A2 MEDIA EXAMLesson Objectives: To develop your exam technique.

The Exam

The exam is 2 hours long, and has 2 sections.

Spend 1 hour on each section. You may want to do the Section B

question first as it is worth most marks. Remember to number your answers.

Section A

Section A is based on your coursework. You answer both questions 1(a) and 1(b).

Question 1(a) you must talk about both AS and A2 coursework products.

Question 1(b) you choose one coursework product, either AS or A2 to discuss.

1(a)

In this question you will be asked to discuss the progress of your skills from AS to A2 in relation to one or two of the following: Research and Planning Digital Technology Post-Production Creativity Use of Conventions

YOU MUST TALK ABOUT BOTH YOUR AS AND A2 COURSEWORK FOR THIS QUESTION.

1(a) Past Questions

Describe how you developed research and planning skills for media production and evaluate how these skills contributed to creative decision making. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.

Describe the ways in which your production work was informed by research into real media texts and how your ability to use such research for production developed over time.

Digital Technology

1(a) Examiner Advice

Strong answers have a range of specific examples.

Weaker answers are descriptive. Technical and conceptual terminology

needed Evaluation and critical reflection on your

work is needed. There needs to be a sense of progression

over your A Level – Journey.

Examiner’s Checklist for 1(a) Creative decision making Process Progress over time Specific examples Reflection on own development

It’s about the Candidate

1(a) Production Terminology

Production Terminology: Moving image Print

Conceptual Terminology: Encoding, preferred reading, signifier, signified,

connotation/denotation, narrative codes. Link to key terms from theoretical areas

(representation, audience, narrative, genre, media language)

What key terms will you be able to use in your answer?

1(a)

Discuss AS and A2 coursework Reflection Progress Range of specific, relevant and clear

examples from your coursework Terminology – technical and conceptual

This question is worth 25 marks. You should spend 30 minutes answering it.