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G325 exam
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- 2. The exam • Friday15June a.m. (same as England v Sweden) • 2 hours • 3 questions • 100 marks (25, 25, 50) • worth half of the A2 (same as coursework)
- 3. chances • 13% A- need 80/100 • 33% A to B - need 70/100 • 57% A to C - need 60/100 • 76% A to D - need 50/100 • 89% A to E - need 40/100
- 4. work out yourtarget • AS coursework+ AS exam+ A2 coursework = score out of 300 • A2 exam is the other 100 to total of 400 • targets: A 320 B 280 C240 D 200 E160 • A* needs min. 320, but at least 180 at A2
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- 9. Section B • 20Explanation, Argument, Analysis • 20 Examples • 10 Theory/Terminology
- 10. Section A • ‘global’mark out of 25, but taking account of same categories- EAA, EG, T
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- 15. Strategies • do thebig question first? • use a highlighter pen to emphasise key words • PREPARE
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- 17. what can thequestion be on? • digital technology • creativity D • research and planning • post-production • using conventions of real media
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- 19. Describe how youdeveloped research and planning skills for media production Jan 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. 2010 Describe the ways in which your production work was informed by research into June real media texts and how your ability to use such research for production developed over time. 2010 Describe how you developed your skills in the use of digital technology for media production and evaluate how these skills contributed to your creative decision Jan making. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills 2011 developed over time. Explain how far your understanding of the conventions of existing media June influenced the way you created your own media products. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how this understanding developed over time. 2011 Describe how your analysis of the conventions of real media texts informed your Jan own creative media practice. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time. 2012 ? June 2012
- 20. what’s it about? •what did you do? • how did you do it? • how did your skills develop? • all supported with examples • in relation to the area(s) in the question
- 21. your experience • earlyproduction exercises; prelim task, kids film opening, anything done outside college or in Film Studies? • film opening: camera, editing, blogging, research and planning • music video: camera, editing, blogging, planning and research • digipack and advert: photoshop, photography, blogging
- 23. what can thequestion be on? • digital technology- hardware, software, online • creativity- making stuff D • research and planning- real media, logistics, audiences, institutions • post-production- photo editing, video editing, changing ‘raw’ material • using conventions of real media- actual examples and how they fed into your work
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- 25. what can thequestion be on? • genre • narrative • representation • audience • media language
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- 27. Analyse media representationin one of your coursework productions. Jan 10 Analyse one of your coursework productions in relation to genre. Jun 10 Apply theories of narrative to one of your coursework productions. Jan 11 Analyse one of your coursework productions in relation to the concept of audience. Jun 11 Analyse media representation in one of your coursework productions. Jan 12 ? Jun 12
- 28. what’s it about •a detached analysis of one of your videos • detailed reference to the video • using the concept from the question • using two examples of theory
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- 30. analysis using narrative •Todorov’s model of equilibrium-disruption • journey structure; enigmas? • key moments in structure: realisation, return, killing (how it works) • agents of the narrative (characters) • but where can this narrative go from here? • NOT “how I made it”
- 31. analysis using representation •three character types with their genre • weak male- how signalled? • female victim- eliminated by narrative • stalker (monster)- characteristics • Dyer and stereotypes • Clover’s character types from horror
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- 33. analysis using genre •type of music and our expectations • Goodwin and how far it adheres • Neale- genre as ‘instances of repetition and difference’ • the romance narrative (fantasy?)- the couple • key moments to illustrate
- 34. analysis using medialanguage • camera- key moments • editing- key moments • mise-en-scene- key elements • sound- how far the music governs image; also diegetic sound • all from Bordwell and Thompson film grammar • meaning from individual image: Roland Barthes- semiotics- denotation/connotation
- 35. top tips • useall your work for 1a • know which video you will use for 1b • practice the essays for content and timing • choose and learn key theory points for 1b • 1b you can learn five answers! • 1a answer the question!
- 36. A2 exam find thispresentation and more tips at: www.petesmediablog.blogspot.com @petesmediablog