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- March 23, 2018

1) Introduction: narrative in advertising

2) Advertising: persuasive techniques

3) Advertising: the representation of women in advertising

4) Advertising: Score case study and wider reading

5) Advertising: Maybelline case study and wider reading

6) Advertising: Gauntlett - Media, Gender and Identity reading and q uestions

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Media Paper 1 PPE - Learner response

- April 28, 2019

1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to). WWW : Good, clear writing with some of the media terminology EBI: Basic timing- you must answer all questions - revision will help! 2) Did you succeed in meeting or exceeding your target grade for A Level Media? If not, how many additional marks do you need to achieve your target grade in this paper? No, I needed atleast 19 marks in order to achieve my target grade. We don't know exactly what grade boundaries AQA will set as this is a new specification. These are the boundaries we've used, based on last year's A Level exam but reduced slightly to account for the new specification (out of 84): A* = 78; A = 68; B = 56; C = 44; D = 32; E = 21. Now read through the AQA mark scheme . This is vital as the paper was an official specimen exam paper and therefore the mark scheme tells us a lot about what AQA are expecting us to produce. Th...

OSP assessment learner response

- January 28, 2019

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Videogames - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

- February 25, 2019

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - blog tasks Create a new blogpost called 'Metroid Prime 2: Echoes case study' and complete the following in-depth tasks. Language Analyse the game cover for Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (above). 1) How does the cover communicate the genre of the game? - Then font of the title seems slightly metallic which is a clear indication that the genre is science fiction. The main character (Samus Aran) has a costume which communicates the scince genre it is very shielded and quite exaggerated which is a well used detail in all products of this genre. 2) What does the cover suggest regarding gameplay and audience pleasures? From the cover you can infer that the gameplay requires skill 3) Does the cover sexualise the character of Samus Aran? Why/why not? No skin is shown and she is covered from head to toe Trailer analysis Watch the trailer for the game: 1) What do you notice about genre? Weaponry, lo...