Unit 1 Media Representations and Responses
- 50% of AS, 25% of A Level
- 2 hour 30 minutes Written Exam Paper
- External Assessment
Three compulsory questions, including one question on unseen audio-visual or print-based material (interactive media will be presented as print-based) (40, 30 & 30).
Paper raw mark total: 100
Paper UMS total: 100
Unit 2 Media Production Processes
- 50% of AS, 25% of A Level
- Internal Assessment
Three components: one pre-production (20); one production which develops from the pre-production (40); and one report on the production process (40).
Group work permitted for audio-visual productions only.
Paper raw mark total: 100
Paper UMS total: 100
Unit 3 Media Investigation and Production
- 25% of A Level
- Internal Assessment
Three components: a written investigation into media text(s) based on one or more of the key media concepts - genre, narrative and/or representation (45); a media production (45); and an evaluation of how the production is informed by the investigative research (10).
Group work permitted for audio-visual productions only.
Paper raw mark total: 100
Paper UMS total: 100
Unit 4 Media - Text, Industry and Audience
- 25% of A Level
- 2 hour 30 minutes Written Exam Paper
- External Assessment
Three questions with 30 marks per question.
Section A
One question from a choice of two.
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