G325 Critical perspectives in Media

2 sections:

1. Section A: Theoritical Evaluation of Production - 50 Marks
2. Section B: Contemporary Media Issues - 50 Marks

A2325 Critical Perspectives in Media - purpose of this unit is to assess candidates knowledge

Section B: Contemporary Media Issues

• 1 question from a choice of 6 topic areas offered by OCR
• 2 questions from each topic area - require understanding of media texts, industries, audiences and debates

1. Contemporary media regulation
2. Global media
3. Media and collective identity
4. Media in the online age
5. Post Modern Media
6. 'We Media' and democracy

• Each topic is accompanied by 4 prompt questions and candidates are prepared to answer an exam question that relates to one or more of these 4 prompts.
• Should be emphasis on the historical, the contemporary and the future in relation to the chosen topic, with most attention on the present.

I will be looking:

• Different types of media; TV drama, films, posters, teaser trailers, internet advertising to investigate the topic magazines
• Relevant articles from the 'Media Magazine' and related online sites
• Current role of industry in marketing and producing media
• Work of some media theorists e.g. David Gauntlett and David Buckingham who write about media and its impact on cultural identity

I will produce:

• My own case studies of how groups of people are identified and represented in the media, past and present, concentrated mainly on contemporary media
• Used in our essay/exam practice