Media Coursework

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Media Paper 2 PPE: Learner's response

Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).

• WWW: This is superb: a joy to read! An A* in a mock exam is a rare thing and we need to guard against complacency but your engagement with media debates is simply degree-level standard.
• EBI: In Q4, knowledge of some of the companies/distributors may have given your answer a little more authority and I found the conclusion a little confusing with the slight jump to the 2010s political climate. 

Did you succeed in meeting or exceeding your target grade for A Level Media in this paper? If not, how many additional marks do you need to achieve your target grade in Paper 2?

• I exceeded my target grade of a B by 2 grades. 

Write a question-by-question analysis of your performance. For each question, write how many marks you got from the number available and identify any points that you missed by carefully studying the AQA indicative content in the mark scheme:

• Q1 - 9/9 - Mental Health
• Q2 - 23/25 - Audience appeal of both 'The Sims' and 'Lara Croft' with complex analysis of how they are constructed and therefore could be used to portray the audiences own ideologies rather than influence them.
• Q3 - 22/25 - Production, and also consider the role of producers and their goals as well as the consequences and alternatives 
• Q4 - 22/25 - Industry - How the digital age and introduction of digital distribution impacts production companies and content of shows rather than how they've adapted in isolation. 

Look at question 4 - the synoptic question on TV. Write a full, new essay plan for this question.

• INTRO: TELEVISION ADAPTS ITS CONTENT AND DISTRIBUTION PROCESSES IN ORDER TO APPEAL TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE. HOWEVER, THE SUCCESS IS DEPENDENT ON NUMEROUS EXTERNAL FACTORS AS SEEN THROUGH BBC DRAMA 'CAPITAL' AND GLOBAL PHENOMENON 'DEUTSCHLAND 83'
• PARAGRAPH 1:

- CAPITAL

- state of the nation drama - reflects british life

-netflix - appeal to global audience

- relative success however bbc itself has had success in other shows

-similar to teen vogue; USA but global appeal

- cultural industries

- fandom

FISKE - AUDIENCE POWER [POP CULTURE MADE BY PEOPLE NOT CULTURAL INDUSTRIES] - applies to D83/TV too

• PARAGRAPH 2:

- D83

- domestically didn't do well- did well in america

- different distribution techniques

-ideologies; western

- postmodernism theory 

- fandom 

- Freemantle = british, RTL = american/german

• CONC: REITERATE INTRO POINT, LINK TO SOCIAL CONTEXTS

Based on the whole of your Paper 2 learner response, plan FIVE topics / concepts / CSPs / theories that you will prioritise in your Easter Media revision timetable.

• Production Companies
• Industry Contexts for Television
• Fiske, Hesmondhalgh and Industry theories
• Metroid and Representations
• Digitalm Age

Statement of Intent: January feedback and LR

Mark: 10

Grade: A*

Comments on Statement of Intent:

·         This is a stunning Statement of Intent that easily exceeds A Level standards. The level of thought behind the concept is truly outstanding and worthy of the very top of level 5.

·         The only possible issue could be word count – I’ll get a second opinion from Mr Bush. If you did need to cut it, I’d say a couple of the media language bullet points could go or perhaps some of the audience and industry section. One to perhaps look at a final time but this is just brilliant.

LEARNER'S RESPONSE

STATEMENT OF INTENT

Research and Planning

PLAN:

1. COVER LINES: The British Rose - An Interview with an actress smashing stereotypes
2.  Christmas is Coming
3. Under the Sea - Underwater technology and use of natural resources in movies
4. I see a little silhouette - the art of the shadow - interview with shadow artist
5. The New Revolution - Breaking the Binary: gender in 2019 

Which of your main characters will appear on the front cover of your magazine?

• All 4 of my main characters will appear on my front cover

What image or images do you need for the contents page?

• I need on location shots, portrait shots of 3 different drama characters and drawings of key film posters

What image or images will you use for the double-page spread? Remember, you need seven different original images across the print brief.

