Overview of the Examination

Written Examination which lasts two hours and is worth fifty percent for AS level. There are two sections of the exam. 

Section A - Textual analysis and representation of an unseen extract of a television drama. (This will be worth twenty-five percent.)

Representation: 

- Gender

- Age

- Ethnicity

- Sexuality

- Physical Ability/Disability

- Class and Status 

- Regional Identity

Section B - To assess your knowledge and understanding of media institutions and their production processes, issues concerning audience reception and consumption of media texts. (This will be worth twenty-five percent.) 

- Institutions and Audiences 

- Case study of British and US film industries

- Looking at films such as Avatar, Sherlock Homes and more 

We will be assessed on:

- Quality of examples from the text (20 Marks)

- Terminology (10 Marks)

- Quality of written work (20 Marks)