ML revision guide

Media Studies Paper 2

30% 

60 marks

1 hour 30 minutes

Section A: Television

50 minutes (including watching)

Q1: Stepped questions based on the extract. Analysis of media language or representation

Q2: 10 mark question on contexts, industries or audiences

Section B: Music

40 minutes

Q3: 20 mark analysis of media language or representation

Q4: 10 mark question on contexts, industries or audiences

Television

Set texts: Luther, The Sweeney

Q1a will be a simple analysis question

Q1a will ask you to analyse and make a judgement

Q2 will be on TV audiences, industry or contexts

Representations

Luther is represented at powerful, as a maverick detective, hegemonic masculinity. First black detective, highly intelligent and good at his job. Generally his motives are good but he doesn't always go about it in the right way.

Alice is represented as highly anti-stereotypical.

Structure

Media language

- How far is the camerawork in this extract typical of the genre?

- What? How? Why?

Possible set text

- break the 180 degree rule (editing) 

- fast pace cuts (editing)

- camera is always moving

- reflects his thought process

- shot reverse shot with Alice and Luther aways has someones shoulder in it 

Music

Set texts: The Man, Superheroes, Waterfalls

Q3 will ask you to analyse either media language or representations in TS or Stormzy MV (or online media). It will be a 20 mark question. It will ask you to analyse and make a judgement. Could ask you to include contexts.

Q4 will be on music audiences, industries or context

Structure

Spend 5 minutes planning

Introduction (judgement)

3 - 4 paragraphs

Conclusion (judgement)