1B: Key media concepts

June 2013:

Apply the concept of representation to one of your coursework productions.

January 2013:

Analyse one of your coursework productions in relation to the concept of narrative.

June 2012:

Explain how meaning is constructed by the use of media language in one of your coursework productions.

January 2012:

Analyse media representation in one of your coursework productions.

June 2011:

Analyse one of your coursework productions in relation to the concept of audience.

January 2011:

Apply theories of narrative to one of your coursework productions.

June 2010:

Analyse one of your coursework productions in relation to genre.

1A: skills in production- past questions

•         June 2013: Explain how your skills in the creative use of digital technology developed over time. Refer to a range of examples from your media productions in your answer.

•         January 2013:  Explain how your research and planning skills developed over time and contributed to your media production outcomes. Refer to a range of examples in your answer.

•         June 2012: Describe a range of creative decisions that you made in post-production and how these decisions made a difference to the final outcomes. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.

•         Jan 2012: Describe how your analysis of the conventions of real media texts informed your own creative media practice. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.

•         June 2011: Explain how far your understanding of the conventions of existing media 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.

•         Jan 2011: Describe how you developed your skills in the use of digital technology for media production and evaluate how these skills contributed to your decision making. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.

•         June 2010: Describe the ways in which your production work was informed by research into real media texts and how your ability to use such research for production developed over time.

REGULATION- past questions

A2 Media Examination

Section B: Critical Perspectives in the Media

In this section, you will answer one question on Contemporary Media Regulation (from a choice of two) in one hour, worth 50 marks.

Past Questions

January 2010:

How effectively can contemporary media be regulated?

How far do the changes to the regulation of media reflect broader social changes?

June 2010:

To what extent is contemporary media regulation more or less effective than in previous times?

Discuss the need for media regulation

January 2011:

Evaluate arguments for and against stronger regulation of the media.

To what extent can the media be regulated in the digital age?

June 2011:

To what extent are contemporary media regulated adequately?

Why is the regulation of media so complex?

January 2012:

Explain which forms of media regulation are the most effective, which are not so, and your reasons for both.

“Media regulation becomes less important as society progresses”. Discuss.

June 2012:

“We need stricter media regulation.” Discuss.

To what extent is it becoming more difficult to regulate media, and why?

January 2013:

Explore the arguments against stricter media regulation.

Consider the particular challenges to regulation posed by digital media.

June 2013:

“Some media regulatory practices are more effective than others.” Discuss.

How far do you accept the view that there is no need for media regulation to be any stricter now than in the past?