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Year 11 Paper 1 Assessment: Learner Response

1) Type up your feedback: a. What Mark and Grade did you get? 7 27/42 b. What targets were you given for the longer written questions? 2) Look at the mark scheme for this assessment. For Question 2 (12 mark unseen) use the indicative content in the mark scheme to identify three points that you could have referred to in your answer. Design and layout Non verbal and verbal codes Photographic codes 3) For Question 3 (Galaxy - Propp's Character Theory) use the mark scheme to write down the main characters that you could have referenced and how we can link them to the Galaxy advert CSP. Princess, False hero, Dispatcher  4) Now look at Question 4 (Galaxy - Class Stereotypes). Use the mark scheme to identify three points you could have made in your answer here. Uses class stereotype to convince the audience to buy Galaxy The car driver is a stereotypical leading man His slight lack of agency could be seen as counter typical for class representation, 5) Next, look at Question 5 - Blackpi...
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Marcus Rashford - Context & LIAR

  Context: 1. Open his official website (marcusrashfordofficial.com). Find ONE thing that is about FOOTBALL and ONE thing that is about CAMPAIGNING. What does this balance suggest about his brand priorities? By the layout of his website, he's more focused on his football career than most of his campaigning. Language: Analyse the website (or a page of it) using the denotation/connotation method, then judge its coherence. 1.  Write 3 things you DENOTE (literally see). Football highlights, Brand sponsors, Navigation menu 2.  For each, write what it CONNOTES (suggests). Highlights - Shows his career achievements Brand Sponsors - He has a lot of brands willing to sponsor him Menu - More pages on his website to explore  3.  Identify ONE technical code and ONE genre (website) feature. Typography - Sans serif text  Navigation Menu - Links to different parts of his site 4.  Judge: Is the site 'bitty' or 'well-integrated and coherent'? Why - and what does that s...
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GCSE Media Studies: Coursework

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Task 1: Research and Textual Analysis (Understanding Conventions) Objective: Understand how industry professionals establish branding, use media language, and create a "house style." Choose  ONE  of the options below to analyse, depending on which brief you are leaning toward: Brief 4 (Sports Promotion):  Find the official website and social media feeds (e.g., Instagram/TikTok) of a real sports personality or presenter (e.g., Marcus Rashford, Serena Williams, Alex Scott) Your Blog Post Requirements: Mise-en-scène & Visual Style:  Take 3 screenshots. Use the  CLAMPS  acronym (Costume, Lighting, Actor placement/movement, Make-up, Props, Setting) to explain how a specific mood or brand identity is created. What are the  denotations  and  connotations  of these choices? Costume- Rashford is wearing his Man Utd football kit Lighting- basic stadium lighting Placement- in front of the camera  Setting- stadium during a match Costume- we...
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End of Year 1 exam: Learner Response

  1) Type up any feedback from your teacher in full (you do not need to write the mark/grade if you do not wish to). Good level of detail, especially the 20 mark question. For Q1.1, you need to give examples from the clip rather than naming the parts of mise en scene 2) Look at the mark scheme document linked above. Question 1.1 asks about mise-en-scene. What do we use to remember mise-en-scene? Give one example answer from the clip too - you'll find example answers in the mark scheme. CLAMPS Will’s costume – makes him look like he is from our world The two children they are chasing – costume and make-up to make  them look abandoned/homeless. Setting – empty city. Actor movement – the chase scene. Props – the drinks and bread. 3) Question 1.2 asks about narrative features in the extract. Look at the mark scheme to pick out three possible answers for this question.  Location: the empty city creates its own enigma code with the mystery of what has happened to the city and t...
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KISS Breakfast on KISS Radio

  Context: Deregulation and the Evolution of Radio 1. What is meant by the term ‘deregulation’ in the context of the UK radio industry? How does this contrast with how the UK government historically controlled the airwaves up until the 1970s? Deregulation refers to the dismantling of strict state rules made for radio broadcasting shifting the power from government  regulators over to the free market. 2. Explain how deregulation dismantled ownership laws. How did this change allow multinational media conglomerates to sweep in and build massive national brand networks? Deregulation allowed companies to buy more local stations, and build massive national brands 3. In a heavily regulated era, radio stations faced strict penalties or license loss if they abandoned local programming or dropped community news quotas. How has modern deregulation allowed Bauer Media Group to cut expensive local production costs for KISS Breakfast? Modern deregulation has relaxed these format restrictio...
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Radio 1 Launch CSP

Historical, Social and Cultural Contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? BBC Radio Home, Radio Light, Radio Third 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? The Light radio was split into Radio 1 playing pop music and Radio 2 for more casual listening 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Radio that was broadcasted offshore in ships, it didn't have to follow regulations so they would play music continuosly 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? The government passed  the 1967 Marine Broadcasting Offences Act  which made it illegal for citizens to work for unlicensed off shore stations 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? They made  Radio 1 to play music continuosly and hired Tony Blackburn who was part of the pirate radio Radio Caroline. They also rebranded it to appeal to younger audience 6) What was 'needle ...
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His Dark Materials: LIAR blog tasks

  Language and close-textual analysis 1) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the fantasy TV genre ? Includes fictional concepts such as flying witches and portals 2) Applying Propp's character theory, what character roles do some of the main characters in His Dark Materials fit into?  Villain- Mrs Coulter Hero- Lyra Helper- Will Donor-Ruta 3) What enigma and action codes (Barthes) can you find in His Dark Materials? Make specific, detailed reference to the text using media terminology (e.g. media language - camera shots, diegetic/non-diegetic sound, mise-en-scene etc.) The interrogation scene with Mrs Coulter and the captured witch. It makes the audience wonder who is Lyra There is dark, cold blue lighting in the interrogation room. There are close up shots when Mrs Coulter uses the tweezers on the witch's skin. 4)  What examples of  binary opposition  (Levi-Strauss) can you find in His Dark Materials? How do these create narrative or drama for th...
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