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Year 11 Paper 1 baseline assessment: Learner response

  1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to) WWW: Steven, good knowledge and understanding of social, cultural and historical contexts of Tatler CSP. Next Step: Revise media terminology e.g camera shots and ownership and more detail needed of how films are marketed. 2) Look at the  mark scheme for this assessment . For Question 2 (12 mark unseen) use the indicative content in the mark scheme to identify three points that you could have referred to in your answer. • Verbal codes • Use of language • Colour palette 3) For Question 3 (Galaxy - narrative features) use the mark scheme to write down the main narrative theories and how we can link them to the Galaxy advert CSP.  There is disequilibrium at the start when the village is associated with chaos (fruit falling, bus stopping, people shouting). This is juxtaposed with the calm, heroic persona that the audience encounters when they meet Hepburn and, whe...

Accountability Check: Coursework Checklist

  Music Video Table: Item Progress Statement of Intent (Max. 300 Words)                     Min. Two Filming Locations                    A Clear Narrative/Story                                 Min. Two Characters (Including a Protagonist)                    Variety of Camera Shots, Angles and Movements                    Diegetic sound (which could include but is not restricted to dialogue, Foley sound and ambience /atmosphere).                             Non-diegetic sound (which must include but is not restricted to music).                   Use of narrative codes and media language to attr...

Statement of intent

The artist and the song I chose for my preliminary music video is Skywalker - Miguel (featuring Travis Scott). In this 30-40 second music video, it will involve the following of a corrupted environment, possession of drugs, negative change and collided paths. One contrasting thing that will highlight in my video is that someone who is in possession of using drugs look up to someone else who has positive path whilst another person who has a simple life looks up to someone who is corrupted and unthinkable. The two shots I used in this music video was a high angle shot (to represent innocence and lack of capability)  and a low angle shot (to represent power and dominance).The use of demographics reinfo rce stereotypes of gender how most males do illegal activities that go against the law and the psycho graphics show different lifestyles being represented .

Coursework: Preliminary Exercise 2025 - Music Videos

1) Write a 100 word statement of intent explaining what you are going to make for your preliminary exercise. Statement of intent:  100 words explaining what you plan to make. I plan to make a 30 second music video about a student having to take blame due to false accusation since another student snuck in something illegal in the main students bag.  The song that I'm using for this music video symbolises being surrounded by a wrong crowd of people and how it can make massive difference in your life despite interacting with them. This sends out a strong message about how to not interact with the wrong people and how living in an environment you are exposed too can impact your daily life and how it can lead you to a bad path. 2) Write a  script  for your preliminary exercise on your blog. This needs to include stage directions AND dialogue. To see how a TV drama script is presented, and to look at professional examples, check out the  BBC Writers' Room  and cl...

End of Year 1 exam: Learner response

  1) Type up any feedback from your teacher in full (you do not need to write the mark/grade if you do not wish to). WWW:  Steven a fair attempt at the 20 mark TV essay, some recall of how contexts impact production values. LR:  Write another paragraph for Q1.3 including more evidence for the clip. 2) Look at the mark scheme document linked above. Question 1.1 asks about mise-en-scene. What do we use to remember mise-en-scene? Give one example answer from the clip too - you'll find example answers in the mark scheme. To remember mise-en-scene we use the concept of CLAMPS which stand for costume, lighting, Actors, makeup, Props, scene. The use of costume on the characters are that they are wearing casual scruffy clothes which helps us as the audience identify where the place and scene takes place. 3) Question 1.2 asks about narrative features in the extract. Look at the mark scheme to pick out three possible answers for this question.  - The use of narrative...

Summer project 2025

  1 ) Research: Music videos Watch the following music videos and analyse an aspect of media language for each one: Music video 1:  Marshmello x YUNGBLUD x blackbear – Tongue Tied. How is narrative used in this music video to engage the audience? - The use of narrative in this music video to engage the audience is through adding surreal and symbolic imagery. This is because the music video depicts realistic events that occur every day, making it quite engaging to a particular audience. Another way narrative is used to engage with the audience is through visual metaphors. This is because the lyrics in this video promote a strong message about mental health, specifically feeling isolated, which creates a broader overall message. 2) Music video 2: Years & Years - I Wish I Knew How are camerawork and mise-en-scène used in this video? Use CLAMPS to remember the different aspects of mise-en-scène. - The use of costumes helps us, as the audience, to...

Radio: Launch of BBC Radio 1 CSP

  Radio 1 Launch CSP: blog tasks 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? The radio stations that were offered by BBC before 1967 was radio 1 and the '' third programme''. 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? It was reorganized with new stations such as radio 2, radio 3 and radio 4. 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Pirate radio was a radio station allowed by the BBC.  4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? Because it was illegally broadcasting different shows which didn't meet the standards and policy of BBC radio. This encouraged more children to use the radio during school nights as this resulted towards children and teens to fall back behind in education as they would encourage people to use the radio more. This lead to many concerns for parents as it may have affected some younger audiences. 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate ra...