Question 1B

Question 1(b) requires candidates to select one production and evaluate it in relation to a media

concept. The list of concepts to which questions will relate is as follows:

 Genre

 Narrative

 Representation

 Audience

 Media language

In the examination, questions will be set using one of these concepts only. (but you would need to prepare for all)

In some circumstances, candidates will be expected to select the production that appears to relate

most effectively to the specific concept that arises in the exam question. However, the requirement

for candidates to evaluate one of their productions in relation to a concept does not assume that

the concept will necessarily always fit easily and in an orthodox way. Thus in some cases

candidates will be describing their productions in terms of them not relating straightforwardly to the

concept. For example, a candidate producing three websites over their two portfolios might

describe ways in which websites cannot be understood easily through applying conventional

narrative theory. Whether the candidate applies the concept to the product or uses the production

to challenge the concept, it is essential that candidates are sufficiently knowledgeable about the

concept for either approach. Candidates may choose to write about work undertaken at AS or A2,

main task or preliminary/ancillary.