A bonanza of essay questions

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Ms Cope

Big Issue

Explain how the representations in magazines reflect their contexts. Refer to The Big Issue covers you have studied to support your answer.

Analyse why The Big Issue magazine has used an intertextual approach to Brexit on its front cover. 

In your answer you must: Analyse the use of intertextuality to create meaning in the source. Make judgements and reach a conclusion about the advantages of this use of intertextuality to The Big Issue Magazine

Advertising

Explain how the media language in advertising incorporates the brand image the advertisers wish to convey. Refer to the advertisements for Old Spice and Lucozade you have studied to support your answer. 

• Analyse why postmodern techniques are used in  the Old Spice advert you have studied
• Explain how representations are used in advertising to promote the product.
• Explain how viewpoints and ideologies are communicated by the media language used in adverts.
• Explain how adverts reflect their social/cultural contexts.
• How far is the media language used in adverts due to the genre of the product?
• To what extent do the representations used in adverts make claims about realism?
• Explain how the media language is used in adverts to position the audience

Music Videos

Explain how representations in music videos are chosen to promote the artists. Refer to one of the music videos you have studied to support your answer. 

• Explore the effect of social and cultural context on the representations used in the two music videos 
• With reference to the two music videos studied explore how and why stereotypes have been used both positively and negatively
• Examining the two music videos studied, why do you think particular social groups, in a national and global context, may be under-represented or misrepresented?
• With reference to the two music videos studied, how do the media representations offered in these videos convey values, attitudes and beliefs about the world and how are these values, attitudes and beliefs systematically reinforced across other media representations?
• With reference to the two music videos studied, how do you think audiences are supposed to respond to and interpret the media representations that they are shown?
• Exploring the two music videos studied, how realistic do you think the representations offered by the videos are?
• How are the different groups or individuals represented in one music video you have studied?In your answer you may refer to: How media language has been used to create these representations. Whether these representations are underrepresented or misrepresented. Positive or negative stereotypes.

• With reference to the two music videos studied, what decisions have the producers of the two music videos made about how to represent the events, issues, individuals and social groups highlighted in the videos?
• Examining the two music videos and the representations they highlight, what  ideologies and discourses are represented?
• With reference to the two music videos studied, how do you think audience responses and their interpretations of the media representations offered in the two music videos reflect social, cultural and historical circumstances?

Paper 2: Section A Evolving Media

Film

• Explain how the production and distribution of major Hollywood films has changed since the 1960s. Refer to the two versions of The Jungle Book to support your answer. In your answer you must: Explain how historical and economic contexts influence the production and distribution of major Hollywood films.

• Explain the importance of ownership in the production of films. Refer to the two versions of The Jungle Book to support your answer. 
• Explain the importance of technological convergence for movie institutions and audiences. Refer to The Jungle Book 1967 and The Jungle Book 2016 in your answer. 
• Explain the impact of technological change on the film industry in relation to The Jungle Book.In your answer you must also: explain how historical, cultural and economic contexts influence the production, distribution and circulation of films
• Explain how technology was used in the advertising and marketing of The Jungle Book.

Radio

Explain why popular music programmes struggle to gain recognition as Public Service Broadcasting. Refer to the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show to support your answer. In your answer you must: Explain how political, cultural and economic contexts influence the status of popular radio music programming. 

• Explain how different audiences use radio differently. Refer to the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show to support your answer. 

Video Games 

• Explain how producers target, reach and engage audiences for video games through content and marketing. Refer to Minecraft to support your answer. (This question could be used for any of these areas?)

In your answer you must: Explain how social and economic contexts influence how producers target, reach and engage audiences for video games. 

• Explain the impact of digitally convergent media platforms on video games production, distribution and consumption. Refer to Minecraft to support your answer. 
• Explain how media producers in the video game industry attract and potentially construct audiences. Refer to Minecraft to support your answer.
• Explain the impact of changing audiences on video game production, distribution and consumption. Refer to Minecraft to support your answer.
• Explain how Mojang used digital technology in the production, distribution and circulation of Minecraft
• Explain how online gaming makes it more difficult for regulators of video games. Refer to Minecraft in your answer. 
• Explain how having a video game on as many platforms as possible helps in the success of a game. Refer to Minecraft to support your points. 

