1) Type up any feedback on your paper (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). If you only have marks and a grade on the paper, write a WWW/Next Steps yourself based on your scores.
WWW: Scarlett, an impressive attempt in this mock - your timing was very good the plans/ notes pages ensured you had enough to cover for the 20 mark questions
Next steps: For the OSP 20-mark questions you need to consider specific examples to strengthen your argument throughout ( 2 media theories were absent for your 20-mark essays remember to embed relevant theories in too.
2) Use the mark scheme for this Paper 2 mock (posted on GC) to read the answers AQA were looking for. First, write down a definition and example of non-diegetic sound (Q1.1 and 1.2).
Sound that both the characters and audience can hear
Dialogue between Will and Lyra
3) Next, identify three points you could have made in Q1.3 - camerawork and the extract. Look for the indicative content in the mark scheme - these are the suggested answers from AQA.
Handheld camera movement following the plate to the table. This focus on the food Will has cooked establishes him as the less dominant person in the relationship. The medium shot of Lyra suspiciously looking at the food reinforces this power imbalance in their relationship.
Will is often shown from a low angle which should suggest power or dominance. However, his expression and body language is very timid so in fact seems to further emphasise Lyra’s confidence. When Lyra is sitting at the table, the camera is placed at Lyra’s level so she is not presented as weak or vulnerable.
Dolly/tracking through the open doors shows both characters together sitting at the table. This deliberately places both characters in the same frame as the conversation becomes more friendly and less guarded, communicating the growing friendship between Lyra and Will and
helps to foreshadow the suggestion (in the very next shot) from Will that they team up and work together. The slow dolly/track at this point signals to the audience that something important is happening; their relationship is changing. It works in a similar way to a zoom.
4) Now look at Q1.4 in the mark scheme - pick out two points from the mark scheme that you could have included in your answer.
Will’s expression and body language is very timid which subverts masculine stereotypes. In contrast, Lyra’s movements and expressions exude confidence. This can be seen throughout the extract.
Lyra’s costume subverts feminine stereotypes. It is blue, practical and does not emphasise her figure or draw attention. It helps to establish Lyra as a practical, confident character who is used to surviving on her own.
5) Look at Q2 - the 20-mark essay on representations of age and social and cultural contexts. Pick out three points from the mark scheme that you didn't include in your answer.
Although the idea of ‘teenage’ was not new, teenagers as a distinct category developed rapidly in the post-war years and was well established by 1963. The idea of the ‘generation gap’ as a social issue was still new and much-discussed.
In HDM it is the teens/young adults who lead the way in driving the narrative forward. The adults tend to accept their more peripheral roles or discuss the prophecy that revolves around Lyra. The teens are proactive, and the adults react.
Doctor Who has status and authority; he expects and commands deference. However, the audience are positioned to view him as a villain for much of this episode.
6) Turning your attention to Section B, write a definition and example of user-generated content - use the mark scheme to check it.
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7) Look at Q4 - the 20-mark essay on the power of influencers. Pick out three points from the mark scheme that you didn't include in your own answer.
There is an army of influencers: social media users and celebrities with large, devoted followings, who give their followers access to a carefully curated version of their lives. In
this “authentic” context, sponsored content, known as “sponcon”, has proved a potent tool
for selling products.
Marcus Rashford demonstrates this with his commercial partnerships with Burberry, Nike,
Coca-Cola and more. The fact he appeals to such mainstream brands is evidence of his
power in the digital age.
Kim Kardashian's engagement rate is lower than Rashford at 0.33% but she has over 350
million followers so can still reach and engage with huge audiences.
8) Now look at Q5 - the 20-mark essay on regulation and the internet. Again, pick out three points from the mark scheme that you didn't include in your own answer.
an unregulated internet preserves the freedom of speech in a medium to which almost half the
world’s population has access
The video game industry makes a significant economic contribution which could be curtailed if
tighter regulations and controls were introduced.
loss of self-esteem or confidence resulting from competitive use of social media
9) On a scale of 1-10 (1 = low, 10 = high), how much revision and preparation did you do for your Media mock exam? Be honest here - it's a good chance to think about how to approach the next set of mock exams.
1- I only revised in the canteen before the exam
10) List three key things you want to revise before the next mock exams in February (e.g. particular CSPs, terminology, exam technique etc.)
OSP - social, cultural contexts
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