An overview of the media studies examination January 2013

1. Exam Paper Feedback
Jan 2013

2. Questions
Action Adventure Films
1. Conventions of Action Adventure Film with examples from the clip to illustrate
and explain how it matches genre. (10 marks)
2. Textual Analysis of the film clip looking at four key areas:
• Soundtrack
• Editing
• Mise en scene
• Camerawork
Explain, using media language and examples from the text. Discuss the effect on the
audience. (20 marks)
3. Representation – discussing in detail about stereotypes. (20 marks)
TV Drama
4a. Scheduling (Institution) – knowledge about the channels, times and audience (20
marks)
4b. Audience – audience pleasures. Discuss the appeal to audiences and use examples
from your own chosen

3. Q1

4. Q2

5. Q2

6. Q3

7. Q4a

8. Q4a

9. Q4b

10. Q4b
Comedy dramas such as situation comedies might be
analysed in terms of narrative pleasures such as those of
narrative resolution, character identification, or snowballing
narrative. Both sketch shows and comedy dramas will offer
pleasures of recognition and of familiarity, but sketch shows
may offer specific pleasures of anticipating a punch line and
playing with difference-within-repetition. Stand-up comedy
and other performance-based comedic texts such as panel
games may offer specific pleasures such as unpredictability,
spontaneity and the danger of watching a performance that
might fail.