1. This document provides a template for planning a response to an essay question about how understanding of real media conventions informed the student's media productions over time. 2. The template includes sections for an introduction, starting point in AS year, post-production decisions and research in AS year, post-production decisions and additional research in A2 year, and conclusion. 3. It suggests including examples from the student's AS and A2 final productions and improving the range of media terminology used in the response, such as types of sounds, editing techniques, and concepts like genre and audience.

1. Q1(a) Essay Planning Template for specific question
Q1(a) essay title:
Explainthe mostsignificantwaysinwhichyourmediaproductionswere informedbyyourunderstandingof
the conventionsof real mediatexts.Refertoarange of examplesinyouranswertodemonstrate howthis
understandingdevelopedovertime [25]
1. Introduction(keep itbrief, includethe AS and A2 final productions with genre and filmtitles)
2. Starting point (maximum of two sentences statinglevel of experience in research into media conventions at the start
of course)
3. AS year post-productiondecisionsandwhy theywere significant
What media conventions did you research? How were your media productions informed by this
research?
Research 1:
Research 2:
Research 3:
Skill level atthe end of AS (one sentence):

2. 4. A2 year post-productiondecisionsand why they were significant
What media conventions did you research? How were your media productions informed by this
research?
Research 1:
Research 2:
Research 3:
Research 4:
Research 5:
How does this reflect progression fromAS? (one sentence)
5. Conclusion(maximum of two sentences to sum up overall progress in researchingreal media conventions /skill level
now)
Can you improve/increase the range of mediaterminologyin your response? Forexample:
diegetic/non-diegeticsound,foley sound,continuity,match on action,montageediting,

3. conventions,protagonist,antagonist,genre,representation,narrative,audience, etc....