Exam Practise

 Hi,

Here are some exam questions and clips for you to practise with. Feel free to send them through to me for marking.

If you do, I will record your marks and add them to your overall score for the year. This means that if you do well in these practises, you have the opportunity to increase your average with better grades.

QUESTION 1: Representation Practise

- watch 4 times through, take notes for 2 mins between each viewing

- 45 minutes for writing the essay

EXPLAIN HOW MEANING IS CREATED IN THE EXTRACT, USING THE 4 TECHNICAL AREAS;

East Enders (UK TV Drama) 

E.R. (US TV Drama) 

When They See Us (Netflix TV Drama) 

Question 2: Audiences & Institutions

1. Discuss the importance of convergence for institutions. Refer to media areas you have studied.

2. "Audiences are not concerned with where media texts come from." To what extent do you agree with this? 

3. In relation to the media area you have studied, discuss the way that audience consumption had changed over time.

4. To what extent is digital distribution vital to the media area you have studied? 

5. How do media institutions target national and local audiences in the media area you have studied? 

6. How important are media ownership and funding in understanding contemporary media practise? Refer to the media area you have studied. 

7. How far have audiences adapted to the changes in the media technologies in recent years? Refer to media areas you have studied.

8. How has cross-media-convergence and synergy played a role in the success of media in the area you have studied?