Intro to the year and overview of the AS Media exam (G322)

Happy new year!


Between now and June we will be preparing for the summer exam. This is worth 50% of your AS grade and requires thorough preparation and independent research.

It is TWO hours long
There are TWO questions worth 50 marks EACH

SECTION A: TV Drama- 50 marks

You will be shown an extract from a contemporary British TV Drama and asked to analyse the representations of one of the following groups:
-Age
-Gender
-Sexuality
-Ethnicity
-Regional Identity
-Ability and Disability
-Class and Status


You will be shown the extract FOUR times and then you will have 45 minutes to write

SECTION B: Institutions and Audiences- 50 marks

For this section there is only ONE question to answer.


We will be looking at THE RADIO INDUSTRY, focusing on BBC Radio stations and Absolute's stations.

• PLEASE START LISTENING TO ANY OF THE STATIONS OF THESE INSTITUTIONS THAT TAKE YOUR FANCY.

• DOWNLOAD ABSOLUTE'S APPS TO IPODS/SMARTPHONES

• FOLLOW DJS AND STATIONS ON TWITTER

• GO TO WEBSITES

Please especially listen to Radio 1 and Absolute's main station.