Media paper 2 learner response

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

WWW-Good links for representations and stereotypes,some industry knowledge demonstrated

EBI-Using examples of mise-en-scene and linking it to questions,more details about production,companies and distribution in order to get more marks

2) Read the mark scheme for this exam carefully (posted on your exam teacher's Google Classroom), paying particular attention to the 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 grey skies are portentous, signifying a feeling of impending doom

• the relative size of the figures in relation to the buildings signifies a super-human aspect to the

characters, suggesting their omnipotence

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.

• the positioning of character and mode of address can be interpreted as signifiers of race and

gender (the dominant white male, evasive black male, diminished female)

• the title as a sign anchors the possible meaning of the image – white-collar professionals as

gangsters

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.

Points that argue that cultural and economic contexts have led to fewer changes in patterns

of distribution and consumption:

• Majority of viewing of television programmes still takes place via traditional TV screen –

effect of convergence can be exaggerated.

• Scheduling is still key to the way audiences consume TV shows – particularly around key

crime dramas and reality shows.

Points that argue that cultural and economic contexts have led to changing patterns of

distribution and consumption:

• Increasingly global nature of media companies has enabled access to a range of

international media products, suggesting a move away from the national and local.

• Developments in technology have provided a range of media platforms and screens for

viewing.

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

-Industrys

-Distribution

-Semiotics