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Tuesday 19 March 2013

Case Study MEST 1

Year 12 Work Wednesday and Thursday - planning a case study answer and presenting it.  A walking talking exam answer.

To do:
  • Brainstorm initital thoughts on the question
  • Decide your key idea in your essay.  For example:  I am going to say that the advertising industry has a huge amount of power over the media products, and that the synergy between them is completely necessary in order to drive sales and audience figures. 
  • Find examples from all of your films to illustrate the question (for each platform)
  • Make sure you've used Media terminology in every sentence
  • Prepare a 3 minute presentation of the question and your case study to the rest of the class. 

ADDITIONAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS
MEST 1: Section B Investigating the Media
1. What is the relationship between the media products in your case study and the advertising industry?
In your answer you should:
Show how media products from your case study have been influenced by
advertising
Support your answer with reference to examples from three media
Platforms


2. How people and/or places are represented in the media products in your case study?

In your answer you should:
Evaluate how people and/or places are represented in the media products
in your case study
Support your answer with reference to examples from three media
Platforms

  
3. Is the media ‘dumbing down’? Discuss this statement in relation to the
media products from your case study.
In your answer you should:
Evaluate to what extent the media products in your case study do more
than just entertain
Support your answer with reference to examples from three media
Platforms
  
4. Consider the role of new technology in your case study. How has it enhanced audience engagement and activity?
In your answer you should:
Evaluate how new technologies have been used in the media products
from your case study to allow audiences to become more active
consumers and/or producers
Support your answer with reference to a range of examples from three
media platforms

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