Q1a Area  of  Study Question Year

1Research  &  Planning

Describe  how  you  developed  research  and  planning  skills  for  media  production  and  evaluate  how  these  skills  contributed  to  creative  decision  making.  Refer  to  a  range  of  examples  in  your  answer  to  show  how  these  skills  developed  over  time.  

2010

2 Real  Media  TextsDescribe  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.   2010

3Digital  Technology

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

2011

4Real  Media  Texts

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.  

2011

5Real  Media  Texts

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.  

2012

6Post-­‐Production

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.  

2012

7 Research  &  PlanningExplain  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.   2013

8 Digital  TechnologyExplain  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.   2013

9 Post-­‐Production

Describe  the  most  important  post-­‐production  decisions  you  made  for  your  different  media  productions  and  explain  why  these  decisions  were  significant.  Refer  to  a  range  of  examples  in  your  answer  to  show  how  your  skills  in  post-­‐production  developed  over  time.

2014

Q1b Area  of  Study Question Year1 Representation Analyse  media  representation  in  one  of  your  coursework  productions.   20102 Genre Analyse  one  of  your  coursework  productions  in  relation  to  genre.   20103 Narrative Apply  theories  of  narrative  to  one  of  your  coursework  productions.   2011

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

2011

5 Representation Analyse  media  representation  in  one  of  your  coursework  productions.   2012

6 Media  LanguageExplain  how  meaning  is  constructed  by  the  use  of  media  language  in  one  of  your  courseworkproductions.

2012

7 NarrativeAnalyse  one  of  your  coursework  productions  in  relation  to  the  concept  of  narrative  

2013

8 Representation Apply  the  concept  of  representation  to  one  of  your  coursework  productions.   20139 Genre Apply  the  concept  of  genre  to  one  of  your  coursework  productions. 2014

Q2 Question Year

1 With reference to any one group of people that you have studied, discuss how their identity hasbeen ‘mediated’. 2010

2 Analyse the ways in which the media represent one group of people that you have studied. 20103 “The media do not construct collective identity; they merely reflect it”. Discuss. 2010

4 “Media representations are complex, not simple and straightforward”. How far do you agree withthis statement in relation to the collective group that you have studied? 2010

5 Discuss how one or more groups of people are represented through the media. 20116 Explain the role played by the media in the construction of collective identity. 20117 Analyse the ways in which the media represent groups of people. 20118 What is collective identity and how is it mediated? 2011

9 Discuss the different ways in which groups of people are represented by media. You may refer to one group of people or more in your answer. 2012

10 How do media representations influence collective identity? You may refer to one group of people or more in your answer. 2012

11 Discuss the social implications of media in relation to collective identity. 201212 Analyse the ways in which at least one group of people is ‘mediated’. 201213 “Media representations are just reflections of reality, not constructions or distortions.” 201314 Explain what is meant by ‘collective identity’ and the role of media in its construction. 2013

15 Analyse the impact of media representation on the collective identity of one or more groups ofpeople. 2013

16 Compare the different ways in which one or more groups of people are represented by media. 201317 Media  and  collective  identity:  how  does  one  affect  the  other? 201418 "Media  simply  represent  collective  identity,  they  don't  create  it."  How  far  do  you  agree  with  this  statement? 2014