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Barry Rainsford | Tuesday November 08, 2022

Categories: GCSE, OCR GCSE, GCSE Media


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Unit 1 Media Language


Unit 1 OCR GCSE Core Media Language 20 lessons


Content Overview: Which part of the specification is covered below?
Component 01 Section B Promoting Media
Component 02 Section A Music

Assessment Overview:
Component 01 Television and promoting media
Component 02 Music and news


Unit 1 OCR J200 GCSE Media Studies Set Study Products 10 lessons


Set Study Products: In this Unit

  • The Lego Movie poster campaign and UK TV trailer: Advertising and marketing
  • The Lego Movie Film: Film
  • The Lego Movie video game: Video games
  • MOJO: Magazines

Unit 2 Media Representation


Unit 2 OCR J200 GCSE Media Studies Core: Media Representation 20 lessons


Content Overview: Which part of the specification is covered below?
Component 02 Section B The News

Assessment Overview:
Component 02 Music and news


Unit 2 OCR J200 GCSE Media Studies Set Study Products 11 lessons


Set Study Products:

  • The Observer/Guardian Online: Online, social and participatory media
  • The Observer (two contemporary front covers): Newspapers
  • The Observer 30 October 1966: Newspapers
  • The Observer 6 November 1966: Newspapers
  • The Observer 20 October 1968: Newspapers
  • The Observer one complete edition: Newspapers

Unit 3 Media Audience


Unit 3 OCR J200 GCSE Media Studies Core: Media Audience 20 lessons


Content Overview: Which part of the specification is covered below?
Component 02 Section A Music

Assessment Overview:
Component 02 Music and news


Unit 3 OCR J200 GCSE Media Studies Set Study Products 20 lessons


Set Study Products:

  • Teenage Dirtbag, Wheatus
  • Sk8ter Boi, Avril Lavigne
  • Uptown Funk, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson
  • If I Were a Boy, Beyonce
  • Somebody To You, The Vamps and Demi Lovato
  • Black Magic, Little Mix
  • Not Letting Go, Tinie Tempah and Jess Glynne
  • Picking Up the Pieces, Paloma Faith
  • Live Lounge, Radio 1

Unit 4 Media Industry


Unit 4 OCR J200 GCSE Media Studies Core: Media Industry 20 lessons


Content Overview: Which part of the specification is covered below?
Component 01 Section A Television

Assessment Overview:
Component 02 Television


Unit 4 OCR J200 GCSE Media Studies Set Study Products 10 lessons


Set Study Product Focus:

  • Cuffs, Modern TV Drama

Unit 5 Final Set Products


Unit 5 OCR J200 GCSE Media Studies Set Study Products 10 Lessons New!


Content Overview: Which part of the specification is covered below?
Component 01 Section A Television

Assessment Overview:
Component 02 Television


Set Study Product Focus:

  • The Avengers, Sixties TV Drama

Unit 6 Exam Specific Revision & Preparation

Use the links below to access the Online Slides & Knowledge Organisers

OCR GCSE Media Revision 5 lessons New!

GCSE Media Revision Knowledge Organisers


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Unit 1 OCR J200 GCSE Media Studies NEA 5 lessons

Unit 2 OCR J200 GCSE Media Studies NEA 5 lessons

Unit 3 OCR J200 GCSE Media Studies NEA New 5 lessons!