This focuses on an in-depth study of a television product, allowing students to showcase their understanding of the theoretical framework. The promoting media element of the paper deals with the marketing and advertising, allowing students to explore the business side of media.
Media
Mr Sam Mabbitt, Teacher of English and Media
Examination Board: OCR
Subject Overview
A GCSE Media Studies focuses on a range of contemporary and historical media products. This specification will allow learners to study the media in an academic context and apply the knowledge and understanding gained in the process of creating their own media production.
The aims of this qualification are to enable students to:
- demonstrate skills of enquiry, critical thinking, decision-making and analysis.
- acquire knowledge and understanding of a range of important media issues.
- develop appreciation and critical understanding of the media and their role both historically and currently in society, culture and politics.
- understand and apply specialist subject-specific terminology to analyse and compare media products and the contexts in which they are produced and consumed in order to make informed arguments, reach substantiated judgements and draw conclusions about media issues.
- appreciate how theoretical understanding supports practice and practice supports theoretical understanding.
- develop practical skills by providing opportunities for creative media production.
Course Content - There are two examinations along with a Non-Examination Assessment piece
Paper 1: Television and promoting media 70 marks 35%
Paper 2: Music and news 70 marks 35%
In this component, learners will engage with an in-depth study of a magazine along with music videos and radio broadcasts/advertising. The news element of this paper covers online, social and participatory media. In both sections of these papers, students will apply their knowledge of the theoretical framework to analyse the relevant products.
NEA: Creating Media 30 marks 30%
Learners will create media products through applying knowledge and understanding of media language and media representations from the theoretical framework to express and communicate meaning to an intended audience.
Extra-curricular
Attendance of film events as well as the customary screenings of the set pieces being shown at the college.