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WJEC AS Media Studies MS1 13th May 2013

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Reply 40
Original post by 12hazza13
I'm doing it on the OCR board, would the regional identities come up on that?


It's a different exam board and specification so it won't. Surely your teacher should have taught you if it was to come up...
Original post by trueman777
It's better to use your 'left-over' case studies from Question 3. If it's National/Regional Identity on Question 3 (which is likely...) you can use Gender, Ethnicity, Age, Events that you have probably learnt in class.

Gender is the easiest. Mulvey's "Male Gaze" applied to 'Casino Royale' (2006) works well as a reversal of this theory.
Daniel Craig emerges from the ocean (which is an intertextual reference to Halle Berry (in Die Another Day) and Ursula Andress (in Dr. No). Shows a different and changing cultural aspect to James Bond. Usually it was the female's getting gorped at..and also perhaps looking at Daniel Craig's body is not only just for the female audience? Some male audiences might aspire to this scene too.


Thank you so much! Very helpful.
Also, I'm not sure how much to write for each question - what would you suggest?
So the general consensus is that national and regional identity will come up?
Anyone thought of using 'this is England' for this ?

Also any tips on the questions on the audience for the audio/visual clip we are shown, this one really let me down on my mock.
Reply 43
Original post by J W B
Thank you so much! Very helpful.
Also, I'm not sure how much to write for each question - what would you suggest?


Hasn't your teacher taught you this?! - Totally depends how quick you write but as a guide:

You should spend around an hour on Question 1 (that's including the extract viewing time..), and 45 mins on the other two. So if you start the exam at 9:00am tomorrow; work on Question 1 till about 10am then answer Question 2 until about 10:45am then Question 3 until 11:30am.
Reply 44
Original post by TomParsons10
So the general consensus is that national and regional identity will come up?
Anyone thought of using 'this is England' for this ?

Also any tips on the questions on the audience for the audio/visual clip we are shown, this one really let me down on my mock.


It's the one that's due.

'This Is England' could be used, though it is 7 years old and the exam board like you to talk about 'in the media today' - stuff in the last 3 years or so.

2a (name two audiences for the extract and why) and 2b (choose one audience and expand) are the easiest questions on the exam paper. You shouldn't struggle with them.
Original post by trueman777
It's the one that's due.

'This Is England' could be used, though it is 7 years old and the exam board like you to talk about 'in the media today' - stuff in the last 3 years or so.

2a (name two audiences for the extract and why) and 2b (choose one audience and expand) are the easiest questions on the exam paper. You shouldn't struggle with them.



That's true was just an idea. I'll probably go for the idea of britishness i.e Olympic opening ceremony and then MIC and towie

However those questions the substance wasn't really the base of my confusion more of the structure and length of answer
I am currently in A2 yet im retaking the As media to boost my grade, i was wondering if i could use texts ive studied this year in my As exam ?
Original post by danilaurencost
I am currently in A2 yet im retaking the As media to boost my grade, i was wondering if i could use texts ive studied this year in my As exam ?


yes, you can.

anyone know how to get an A? like how many codes/ theories should i write per paragraph?

im bricking it right now D:
Reply 48
Original post by TomParsons10
That's true was just an idea. I'll probably go for the idea of britishness i.e Olympic opening ceremony and then MIC and towie

However those questions the substance wasn't really the base of my confusion more of the structure and length of answer


2a: Name two audiences then give two examples from the extract where it particularly targeted the audience. Probably about a paragraph!

2b: choose one of your audiences for 2a and explain more. Use 3 examples from the extract and stick a theory in.

2c: should be at least a page and a half
Reply 49
I'm doing music as my media platform for part B of the exam. I see further up people were saying that you answer both parts of section B...for AS-level you only answer one of the questions in section B (AQA exam)
Also what is this about regional/ethnicity? Don't think this implies to music does it?
Reply 50
Hey guys, could smb please clarify what do I need to do for 15 or 12 marks question 2 part C? Is it the same as Q3 just less grid analysis from the text to meet the time?


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Reply 51
Original post by Jazzygx
I'm doing music as my media platform for part B of the exam. I see further up people were saying that you answer both parts of section B...for AS-level you only answer one of the questions in section B (AQA exam)
Also what is this about regional/ethnicity? Don't think this implies to music does it?


I'm going to do Dizzee Rascal 'Sirens' for ethnicity and Arctic Monkeys 'Leave Before the Lights Come On' for regional nationality. So yh music applies


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Reply 52
Came out of the exam feeling slightly unsure. I did not like question 2 on nationality, something I was ill prepared for. What did everyone else think?
Reply 53
Original post by rub117
Came out of the exam feeling slightly unsure. I did not like question 2 on nationality, something I was ill prepared for. What did everyone else think?


I was resitting it as got only 81 last year. Tbh I think it was fine, but the video was pretty cool :wink:


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Reply 54
hey, what did you all think of the exam? what did you think of the clip? I was unsure of question 2, I properly panicked and couldn't think of anything to put, what did you all do? :smile:
Reply 55
I thought the extract was pretty good for what we were looking for, ngl I forgot that audience and representation can be either 16/30 but i pulled through! What examples did people use for 2c?
Reply 56
Original post by emilyisgr8
I thought the extract was pretty good for what we were looking for, ngl I forgot that audience and representation can be either 16/30 but i pulled through! What examples did people use for 2c?


I reckon I got a D :frown:
Reply 57
Original post by emilyisgr8
I thought the extract was pretty good for what we were looking for, ngl I forgot that audience and representation can be either 16/30 but i pulled through! What examples did people use for 2c?


I used one example on 2c of Gavin and Stacey, but i wrote so much, I wrote 2 huge examples on q3
Reply 58
Can anyone remember the actual questions?
Reply 59
Original post by TheN
I reckon I got a D :frown:


It'll be better than you thought, often is



Original post by TheN
I used one example on 2c of Gavin and Stacey, but i wrote so much, I wrote 2 huge examples on q3


Well it says detailed examples, that's better than talking about loads but in no detail I assume that's what they mark on

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