This document provides guidance for AS Media students on their blog and exam preparation. It recommends including feedback, independent research, and keeping blog posts in order. For the exam, students should learn key terms, case studies, and practice questions for all possible representation topics. Sample exam blogs and past papers are referenced for additional help. In summary, the document offers advice on developing an effective blog and preparing thoroughly for the AS Media exam.

1. AS MEDIA HELP
STUFF
IF ANY ISSUES/PROBLEMS PLEASE
TALK TO JUDY  OR ANY OF THE
YEAR 13S

2. AS 2013-2014 MEDIA BLOG
(Ms Connell)
http://2013-2014cjmasmedia.blogspot.co.uk
Current school blog:
2014-2015twbsasmediaexam.blogspot.com

3. PRODUCTION
We did five drafts overall. With these drafts we
did scripts, storyboards etc per draft.
But I don’t think that’s the case for you guys.
Anyway the most important thing between
drafts is getting feedback. This can be done via
questionnaires, videos, facebook comments or
just write it up as a blog post.

4. Our AS Blogs (A Grade Blogs)
http://judyibelgauptieneasmedia.blogspot.co.uk
http://www.eseresimeiakajagboasmedia.blogsp
ot.co.uk
http://gelsominadeluciaasmedia.blogspot.co.uk

5. ALSO
Make sure you do independent research along the way as this is really
important and can improve your grade!
So for example:
-Tutorials for final cut on special effects or things you didn’t know how to do
-Tutorials on costumes or props
-You can even make a tutorial on how to make or use a certain software
-Films you’ve watched and how they’ve inspired you
-Oh and lots of research into your subgenre
-Also make sure after each draft of your opening sequence you do a reflection
video where you talk about what went well or what to change, or do this via a
blog post
Remember you can always change the date and move these posts so it looks
like you’ve done them before ;)

6. You can take print screens of any articles you
read and any inspiration etc
For instance MediaMagazine
• Username - mediamagazine12
• Password - j47kmsz
ALSO this will be helpful for section B

7. EVALUATION QUESTIONS
Ok so last year after we did our production, but before our exams we had to do evaluation questions to put on our blog
but I’m not sure if yours will be the same but our questions were:
• Question 1: news report (fri)
• 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
• Question 2: - (powerpoint) (tues)
• 2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
• Question 3: - (radio show) (tues)
• 3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
• Question 4: cooking/game show (wed)
• 4. Who would be the audience for your media product?
• 5
• Question 5: *SET UP QUESTION- (youtube annotations) (wed)
• . How did you attract/address your audience?
• Question 6: - (prezi) (tues/wed/fri)
• 6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
• Question 7: *SET UP QUESTION-- (screen record of prelimin) (tues/wed/fri)
• 7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full
product?
• *feedback on preliminary - thur/fri

8. AS 2013-2014 MEDIA EXAM BLOG
(Ms Connell)
http://2013-
2014cjmasmediaexam.blogspot.co.uk
This has all the information about everything
you need to know for section A and B

9. EXAM BLOGS
We used our exam blogs to post facts about films,
however most of us made these notes my hand
afterwards in more detail
Examples:
http://judyibelgauptieneasmediaexam.blogspot.co.uk
http://www.eseresimeiakajagboasmediaexam.blogspot.c
o.uk
http://gelsominadeluciaasmediaexam.blogspot.co.uk

10. ALSO
The OCR exam website is helpful for looking at
exam papers and student model answers, and
examiner mark schemes as they really do help.
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-a-
level-gce-media-studies-h140-h540/

11. SECTION A

12. Section A (G322)
The only thing that changes is the representation they’re looking for and the extract.

13. As you know the only possible topics
are:
Gender
Age
Ethnicity
Sexuality
Class and status
Ability/disability
Regional identity
Make sure you write a practice essay for each one.

14. How to begin your essay for section
A/Introduction
‘‘In the extract ______ the technical features are
combined to construct the representation of
_______.’’
After this you just begin your essay and talk
about representation!

15. SECTION B

16. Section B
Usually you will be presented with a keyterm and you
must use case studies to argue this point comparing
Audience and Institutions (blockbuster/mainstream
against independent films).
Usually to do with one of the film stages:
Production
Marketing
Distribution
Exhibition (Consumption)
Exchange (Consumption)

17. Key terms you need to know
Stages:
• Funding
• Production
• Marketing
• Distribution
• Consumption
• Exhibition (consumption)
• Exchange (consumption)
Areas:
• Media Ownership
• Synergy & Cross-media convergence
• Local & global audiences
• Digital technologies
• Proliferation of hardware
• Technological convergence

18. Previous Questions

19. CASE STUDIES
Skyfall (Mainstream):
http://2013-
2014cjmasmediaexam.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/skyfall-
technologies.html
My Brother The Devil - MBTD (Independent)
http://2013-
2014cjmasmediaexam.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/my-brother-
devil.html
http://candimybrother.blogspot.co.uk

20. Other helpful links
https://prezi.com/d6gxmrt8rpdi/audiences-and-
institutions-g322/

21. THE END
Everything mentioned on this blog can be found
in more detail on Ms Connells blogs 
Just look through the relevant posts and you’re
bound to find something!
OR if all else fails the internets a good place to
look as other helpful information can be found
on other students/school blogs!

22. SUMMARY
Blogs: as long as you have feedback from the
audience, independent research, everything is
complete and in a nice order it should be fine!
Exam: Just learn the keyterms and know your
case studies and be prepared for whatever topic
comes up. Make sure you do a exam question
for each topic or atleast plan!

23. GOODLUCK 
AND I HOPE THIS HELPED.. ATLEAST
TO SOME EXTENT!