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In this question you will be rewarded for drawing together elements from your full course of study, including different areas of the theoretical frameworks and media contexts. 

• Why do long form dramas from different countries offer different representations? 

In your answer you must: consider the contexts in which long form dramas are produced and consumed. Explain how media contexts may have influenced the representations in the set episodes of the two long form television dramas you have studied. Make judgements and reach conclusions about the reasons for the differences in representation between the two episodes  30 marks

• Evaluate the relevance of Todorov’s theory of narratology to long form television drama. 
• Evaluate the relevance of Neale’s genre theory to long form television drama. 
• Evaluate the usefulness of one of the following in analysing long form television drama: EITHER  Jenkins’ theory of participatory culture OR Gauntlett’s theory of identity
• "Representations in LFTVD's are more diverse than ever to help attract the highest amount of viewers possible”  
• "The advancement of technology has had a massive influence on the popularity of LFTVD’s"
• “In order to attract a huge audience you need to have a huge budget when producing a LFTVD”

1.       Why do long form television dramas from different countries offer different representations?

In your answer you must:

·         consider the contexts in which long form television dramas are produced and consumed

·         explain how media contexts may have influenced representations in the set episodes of the two long form television dramas you have studied

·         make judgements and reach conclusions about the reasons for the differences in representation between the two episodes.                                                                                                                                                                                    [30]

2.       ‘Representations of social, cultural and historical events can vary within long form television dramas from different countries.’ Discuss how and why audiences might respond to and interpret these representations differently.

In your answer you must:

• consider the contexts in which long form television dramas are produced and consumed

• explain how media contexts may have influenced different aspects of realism and audience

response in the set episodes of the two long form television dramas you have studied

• make judgements and reach conclusions about the differences in realism of social, cultural

and historical circumstances between the two set episodes. [30]

3.       ‘Many LFTVD’s try to subvert typical genre conventions to appeal to a modern audience”

Discuss how far you think genre conventions are subverted in the set episodes of the two long form television dramas you have studied.

In your answer you must:

·         consider the contexts in which long form television dramas are produced and consumed

·         explain how media contexts may have influenced why genre conventions are subverted by producers to appeal to a modern audience in the set episodes of the two long form television dramas you have studied.

·         make judgements and reach conclusions about the differences in the use of genre conventions between the two set episodes (30)

4.       “Representations of diversity can vary between long form television dramas from different countries.’  Discuss how and why representations of diversity were used differently to appeal to audiences in the two set episodes of the LFTVD’s drama you have studied.

In your answer you must:

·         consider the contexts in which long form television dramas are produced and consumed

·         explain how media contexts may have influenced representations in the set episodes of the two long form television dramas you have studied

·         make judgements and reach conclusions about the differences in representations of diversity between the two shows. (30)

5.        “Having well established stars or producers are a requirement of having a successful LFTVD” Discuss how much you agree or disagree with this statement in the two set episodes of the long form television dramas you have studied.

You must

In your answer you must:

• consider the contexts in which long form television dramas are produced and consumed

• explain how media contexts may have influenced the use of established starts or producers in the set episodes of the two long form television dramas you have studied

• make judgements and reach conclusions about how important having an established star or producer is in the success of LFTVD’s

. [30]

6. ‘Representations of social, cultural and historical events within recent LFTVD’s must conform to modern audience needs’ Discuss how far you agree with this statement.

In your answer you must:

• consider the contexts in which long form television dramas are produced and consumed

• explain how media contexts may have influenced different aspects of realism and audience’s response in the set episodes of the two long form television dramas you have studied

·         make judgements and reach conclusions about how important having an established star or producer is in the success of LFTVD’s [30]