This exam is THREE HOURS in length.
All FOUR questions should be answered.
All of the questions are worth 25 marks, so you should spend an equal amount of time on each.
Include any rough design work or planning that you have produced during the exam – make sure your name is on any work that you hand in.

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Sitcom Mock Pack.zip by Keith Langton

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I have tried to break down the marking for each question for those people who need guidance on the value of individual bullet points / questions.

Most of the bullet points / questions I expect will be rolled together into one answer and so, as with much GCSE Media Studies marking, I would be thinking about marking the answers holistically – have a look at the table of marks out of 25 where I have suggested that a little bit either side of...

Blockbuster Enterprises
Mastermind House
Quizoftheweek Road
Norwich
RU1 4 QZS

December 2008

Dear Media Student

Congratulations on reaching the final phase of your GCSE course. We know that the work has been difficult at times and possibly frustrating, but we hope that your two year’s work in the world of media has ultimately been rewarding.

The Final Challenge for you is possibly the most challenging yet – The Television Quiz Show exam!...[ read full article ] »

A Grade

An A / A* grade student will have realised how the history of television forms and influences the current programmes being broadcast at present. They will have a comprehensive knowledge of some significant quiz shows and the way in which the genre has developed over the years and will have considered possible developments in the future of broadcasting.

There will be clear evidence that ethical considerations and issues will have been...

CT2009: TV Quiz Shows – Mock exam paper – HIGHER
Question 1 – History and Research
Question 2 – Key Concepts
Question 3 – Production Tasks
Question 4 – Evaluation / The Future

Question 1 – Describe the key conventions of the television quiz show. (25 marks)

You should discuss:
i) the Host (KC=ML/C)
ii) the contestants and how they are selected (KC=R)
iii) the questions that are asked / the rounds or structure of the show (...

Question 1 – History and Research
Question 2 – Key Concepts: Audiences
Question 3 – Production Tasks
Question 4 – Scheduling

Question 1 – Describe the key conventions of the television quiz show. (25 marks)

You should discuss:

i) the Host (KC=ML/C)

ii) the contestants and how they are selected (KC=R)

iii) the questions that are asked / the rounds or structure of the show (KC=ML/C)

iv) the studio setting and (KC=ML/C)

v) the...

This is a prepared exam. This means that you have two weeks to research and prepare your answers. You will then have 1 ½ hours to carry out the tasks under supervision.  You will NOT be allowed to take any notes into the exam but you should make sure that you have pencils, colours, ruler, sharpener, eraser, highlighter, etc.

This is a 2-question mock exam. The real AQA GCSE Media Studies Controlled Test will have 4 tasks for you to complete....[ read full article ] »

TASK 1: History / Research Question (25 marks)

The focus for this Task on the Higher tier paper is how UK and US sitcoms have gone in different directions. In your classwork you may have covered the “cosy–domestic” British sitcom of the Terry and June or Ever Decreasing Circles format. Many of the US sitcoms that we have seen imported into the UK have been “star vehicles” for example Cybil (Shepard) or Ellen (DeGeneres) which somehow...

TASK 1: History / Research Question (25 marks)

The key to this question is how the sitcom has changed since the 1960s when it first became a television staple. The thrust of the answer should identify the key conventions of the sitcom, for example: the consistency of setting and characters; the “no learning” rule which allows characters to make similar mistakes week after week; the canned laughter / laughter track - (see other notes).

A...

BTM TV

Memo

To: Creative Department Members

From: Managing Director

CC: Marketing Manager

Date: 3.12.07

Re: New Sit-com Commission

You may be aware that UKTV have been granted a digital broadcast licence for a new Comedy channel as from January 2008.

The main content of the channel will be classic comedy programmes and films from years gone by. They have managed to strike a deal with the BBC for many of their great classic sit-coms –...

Please read notes for Foundation tier marking and use in conjunction with the Higher tier notes below.

