Media exam outlook

Drama Exam

G322: Key media concept exam

Section A= Media textual and analysis skills and your understanding of the concept of representation of TV Dramas

Section B= assess knowledge and understandings of institutions and their production process, distribution strategies, use of technology and related issues concerning audience and reception and consumption of media text – Music Magazines

Exam = 2 hours including 30 minutes of viewing and making notes on the moving image extract

There are two sections to the paper=

·         Section A  textual analysis and representation

·         Section B Institution and audience

Section A textual analysis and representation

Area of focus=

·         Mise en scene

·         Camera angle, shot, movement and composition

·         Editing

·         Sound

Area of representation (only one will be covered in the exam)

·         Gender

·         Age

·         Ethnicity

·         Sexuality

·         Class and status

·         Physical ability and disability

·         Regional identity

Section B – music magazines

·         Explanation, analysis and argument (20 marks)

·         Use of examples (20marks)

·         Use of terminology (10marks)