Media/Film/Tv Studies

Assessment

Component 1: Meanings and Representations in the media. Six media products of a range of different forms will be studied in a two-hour written examination, comprising of three essay responses. Component 2: Media Forms and Products in Depth This unit focuses on three sections: TV in a global age, mainstream and alternative magazines and media in the online age. Several of the texts will be set by the exam board and it will be assessed in a three-hour written examination. Component 3: Cross-media production Students will respond to a choice of briefs set by the exam board to create their own cross-media production based on two different forms.