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Media Studies GCSE

The Media are a central element of modern life.  They provide information about the world, creating opportunities for commerce, education and entertainment. This specification allows students to systematically study modern media production through both the work of media organisations and through production of their own work. This subject encourages the recognition of the complicated relationship between students as consumers of the products of media organisations and as makers of personal meanings in that world.

The course achieves this through three distinct study areas: Media Texts, Media Audiences and Media Organisations.

The following will be examined in years 2007-2010
2007 Section A - Science fiction film.
         Section B – CD covers.
2008 Section A – Popular music on television.
         Section B – Comics.
2009 Section A – Animated Film.
         Section B – News in print and electronic media.
2010 Section A – Sport on Television.
         Section B – Advertising in print and electronic media.

Examination Paper 50%- Two and a half hours.
Section A- Four compulsory questions which focus on audio-visual material
Section B- Four compulsory questions which will focus on still images or print drawn from newspapers, magazines, comics or advertisements.

Coursework 50%
Three pieces of work from at least two different media.  One piece must be based on textual analysis, one piece must be based on pre-production and one piece based on production.