section A- (first unit) to assess your media textual analysis and your understanding of the concept of representation using a short unseen moving image extract. (textual analysis and representations)
section B- assess your knowledge and understanding of media institutions and their production processeses, distribution strategies, use of technologies and related issues concerning audiences reception and consumption of media texts. (institutions and audiences)
EXAMINATION: 2 hours (including 30 minutes for viewing and making notes on the moving image extract, which you will watch 4 times)
QUESTIONS: candidates are required to answer two compulsory questions. The unit is marked out of 100, with each question marked out of 50.
Section A, area of focus:
- camera angles, shot, movement and composition
- mise-en-scene (clothing, light, props,setting/location, make-up, hair)
- editing
- sound
areas of representation (only one representation will be covered in the exam) :
- gender
- age
- ethnicity
- sexuality
- class and status
- physical ability,disability
- regional identity
explanation/analysis/argument (20 marks)
use of examples (20 marks)
use of terminology (10 marks)
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