Exam outline

Examination is two hours.

Section A: Theoretical evaluation of production (50 marks)

1a) Theoretical evaluation of skill development over the course of the two years (both AS and A2 c/w productions including preliminary and ancillary tasks) (30 mins)

Describe and evaluate skill development and the question will require them to adapt this to one or two specific production practises. The list of practices to which questions relate is as follows:
- Digital Technology
- Creativity
- Research and Planning
- Post- production
- Using conventions from real media texts

Examiners don't know what you've done so you can tell porky pies. But do not come up with huge lies eg. manipulating a photo more than you did.

1b) Theoretical evaluation of one production and evaluate it in relation to a media concept (30 mins)

This requires candidates to select one production and evaluate it in relation to a media concept. The list of concepts to which questions relate is as follows:

- Genre
- Narrative
- Representation
- Audience
- Media language

Section B: Contemporary Media Isssues (50 marks)

2) Contemporary Media Issues- Media and collective Identity- The representation of British youth and youth culture (1 hour)


2007 onwards as it is contemporary.

• How do the contemporary media represent British Youth and Youth culture in different ways?
• How does contemporary representation compare to previous time periods?
• What are the social implications of different media representations of British Youth and youth culture?
• To what extent is human identity increasingly 'mediated'?

In order to fully prepared for the specific requirements of the question, the material studied by candidates must cover these three elements:

• -Historical- dependent on the requirements of the topic, candidates must summarise the development of the media forms in question in theoretical contexts.
• Contemporary- examples from five years before the examination.
•  Future- Candidates must demonstrate personal engagement with debates about the future of the media forms/ issues that the topic relates to.