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MEST1 (JUNMEST101) General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Examination MEST1 Media Studies Unit 1 Investigating Media You will need no other materials. Time allowed l 2 hours (including 15 minutes’ viewing time) Instructions l Use black ink or black ball-point pen. l Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. l Answer all questions in Section A and one question from Section B. l You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. l Do all planning in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information l The maximum mark for this paper is 80. l The marks for questions are shown in brackets. l You will be expected to show that you know and understand: – media concepts, contexts and critical debates – how meanings and responses are created within media products and processes. l You will also be marked on your ability to: – use good English – organise relevant information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. Advice l You are advised to spend 1 hour 15 minutes (including 15 minutes’ viewing time) planning and writing your answers to Section A. l You should spend 45 minutes planning and writing your answer to Section B. Centre Number Candidate Number Surname Other Names Candidate Signature For Examiner’s Use Examiner’s Initials Question Mark 1 2 3 4 SECTION A SUB-TOTAL 5 6 TOTAL A In the style of...
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MEST1(JUNMEST101)
General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Examination
MEST1Media Studies
Unit 1 Investigating Media
You will need no other materials.
Time allowedl 2 hours (including 15 minutes’ viewing time)
Instructionsl Use black ink or black ball-point pen.l Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.l Answer all questions in Section A and one question from Section B.l You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write
outside the box around each page or on blank pages.l Do all planning in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to
be marked.
Informationl The maximum mark for this paper is 80.l The marks for questions are shown in brackets.l You will be expected to show that you know and understand:
– media concepts, contexts and critical debates– how meanings and responses are created within media products and
processes.l You will also be marked on your ability to:
– use good English– organise relevant information clearly– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
Advicel You are advised to spend 1 hour 15 minutes (including
15 minutes’ viewing time) planning and writing your answers toSection A.
l You should spend 45 minutes planning and writing your answer toSection B.
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Section A Texts, Concepts and Contexts
Answer all questions in Section A.
Read the information and the four questions below.
You will be shown a media product three times. In between viewings you should make notes in response to the questions below in the space provided. These notes will not be marked.
You should spend approximately 15 minutes answering each question in Section A.
You should support your answers with evidence from the media product.
You are about to see an extract from a popular TV series 'This is Africa', narrated by David Attenborough. Running in 2013, it is a factual documentary created by BBC's Natural History Unit. It focus on the wildlife of Africa and took an astonishing 4 years to film and produce.
It was originally released on BBC One and BBC One HD, an iconic flagship channel for BBC whose vision is to 'be the most creative orginisation in the world'. It's mission is to inform, educate and entertain it's audiences and the producers believe that 'Africa' does just that.
There are six episodes and are each an hour in length, comprising the main programme and a 10-minute featurette called Eye to Eye which details the filming of a particular event.
Following the critical acclaim, a series of merchandise was produced including an official 2014 calendar, a soundtrack, book with a foreword by David Attenborough as well as a convergence release of DVD & Blu-Ray series.
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Media RepresentationsTo what extent do you agree that Africa is positively represented?
Media InstitutionsHow effective is the conventional narrative at achieving BBC's values?
Media AudiencesWhy does this extract from the series appeal to a wide audience?
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Section B Cross-Media Study
Answer one question from this section, using material from your cross-media study.
Answer either Question 5 on page 15 or Question 6 on page 21.
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5 Evaluate the use of emerging new technologies in the synergism of the text from your cross media study.
Support your answer with reference to a range of products from three mediaplatforms
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6 ‘Character representations are typical of a real life audience.'
Consider this statement and respond with different views from your cross media study.
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