Marking The Papers

In writing this paper, I have assumed that you are using it to support and check the work that you have done in class. Without wishing to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, I think if you are intending to use this as an exam paper, you might want to work backwards. Read the papers at the start of your teaching and then try...

1. History / Research Question (25 marks)

There has been a marked decline in the situation comedy genre since its heyday of the 1970s. Today there are very few comedy programmes that follow the traditional conventions of the situation comedy.

• Use the research that you have done on at least THREE sitcoms to explain what the traditional conventions of the television sitcom are – ONE of your chosen sitcoms must be from the UK, ONE from the US...

Dear Colleague,

Here at The Laffter Stoodio, we have been looking at television situation comedies over the last four decades. Yes, there’s been some great series on television in the UK and “across the pond” in the United States and some fantastic comedy moments, but we want to do something new, which is why we’ve asked...

This is a Mock Exam paper written by Keith Langton to simulate the actual exam paper to be released by AQA in April 2008.

I would like to make it clear that I have no connection with the AQA Media Studies department and this paper is purely my own invention; it should NOT be taken as an indication of what will appear on the actual exam paper as I have no idea or information regarding the contents of that paper.

The questions contained herein...

Marking The Papers

In writing this paper, I have assumed that you are using it to support and check the work that you have done in class. Without wishing to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, I think if you are intending to use this as an exam paper, you might want to work backwards. Read the papers at the start of your teaching and then try to cover the areas that “might come up” in the Mock!

Again, I must emphasise that I have no...

1. History / Research Question (25 marks)

There has been a marked decline in the situation comedy genre since its heyday of the 1970s. Today there are very few comedy programmes that follow the traditional conventions of the situation comedy.

• Use the research that you have done on at least TWO sitcoms to demonstrate and explain what the traditional conventions of the television sitcom are and how the genre has developed and changed since the...

Dear Colleague,

Here at The Laffter Stoodio, we have been looking at television situation comedies over the last four decades. Yes, there’s been some great series on television in the UK and “across the pond” in the United States and some fantastic comedy moments, but we want to do something new, which is why we’ve asked...

This is a Mock Exam paper written by Keith Langton to simulate the actual exam paper to be released by AQA in April 2008.

I would like to make it clear that I have no connection with the AQA Media Studies department and this paper is purely my own invention; it should NOT be taken as an indication of what will appear on the actual exam paper as I have no idea or information regarding the contents of that paper.

The questions contained herein...

WJEC GCSE Media Studies Section B Mock Exam

You should study the two comics on the separate sheet carefully. One is a story about Desperate Dan from the comic Dandy and the other is a page from Hunt Emerson’s ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’.

5. Choose one of the comics and explain how two of the following have been used. [10]

• Frames
• Links
• Speech bubbles
• Neologisms

6. Create a new comic which targets 15 year old girls or boys.

Task 1...[ read full article ] »

WJEC GCSE Media Studies Section A Mock Exam

After viewing the video tape which consists of extracts from the music programmes use the notes you have made to answer the following questions.

1. Choose one of the music programmes shown and explain how two of the following are used to interest audiences. [10]

• Camera Shots
• Editing
• Special effects
• Characters
• Stories

2. Create a new music programme which targets young people.

Task 1

Suggest a...

Muso Mags Ltd

Memo
To: Creative and Design Staff
From: Managing Director
CC: Marketing Manager
Date: 30.11.06
Re: What next?

Colleagues,

I need your most creative and informed suggestions.

As a music publications company we have always tried to keep up with the preferences of our youthful and knowledgeable audience.

The last few months have seen some very significant developments in the world of Pop Music publicity. Some of our best loved...

In this exam you are going to be asked to research the marketplace for a new UK music magazine. You will then be asked to identify a potential Target Audience for your new magazine and demonstrate design work to appeal to that Target Audience.

EACH QUESTION IS WORTH 25 MARKS.

YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL OF THE QUESTIONS.

Question 1: History

• How did the market for the music press in the UK change during the 1970s and 1980s?

Use the case histories...