Mock exam review

EXAM REVIEW

Q1: WATERLOO ROAD EXTRACT

VISUAL CODES

Clothing and Physical appearance – e.g The man (formal), youths (uniform), police (uniform).

Gesture and body language Facial expression Colour/Lighting – Natural/Realism Genre Conventions – TV drama Setting – Council Estate Props – Booze Characters

TECHNICAL CODES

Camera Movements: Tracking/Dolly, Pan, handheld, Tilt (Documentary style).

Camera Shots: e.g. Close-ups, longs shots, group shots

Camera Angles: Low and High Editing: Cuts, Reaction shots, Shot reverse

shot, match on action. Pace. Lighting: To suggest realism Genre conventions – Close-ups.

NARRATIVE

Narrative conventions associated with the genre: Linear narrative, Multi-strand narrative.

Levi Strauss: Binary Oppositions Todorov Propp

Language

Q.2 IDENTIFY TWO WAYS IN WHICH AGE IS REPRESENTED IN THIS EXTRACT

The man: Adult - Mature, responsible, Educated, middle-class, smart, suit, received pronunciation.

The boy (Dante): Youth – Immature, irresponsible, Working class, scruffy, uniform, colloquial language and use of slang (Stereotypes)

The women (Mum): Adult – Trying to be responsible

The girl (Daughter): Youth – Rebel, trying to be older – drinking and make-up

Elderly Man (on bus): Weak, vulnerable. Stephen (younger boy): Weaker, small,

blonde, innocent, victim.

Q.2. (B): CHOOSE ONE OF THE MALE CHARACTERS AND EXPLORE IN MORE DETAIL HOW HE HAS BEEN REPRESENTED IN THE EXTRACT.

Man (Tom)DonteStephen

This is a gender representation question. You must refer to this.

Technical codes Visual codes Audio codes Stereotypes (Positive/Negative). Construct of masculinity (e.g

Dominance/Authority figures).

2. (C): HOW IS AGE REPRESENTED IN THE MEDIA TODAY?

TEXTS WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN REFERENCED.

Shameless Crash

(Dove) (Riots)

Representation of Youth: Lara (innocent, Naive girl) & Liam (Responsibility, street wise and corrupt)

Representation of Adults: Frank (Irresponsible, needs looking after) & Daniel Ruiz (responsible, caring, family man.

Representation of Elderly: Farhad (Caring, protective family man & Nin (Rough gran, language)

3. HOW DO AUDIENCES RESPOND DIFFERENTLY TO THE TEXT?

Nike and PSP advertisements Crash Shameless Tangled Dove

(Modern Family)

All audiences respond differently to the same text (depending on values, beliefs, age, class, experiences etc).

Who are the audiences (Demographics, age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality etc).

Introduce theory – Stuart Hall Reception theory, Uses and Gratification theory. “Applying Stuart Hall’s reception theory....”

Chose a text and a scene (REFER TO THEM) Target audience Chose a range of groups/individuals and

state that they MAY respond positively/negatively by taking on a preferred, Negotiated, Oppositional stance. (Give reasons why)

COMMON ERRORS Not including an introduction and conclusion

(2c and 3) Answers are not appropriate lengths for the

amount of marks offered (range from 4-40 marks)

Just using reception theory and not using general audience profiling (age, gender etc)

Not including Uses and Gratification Not referring to specific scenes Using general or vague examples without

links to a text. Too descriptive