A level Media Coursework Blog

 1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).  WWW: Q2 shows superb knowledge of the two TV CSPs with a little bit of work on exam technique you will be looking at the top grades.  EBI: Question focus for these evaluation of theory questions, you need to completely focus on theory in every paragraph. Here, it is whether Hall's ideas are valid. we will practise this!  2) Read the mark scheme for this exam carefully , paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. Firstly, focus on the unseen question and identify two aspects of the poster that you could have written about in your answer. • The way events, issues, individuals and social groups (including social identity) are represented through processes of selection and combination. • The link between genre and stereotypes – the representation of victim in the thriller/crime drama. 3) Look at the indicative content for Q1 again and make a not...

 Media Factsheet Read Media Factsheet #176: CSP Radio - War of the Worlds. You'll need your Greenford Google login to download it. Then answer the following questions: 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? Orson Welles’ 1938 radio play is an adaption of H.G. Wells’ novel of the same name, first published in 1898. It tells the story of an alien invasion and the ensuing conflict between mankind and an extra terrestrial race from Mars. The text has been frequently interpreted as a commentary on British Imperialism and Victorian fear and prejudice. The book has been adapted for both radio and (several) films, including the 2005 version starring Tom Cruise. It was also famously turned into a best-selling musical album by Jeff Wayne in 1978 (recently updated by Gary Barlow as a touring stage musical). Orson Welles’ radio adaption of War of the Worlds has become notable not for the broadcast itself but for the reaction it received, and the subsequent press reporti...