EXAM REVISION - Institutions & Audiences

Hi guys

In your I & A's revision, please make sure you know your case studies back to front. YUou should have statistics, numbers and facts for ALL your case study movies and institutions (Disney and NZFC).

In the practise questions below, use these to craft an essay that ANSWERS THE QUESTION using;

 - a STRONG argument for what you believe about the statement and why

 - LOTS of case study examples that back up your argument 

 - correct TERMINOLOGY that describes elements of audiences and instiutions 
 (e.g NOT 'big businesses' but CONGLOMERATE, NOT 'business' that own another bsuiness' but a SUBSIDIARY etc)


TIP: brainstorm quickly BEFORE starting your essay and write a few bullet points, like we practised in class on the white  board. Write down all the points you will write paragraphs about, ANYTHING that could be relevant to the question to back up your argument. Don't get carried away with one aspect (e.g marketing), write down ANYTHING and EVERYTHING that could be relevant.

Question 1:

Evaluate the impact of media ownership on the media texts you have studied.

Question 2:

Assess the importance of marketing in the media area you have studied

Question 3:

"Technology is always advancing" Evaluate the extent to which this is true in your chosen media area and what impact you have observed.

Question 

"It's all about money". How is this true in the media are you have studied?

EXAM PRACTISE - Representation

Hi guys!

By now I assume in good faith, that your Media Studies revision is in full swing.

Please remember that I am available to check essays and answer questions anytime. Just email/ txt me and we can make a time.

Here is a TV Drama clip that you can use for revision of REPRESENTATION. Remember you will be viewing an unseen clip on Saturday. Your approach should be as follows, as we have discussed in class;

1. Determine what kind of TV Drama you are presented with and explain briefly how you came to that conclusion (eg. if it is set in a hospital, say it is a hospital drama and you know that BECAUSE it is set in a hospital setting, cast are doctors and patients etc).

2. Work out immediately what group of society are represented and what overall meaning is created in the way the clip is put together.

3. Work your way through the 4 MAIN TECHNICAL ELEMENTS describing with CORRECT TERMINOLOGY what camera angles, sound, mise-en-scene and editing techniques are used and WHAT EFFECT that has, what meaning it creates.

If you follow this formula and go in depth in analysing, you will pass well.

Please have a practise with this (aiming for 15 mins of note-taking and 45 minutes of essay writing).

Email me your essays when you're done.

All the best! Praying for you guys!

T-Bianca