Media A-Level Exam

Annotations:

• Theorist depending on question

Annotations:

• Key Sequences: -Lake Side -Killing scene -End Scene
• Representation of youth: -Disrespecting -Violent -Psychopathic

Annotations:

• Key Words: -Anarchy -'Chavs' -Photos of hoodies and fire
• Representation of youth: -Uneducated -Disrespecting -Impact

Annotations:

• Key Points: -'Wild Ones' -'Living for the kicks' -Planned day out
• Representation of youth: -Ruin days -Want to be violent -Bored

1. Audience
   1. Theodor Adorno
      1. The power of the media is enormous and damaging
   2. Stuart Hall
      1. Encoding and Decoding (Active Audience)
   3. Karl Marx
      1. Top-down false consciousness
   4. Blumler and Katz
      1. Uses and Gratifications
2. Narrative
   1. Todorov
      1. 5 Stages
   2. Barthes
      1. Signifier and Signified
   3. Strauss
      1. Binary Opposites
3. Language
   1. Andrew Goodwin
      1. Close Ups
   2. Rolland Barthes
      1. Signifier and Signified
4. Genre
   1. Steve Neil
      1. Repetition and Change
   2. Rick Altman
      1. Signifier and Signified
5. Representation
   1. Laura Mulvey
      1. