Revision Posters

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Yr12 FS Examiner's Reports Poster




Narrative in Film - Revision Sheet

Year 12 Film Studies Section C:  US Comparison SOW

Year 12 Media Studies Revision Advice

Year 12 Media Studies Revision

Audience and Representation Questions

In the exam you will need to refer to your own detailed examples in the questions on audience and representation.

You will need to know the same set of information for each of the case study examples we have looked at.

It would also be helpful if you had examples of your own which you could draw on.

For each example you must know the following:

 Who is the target audience (be specific – not just age and gender)?

How are the target audience targeted?

What is the preferred reading of the text?

What is the negotiated reading of the text?

What is the oppositional reading of the text?

Who might hold those views of the text?

Uses and Gratifications –

What ‘audience needs’ does it provide for? 

What ‘pleasures’ does it offer?

Entertainment and diversion – a form of escape from everyday life.

Personal relationships (the water cooler moment) – Pleasure in discussing media texts with others.

Personal identity – pleasure in comparing your life to characters in media texts.

Information / education – To learn about what is going on in the world.

What areas of representation are addressed most strongly? Age, gender, issues, events?

How are these things addressed?

Remember to look at all the tools of analysis and to have strong textual examples for your points.

Start by asking, Is it a positive or negative representation?  From there ask yourself why and how.  

KEY CASE STUDIES

Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle 2009)

Areas of representation:  

Issue - poverty, religious discrimination; Abuse

Place - India 

Gender
National/regional Identity

Misfits

Areas of representation:  

Issue - teen delinquency

Place - Inner city urban areas
Regional Identity

Age 

Gender

The O'Reilly Factor

Areas of representation:  

Event - London Riots

Place - London, England
Issue - Civil unrest

Age

BBC News

Areas of representation:  

Event - London Riots

Place - London, England
Issue - Civil Unrest

Age

Beyonce - Crazy in Love (Music Video)

Areas of representation:  

Gender

Ethnicity

Call of Duty:  Modern Warfare 2

Areas of representation:  

Event - War

Issues - War 

Gender

Olympics 2012 Visa Advert

Areas of representation:  

Event - Olympics

Issues - Cultural diversity

Gender, disability, ethnicity

Year 12 Media Studies - Exam Advice

Year 12 Media Studies Exam Advice

Timings

2 ½ Hours in total.

3 Minutes reading exam

25 Minutes watching DVD and taking notes

2 Hours Completing the written exam

Firstly, read the exam paper carefully.  Take notice of what the questions are asking and what information you will need to gather from the text in order to answer them.

Question 1:

You will watch the extract 3 times and during the allocated time will be included 10 minutes for note taking.  This is very valuable time - use it to make as many notes as you can on the text.  Be specific and focused in your note taking – use subheadings (the different codes, different audiences etc) to organize your note-taking.

There is a great deal you can get done in this time – DO NOT waste it!

Once the exam begins you will have 2 hours to answer all questions.

Spend 40 minutes on EACH question.

Question 2:

Question 2 is divided into 3 sections with different marks available for each part.

2a is worth 4 marks.  Spend no more than about 5-6 minutes on this part.  Write a short paragraph.

2b is worth 10 marks.  Spend no more than about 15 minutes on this part.  Aim to write about a page.

2c is worth 16 marks.  Spend about 20 minutes on this part.  Aim to write about 2 pages.

Question 3:

Question 3 is a single essay answer.  It is worth 30 marks and you should spend 40 minutes writing this answer.  Ensure that you plan the essay before you start writing and that you know what examples you are going to use.  It would be advantageous to spend the first five minutes jotting down a very brief plan which you can then use to write the essay.

Make sure that you read the question carefully and respond appropriately – eg. if it asks for two events to be explored make sure you refer to two events.

Fight Club - Student-Taught Lessons

The following presentations are the resources and lesson plans created entirely by Year 13 students (2012).  They contain some excellent insight and information.  They are very valuable revision resources - please use them!

Themes in Fight Club
Theme in Fight Club

Critical Response
Fight Club - Critical Reception

Critical Theories
Fight Club - Critical Theories

The Significance of Marla Singer
Fight Club - Marla





Anti-Capitalism in Fight Club
Anti-Capitalism in Fight Club