) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). 2) Did you succeed in meeting or exceeding your target grade for A Level Media in this paper? If not, how many additional marks do you need to achieve your target grade in Paper 2? We don't know exactly what grade boundaries AQA will set as this is a new specification. These are the boundaries we've used, based on last year's A Level exam but reduced slightly to account for the new specification (out of 84): A* = 78; A = 68; B = 56; C = 44; D = 32; E = 21. Now read through the AQA mark scheme for Paper 2. This is vital as the paper was an official specimen exam paper and therefore the mark scheme tells us a lot about what AQA are expecting us to produce. The original Paper 2 question paper is here if that is helpful too. 3) Write a question-by-question analysis of your performance. For each question, write how many...
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I’m planning to make a short trailer for my production and I will try to show how an average group of friends from an urban environment who’s trying to make it into a sports career basketball and the different routes they have and the impact of each decision. Although, they're surrounded by bad people who do things which are illegal, some of them are trying to live a good life and avoid all problems of such whereas, the others have given up. this will be shown by their attitudes and way of speaking which will be through diegetic sound and mise en scene which will show how successful their lifestyle of criminal activities have done e.g. by designer clothing, money, drugs. Although, their background/environment stops them from searching for their success and has determined to prove everyone wrong and make it out of the "hood". However, the group of friends split up into 2, they choice different routes. This will show how stereotypes aren't right as people do try...
Wotw
1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? Some of the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds is that Orson Welles had adapted it into a radio production. So when people were watching TV, it had been interrupted by a breaking news bulletin. Then people had started panicking because they thought an actual alien invasion was taking place. 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience? It was first broadcasted on 30th of October 1938 on Halloween. This is key context as it had made the broadcast a bit more scarier and that has emphasised on how much the audience had believed that the invasion was quite real. 3) How did the New York Times report the reaction the next day? The way the New York Times reported the reaction the next day is s uch hysteria was caused by Welles’ clever adaption of the story, reporting on the events through faux newscasts, and presenting the narrat...
What do the titles The Surgery and Life Hacks suggest? The title "The Surgery" suggests that there is going to be topics such as health and wellbeing, being discussed on the panel and you will be getting advice from a doctor about certain issues that you are experiencing in your life. 2) How are the programmes constructed to appeal to a youth audience? The way the programme is constructed to appeal to a youth audience is by the informal language that is used which is making it a very friendly radio channel where anything can be discussed. There is also a lot of audience participation used where they will phone up and ask the panel the questions and the doctor will answer them who is in the studio as well. 3) What does the choice of presenter (e.g. Katie Thistleton) and Dr Modgil suggest about the BBC’s approach to diversity and representation? The presenter of the radio show and the doctor in the studio is both female. This suggests that BBC's approach t...
Radio
1) Why does the article suggest that ‘on the face of it, BBC Radio is in rude health’? With platforms such as Spotify making custom radio playlists and podcasts being available on the app people find that if they're media is all on one platform it is just easier. 2) What percentage of under-35s use the BBC iPlayer catch-up radio app? Only 3% of the people under 35 use the BBC i player catch up app. 3) What is BBC Sounds? It is an application available on ios and android that brings together bbc radio 1, bbc i player radio and other sources into one platform to make it all easily accessible. 4) How do audiences listen to radio content in the digital age? The main place people listen to the radio is on their commute to and from work or when travelling in the car but with technology this is becoming rare as people use their phones or apple carplay. 5) What does Jason Phipps suggest is important for radio and podcast content aimed at younger audiences? He says that the ...
