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How to structure Question 1a and 1b

Question 1a - remember that you must talk about AS  AND  A2! Paragraph 1: This should be an introduction which explains which projects you did. It can be quite short, but should frame your response. Explain what you did, e.g. 'For my AS Foundation Portfolio, I produced a two-minute chick flick film opening and for my A2 Advanced Portfolio, I made a pop music video.' Paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5: You should pick up a skill area and suggest something about your starting point with it- what skills you had already and how you used them. Use examples and have some key phrases ready, such as: The ‘use of iMovie helped me understand the conventions of film editing' (good for analysing how use of software links to creativity). Or ‘My photoshop skills improved from AS to A2 as I  became more proficient with editing material and applying filters ' (then give examples of effects you used such as colour saturat...
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Terminology

visual pleasure object/subject of the gaze objectification signs signifier signified connotation/denotation hyperreality simulation simulacra encoding decoding dominant negotiated oppositional socio-cultural context reception uses and gratifications surveillance escapism personal identity/relationships cultivation theory hypodermic model passive audience/active audience Propp's character types equilibrium disequilibrium resolution binary oppositions narrative codes action enigma symbolic cultural convention iconography codes product differentiation capitalist systems of expectation and intelligibility socio-cultural, myths genre supervises the relationship between producer and audience
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Question 1a - Planning an answer

Read the mark scheme for Question 1a and the student exemplar which achieved a high Level 4. Both are provided below.  D iscuss in pairs what makes the exemplar a Level 4. Using the exemplar as a basis for your own work, plan your response to the same question. If finished, attempt to write the first paragraph of the exam answer.  In Question 1(a) you need to write about your work for the Foundation Portfolio and Advanced Portfolio units and you may refer to other media production work you have undertaken. Explain the most significant ways in which your media productions were informed by your understanding of the conventions of real media texts. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to demonstrate how this developed over time. [25 marks] Real media texts were an essential influence for both my AS and A2 productions. They allowed for an understanding of the conventions of the genre, for example, as well as a form of inspiration. My use of real media t...
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Reflection Task

You will spend the next couple of lessons completing the following tasks to prepare you for discussing your coursework in terms of your exam.  Task 1: Create an exam blog that you will complete most homework, exam prep and exam responses on. Question 1A Prompts Task 2: Firstly, list all of the media products you have created since you joined Sixth Form, both in Media Studies, other subjects and at home. Re-read your AS and A2 blogs to remind you! Digital Technology Task 3: 1)     List all of the technologies you have used (hardware, software and online) to create these media products, including ones you have just explored but decided not to use. 2)    Group them together, e.g. all the digital editing software you have used or all of the website creation software). 3)    What skills have you learned with each of these groups in the last two years? How did you learn to use them – did you use the online help manual, Youtub...
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