Media Paper 2- LR

1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).

www: some good knowlodge of contexts ( historical/ political )

ebi: lacks specific detail in both answers - textual analysis in Q1

2) Read the mark scheme for this exam carefully, paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. Firstly, focus on the unseen question and identify two aspects of the poster that you could have written about in your answer.
  • the dynamic and historically relative nature of genre.
  • the link between genre and stereotypes – the representation of victim in the thriller/crimedrama.
3) Look at the indicative content for Q1 again and make a note of any theories or examples of media terminology you could have used in your answer.

Steve Neale's repetition and difference

4) Now focus on the TV 25-marker. Read this exemplar response for the TV question and pick out three arguments, phrases or theories from the essay that you could use in a future question on Capital and Deutschland 83.
  • This also questions the validity of Hall’s theory, as perhaps producers are unknowingly reinforcing ingrained dominant ideologies rather than deliberating encoding a particular viewpoint. Antonio Gramsci’s theory of hegemony is relevant here as it could be argued that Capital’s relentless focus on the importance of hard work, earning money and contributing to the London economy unconsciously reinforces capitalist ideology.
  • it could be argued D83 has a left-wing bias in its portrayal of different social classes and political perspectives. In two key party/BBQ scenes, the East is portrayed as joyous and relaxed through Martin’s mother’s birthday party while General Edel’s BBQ in the West towards the end of the episode is awkward, tense and unwelcoming. This fetishization of the working class is relatively common in the creative industries and perhaps suggests the producers are deliberately encoding a pro-left-wing bias.
  • when exploring the validity of Hall’s Reception theory it is important to consider the power of ingrained hegemonic ideologies in the wider media and society and how much these unconsciously influence the encoding and decoding of meanings in media products such as television dramas.

5) Finally, identify three things you need to revise for Media Paper 2 before your next assessment or mock exam.

  • Postmodernism
  • Deutschland 83
  • Intertextuality

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