Y12 EXAM PAPER 2 LEARNER RESPONSE

-

1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). 

- WWW: very clear + structured approach with good examples.

-EBI: consider how the theory is not valid- genre codes and conventions limit oppositional readings.

2) Read the mark scheme for this exam carefully, paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. Firstly, focus on the unseen question and identify two aspects of the poster that you could have written about in your answer.

- the visual codes and iconography of the image including colour and setting as it relates to
the thriller/horror/supernatural etc genre (isolated setting, low key lighting, blue hue)

- the use of props to denote the narrative and genre elements

3) Look at the indicative content for Q1 again and make a note of any theories or examples of media terminology you could have used in your answer.

- Propp character theory

4) Now focus on the TV 25-marker. Read this exemplar response for the TV question and pick out three arguments, phrases or theories from the essay that you could use in a future question on Capital and Deutschland 83.

- It generally met with a positive critical reception but provides evidence of the validity of Hall’s theory through the political debate it sparked in British media.

- However, to take an oppositional view of Capital, could it also be argued that the programme
unconsciously promotes a right-wing, capitalist ideology?

- D83 is another text that provides a compelling argument for the validity of Hall’s Reception theory.
Interestingly, D83 is a text

5) Finally, identify three things you need to revise for Media Paper 2 before your next assessment or mock exam.

- the recognition that different audiences interpret media forms differently challenges
the assumption of ‘common sense’ or obvious interpretations

- the usefulness of the theory may be questioned in the context of audience agency –
how free is the audience to question/read against the grain/resist messages?

- might the meanings of media products be deliberately ambiguous? What might be
some of the reasons for this?

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

CAPITAL CASE STUDY

-
Reviews and Features 1 ) What positive points does the review pick out about  Capital ?  What criticisms are made - either of the TV drama or the original novel?  - Brilliant allegorical portrait of London, the cast is brilliant, It rings true to a lot of Londoners . 2) What references can you find in the reviews and feature to the idea Capital is a 'state-of-the-nation' drama? How does it capture modern-day London?  - T he bonkers housing market and increasing rate of gentrification across London means that Capital’s ideas still stand. Reflecting the times, the setting has been changed from Clapham (in the 2008 book) to Balham / Tooting (in the 2015 series). Trailer Analysis 1) How does the drama use camerawork to capture London life? - All of the shots taken are featured in London. 2) How does the trailer introduce the different narrative strands suggesting tension or enigma in the 40-second running time? - The trailer features suspense and mystery where we see the characters
Read more

BRITISH FILM INDUSTRY BLOG TASK

-
Factsheet #132: British Film 1) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British. - I f a film is made in Britain and has British cultural context. 2) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and production context of a British film? -  British film as a production context also tends to be varied but idiosyncratic to the story being told within the film. -  Hollywood production context means that most films made by Hollywood studios have high budgets, a heavy reliance on celebrities both in the cast and crew and spectacle driven stories. 3) When did the James Bond franchise start? - 1962 4) In terms of film censorship and graphic content, what began to change in British film in the 1970s and 1980s? - The 1970s saw a rise of in British Films of sexual content, both the acts of sex and sex linked to violence - The 1980s saw a rise of of videos and the "video nasty's scare" where filmmaking was becoming more accessible and more extreme conten
Read more

LIGHTING

-
Image
  1) This picture uses filler light. 2) This picture has top lighting as we can only see the woman’s face from the top left. The rest of the picture is dark meaning the light is only coming from above. 3) The effect of these lightings is to put our focus onto the woman’s facial features and make us feel wonder what is down below. 1) This picture uses key light as we are able to see everything clearly as there is bright lighting. 2) The picture uses top lighting as the light comes from above  and the features of the character is accentuated. There is no shadowing or distorted effect so it cannot be under-lighting or backlighting. 3) The effect of these lightings is to makes us see the character clearly so we only focus on him. 1) This picture uses back light as behind the character isn't as dark as below the character which means that the lighting is coming from behind. 2) This picture uses top lighting as the bottom of the picture appears to be darker than the rest which means the
Read more