responding on the media of film. Use examples of films in your answer. Use examples of production companies, distribution companies and institutions in your answer. Always use PEE in your work.
• The different roles that production, distribution and audience play in the film industry. • The issues raised by film ownership. •
The importance of cross media convergence and synergy in film production, distribution and marketing.
• ·The technologies that have been introduced in recent years at the levels of film production, distribution, marketing and exchange. • ·The issues raised in the targeting of national and local film audiences (specifically, British) by international or global institutions. • ·The ways in which your own experiences of film consumption illustrate wider patterns and trends of audience behaviour. 3