Media Analysis
Media Analysis Attempt ALL questions in this Section. You should spend approximately 30 minutes on this Section. You should write answers based on a professionally produced media text you know well. 1. What is the name of the text you have studied?
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1 2. What kind of text is this (eg film poster, newspaper)? 1 3. The narrative of a media text is carefully structured. With close reference to the media text you have studied, describe its narrative structure.
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Marks 4. This question asks you to think about the Representations in the text you have studied. (a) Identify one stereotype OR one non-stereotype in the text you have studied.
(b) By referring closely to the text, describe how this stereotype or non-stereotype has been made.
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Marks 5. Audiences can be described in terms of age, gender, social class, race, nationality, lifestyle and interests. (a) (i) Identify one target audience for the text you have studied.
(ii) By referring closely to the text, describe what has been included to appeal to this audience.
6 (b) (i) Identify one audience who would not enjoy this text.
(ii) By referring closely to the text, describe why they would not enjoy this text.
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Marks 6. Institutional factors affect media texts. These factors include: • who owns the media company • the effect of the law on the text • the effect of the budget and resources on the text • the use of stars • the effect of advertising and advertisers on the text • the need to make a profit and other institutional factors.
(a) Identify one institutional factor that affected the text you have studied.
(b) Describe in detail how this institutional factor affected the text.
4 (c) Identify one other institutional factor that affected the text you have studied.
(d) Describe in detail how this other institutional factor affected the text.
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Section 2—Media Production There are three questions in this Section. Question One begins on Page six Question Two begins on Page twelve Question Three begins on Page eighteen You should attempt only ONE of these questions. You should spend approximately 30 minutes on this Section. Question One During the Media Production Unit, you worked as part of a team and created one media product. (a) What type of media product did you make?
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1 (b) What is the purpose(s) of your media product?
1 (c) Identify the target audience(s) for your media product (consider, for example, age, gender, interest, nationality, social class).
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Question One (continued) (d) (i) Describe the research you carried out (eg using the internet, the library, use of questionnaires, research into a similar media product etc).
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2 (ii) What decisions did you make as a result of your research?
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