what can you expect from the exam
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What can you expect from the exam?
Section A: 1a
1b
Section B – Media in the Online Age
Objective: Pupils to have an understanding of the expectations for the exam and have prepared a response for a 1a style question
Exam: G325
Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production Two compulsory questions.
Question 1(a) requires candidates to describe and evaluate their skills development over the course of their production work, from Foundation Portfolio to Advanced Portfolio. The focus of this evaluation must be on skills development, and the question will require them to adapt this to one or two specific production practices. The list of practices to which questions will relate is as follows:
• Digital Technology • Creativity • Research and planning • Post-production • Using conventions from real media texts
Objective: Pupils to have an understanding of the expectations for the exam and have prepared a response for a 1a style question
Exam: G325
Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production Two compulsory questions.
Question 1(a) requires candidates to describe and evaluate their skills development over the course of their production work, from Foundation Portfolio to Advanced Portfolio. The focus of this evaluation must be on skills development, and the question will require them to adapt this to one or two specific production practices. The list of practices to which questions will relate is as follows:
• Digital Technology • Creativity • Research and planning • Post-production • Using conventions from real media texts
Objective: Pupils to have an understanding of the expectations for the exam and have prepared a response for a 1a style question
Exam: G325
Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production
Question 1(b) requires candidates to select one production and evaluate it in relation to a media concept. The list of concepts to which questions will relate is as follows:
Genre Narrative Representation Audience Media language
• Whether the candidate applies the concept to the product or uses the production to challenge the concept, it is essential that candidates are sufficiently knowledgeable about the concept for either approach.
• Candidates may choose to write about work undertaken at AS or A2, main task or preliminary/ancillary.
Objective: Pupils to have an understanding of the expectations for the exam and have prepared a response for a 1a style question
Exam: G325
Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production
Question 1(b) requires candidates to select one production and evaluate it in relation to a media concept. The list of concepts to which questions will relate is as follows:
Genre Narrative Representation Audience Media language
• Whether the candidate applies the concept to the product or uses the production to challenge the concept, it is essential that candidates are sufficiently knowledgeable about the concept for either approach.
• Candidates may choose to write about work undertaken at AS or A2, main task or preliminary/ancillary.
Objective: Pupils to have an understanding of the expectations for the exam and have prepared a response for a 1a style question
How would you approach this question?
1a) ‘Digital technology turns media consumers into media producers.’
In your own experience, how has your creativity developed through using digital technology to complete your coursework productions?
Objective: Pupils to have an understanding of the expectations for the exam and have prepared a response for a 1a style question
Preparing an answer…1a) ‘Digital technology turns media consumers into media producers.’
In your own experience, how has your creativity developed through using digital technology to complete your coursework productions?
Objective: Pupils to have an understanding of the expectations for the exam and have prepared a response for a 1a style question
What did you do for your AS? – Break down the stages you went through.
(Preliminary – Main Task, Research and Planning, Using the Blog, Company logos!!!)
Then do the same for A2.
How did you use technology to be creative?Youtube, filming and framing, editing effects, Other social networking sites, THE BLOG!
Objective: Pupils to have an understanding of the expectations for the exam and have prepared a response for a 1a style question
AS A2
Preliminary Main Task Main Task Ancillary Tasks
Research
Production
Post Production
AS A2
Preliminary
Main Task Main Task Ancillary Tasks
Research Questionnaire – Google DocsYoutube - student workYoutube/imdb – existing filmsVoki –TAGantt charts – timeImdb – institution detailBlog- gadgets – pollLocation shoots – digital camerasGoogle images – costumeCharacter profilesSlideshare/ScribdStoryboardedCompany logos
Photoshoot –contact sheetsPrezi – present informationAnimaticsWIXFacebook –questionnairesTwitter –documentStatistics youtube
ProductionDolly
Equipment – cameras – modelsLightingTripods - whyDollyHandheld
Split screens
How would you approach this question?
1a) ‘Digital technology turns media consumers into media producers
Objective: Pupils to have an understanding of the expectations for the exam and have prepared a response for a 1a style question
Youtube - The Day in the Life-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMxuocCN1O0&oref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yout
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HOMEWORK FOR HOLIDAYDUE: 11.1.13 (FRI)
1a) ‘Digital technology turns media consumers into media producers.’
In your own experience, how has your creativity developed through using digital technology to complete your coursework productions?
Objective: Pupils to have an understanding of the expectations for the exam and have prepared a response for a 1a style question