End of Year 1 exam: Learner response

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 WWW - You Clearly have some knowledge of the TV text but we need to add exam technique and revision of media language in order to move up the levels 

EBI - Practice note staking skills and use the plan we have given you 

- Revise mise - en scene and narrative

- Exam technique : you must  focus on the question. We will look at social and cultural context in class.

2) Look at the mark scheme document linked above. Question 1.1 asks about mise-en-scene. What do we use to remember mise-en-scene? Give one example answer from the mark scheme too. 

CLAMPS

 Question 1.2 asks about narrative features in the extract. Look at the mark scheme to pick out three possible answers for this question. 

• Location: the empty city creates its own enigma code with the mystery of what has
happened to the city and the people that lived there. This is partially resolved later in the
extract.
• Props: the setting and props are both familiar (the drink bottles and bread towards the end
of the sequence) and also other-worldly in keeping with the fantasy genre (the city). The
creates a contrast that suggests the wider narrative arc of multiple worlds (including one
very much like our own).
• Costumes: Lyra and Will are placed in costumes that reflect the world they are from. This
helps to communicate the wider narrative arc of the show and emphasises the fact they are
‘out of place’ in this city currently. This creates a sense of narrative enigma (why are they
there? What will they discover? Are they in danger?) and also a sense of binary opposition –
of two opposing worlds. The costumes of the two other children help emphasise this
contrast and reflect the narrative development of the ‘Spectres’ that have left these

children homeless and the city empty of grown-ups.
• Actor placement and movement: the chase scene in the extract uses narrative features to
create pace and excitement. The enigma codes include ‘Who are they chasing?’ and ‘Are
they in danger?’ among many others.

4) Now focus on Question 2 - the 20 mark essay. Use the mark scheme to pick out one way Doctor Who reflects 1963 and one way His Dark Materials reflects 2020. 

Representations of race have also developed to reflect changing social and political
contexts. For example, in the 1963 episode of Doctor Who, the Doctor refers to ‘the savage
mind’ of ‘Red Indians’ not able to understand advanced technology. This dismissive and
colonialist attitude seems very outdated now and more recent seasons have shown a much
more positive attitude to those of other cultures and races. His Dark Materials has a much
more representative reflection of current British society with a wide range of ethnicities
represented on screen.

           
Reflect on your overall work and exam performance this year. What three things do you need to work on or revise in Media for Year 11? 

Mise en scene
Doctor Who - what happens 
His Dark Material - industrry

                                    

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