2. The Exam
The exam is 2 hours long, and has 2 sections.
Spend 1 hour on each section.
You may want to do the Section B question
first as it is worth most marks.
Remember to number your answers.
3. Section A
Section A is based on your coursework. You answer both questions 1(a) and 1(b).
Question 1(a)you must talk about both AS and A2 coursework products.
Question 1(b) you choose one coursework product, either AS or A2 to discuss.
4. 1(a)
In this question you will be asked to discuss
the progress of your skills from AS to A2 in
relation to one or two of the following:
Research and Planning
Digital Technology YOU MUST TALK
ABOUT BOTH
Post-Production YOUR AS AND
A2
Creativity COURSEWORK
FOR THIS
Use of Conventions
QUESTION.
5. 1(a) Past Questions
Describe how you developedresearch and
planning skills for media production and
evaluate how these skills contributed to
creative decision making. Refer to a range of
examples in your answer to show how these
skills developed over time.
Describe the ways in which your production
work was informed by research into real media
texts and how your ability to use such research
for production developed over time.
Digital Technology
6. 1(a) Examiner Advice
Strong answers have a range of specific
examples.
Weaker answers are descriptive.
Technical and conceptual terminology needed
Evaluation and critical reflection on your work
is needed.
There needs to be a sense of progression over
your A Level – Journey.
7. Examiner’s Checklist for 1(a)
Creative decision making
Process
Progress over time
Specific examples
Reflection on own development
It’s about the Candidate
8. 1(a) Production Terminology
Production Terminology: What key terms will you be
able to use in your
Moving image answer?
Print
Conceptual Terminology:
Encoding, preferred reading, signifier, signified,
connotation/denotation, narrative codes.
Link to key terms from theoretical areas
(representation, audience, narrative, genre,
media language)
9. 1(a)
Discuss AS and A2 coursework
Reflection
Progress
Range of specific, relevant and clear examples
from your coursework
Terminology – technical and conceptual
This question is worth 25 marks. You should
spend 30 minutes answering it.