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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...

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...