Media Studies OCR Exam Blog - Kate Ovington

For Paper 1, Section B, you will be asked about two of the three areas you have studied in relation to MEDIA LANGUAGE AND REPRESENTATIONS. // Advertising // Magazines // Music Videos One will be a 10 MARK question which will ask you to explain the impact of an element of the media frameworks on the selected text. The other will be a 15 MARK question which will ask you to do similar for either of the other two products, but will ask you to come to a conclusion at the end. 

WHAT IS THE MODULE ABOUT? // It is a synoptic module, so it tests every area of the course. // It is a comparison of how a big-budget American TV drama compares to a foreign-language drama. // we study the first episodes of the first series of each show. HOW IS IT ASSESSED? This is a big section of the exam, worth 40 marks, with 2 questions. The first question is out of thirty and asks you to compare the two shows and the second is out of ten and asks you how well a certain theorist's ideas applies to the shows. WHAT DO I NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL? // Good knowledge of  both episodes, learning details of every aspect from production to consumption and beyond. // Need to draw out the differences between the shows and come up with opinions to answer questions. TYPES OF DRAMA: // One-off drama // Short-form dramas, around 3 episodes // long-form dramas, lots of episodes, often multiple series // Soaps, continual, lower quality STRANGER THINGS: 8 episode series on Netflix...

EXAM QUESTIONS: CONTENT: WHAT IS THE SUCCESS CRITERIA FOR PAPER 1, SECTION A? REPRESENTATION: // How newsbrands portray events, issues, individuals and social groups - including through selection and combination and use of media language. // How newsbrands construct versions of reality. // How do newsbrands choose to represent events, issues. individuals and social groups. // How and why stereotypes can be used positively and negatively. // How and why particular social groups in a national and global context, may be under-represented or misrepresented. // How media representations convey values, attitudes and beliefs about the world and how these may be systematically reinforces across a wide range of media representations. // How audiences respond to and interpret media representations. // Theories of representation: Hall, Van Zoonen, Gilroy. // Patriarchal narrative of gender. // The othering of social groups, e.g. immigrants, the poor, women etc. AUDIENCES: ...

WHAT IS THIS MODULE ABOUT? // This tests two areas of the course (INDUSTRY AND AUDIENCE)  along with your understanding of economic and social contexts. // It is an EXPLAIN question. You will be asked to explain how Minecraft operated and operates as a part of the gaming industry. // You do not need to have played the game and there is no analysis of it. You do need a lot of information though. HOW IS IT ASSESSED: // 15 marks // Paper 2, Question 2 // Part of a trio of Industry and Audience texts, the other two being Radio and Film. // Two out of three will be chosen by OCR in the exam. WHAT DO I NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL? // You need to have KNOWLEDGE  about the video game industry's processes of production, distribution and circulation, always using Minecraft as an example. // You need to have KNOWLEDGE about the video game audience and how they are targeted and reached and how they respond, always using Minecraft as an example. AUDIENCES CRITERIA: INDUSTRY CR...