• A group shot of 4 different protagonists, as well as portrait shots of the women speaking

Write a shot list for the photoshoot. Make sure you plan a variety of camera shots you will look to capture - medium shots, close-ups etc.

- Shot List [DRAWINGS ON PAPER]

What costume, props or make-up will you require for the photoshoot?

- Rose Petals

- Flowers

- Balloons

- Magnifying Glass

- Glasses

-Umbrella
- Christmas Lights

- Natural makeup, Potential References to popular teen movies of the last few decades

Print Tutorial: Learner's Response

Daisy-Leigh

Learner response on Statement of Intent feedback: Posted.

New Statement of Intent draft submitted: Submitted – but not yet marked (sorry!) Although it may be worth adding a section on this print planning and re-submitting (agree word count may be an issue).

Print planning discussion: Absolutely superb – already planned with sketches looking great.

On track to meet deadline: Yes.

Next steps:

·     Identify three things you need to work on in the next 10 days.

- Complete the Research and Planning log task

- Write the analysis for the double spread feature

- Take on location shots for my contents page

·   Date for Statement of Intent submission: Monday 9th December (Negotiating! Need to see if word count will be an issue)

Statement of Intent: Learner's Response

Feedback:

• This is a great concept with some absolutely superb discussion. The vast majority of the writing is in itself top-level but you are stuck on the level below due to the length (overlong) and lack of organisation and clarity.
• Perhaps use bullet points, subheadings or similar to organise your ideas into sections and also cut the word count? It’s just a massive lump of text currently!
• You need a brief summary at the beginning of the basics of your show – title, narrative summary/log line etc. You’ll have done this already on the TV drama pitch document.
• In the statement as a whole, you address the key concepts very impressively – language, representation and audience are all covered in detail. The issue is organisation and word count – could you divide into sections and perhaps use bullet points in places to cut the word count?
• One comment on audience – your initial discussions of audience do not feel like they meet the ‘family audience’ specification of the brief so perhaps look at this. I think you need to make the family element clearer both in terms of how your concept matches the genre and also the family target audience.
• You are missing one element in the statement of intent mark scheme – digital convergence. You need to cut down rather than add but could you add something about using social media to develop some of the issues you discuss?
• Culture magazine planning is excellent but perhaps needs organising into one section? However, it is fine to make references to it in other areas of the statement.

Three Improvements

• Lower the word count- cut out parts that are irrelevant
• Restructure! Add subtitles and bullet point key aspects
• Add a few sentences concerning digital convergence - Youtube, #'s, Spotify

Pre-Production Tasks

Mise-en-scene

• Costume

RIVER: blue, cool toned colours - androgynous style with clear 80s influence

FLEUR: Green/Natural colours, clear 90s supermodel influence, natural but atypical makeup choices

BELLE: Black/Pink colours, soft makeup choices with strong modern clothing choices- stark contrast from androgynous choices and feminine clothing

MONET: yellow, autumnal outfit choices, very artistically influenced style with feminist references throughout, statement pieces and warm coloured makeup

ANTAGONIST: all black, shapeless style that creates strong silhouettes with barely any notable brands.

• Lighting

NATURAL LIGHTING: Filming using natural light where possible to create realism, back lighting for ANTAGONIST scenes to add to the ambiguity of their character

COLOURED LIGHTING: using coloured lights for 'power shots' within the trailer, add to the Channel 4 drama brand and also the postmodern perspective for the show. 

• Props

RIVER: Umbrella, Laptop, Phone

FLEUR: Flowers, Notepad, Phone

BELLE: Lip gloss, Mirror, Phone

MONET: Paintbrush, Sketchbook, Phone

• Sound

DIAGETIC: Traffic, People talking in the background, Vinyl Playing music, Phone Calls

NON-DIAGETIC: Soundtrack[ New Heroes - TEN, River - Bishop Briggs, Bad Blood - Ministry]

Script
Shot List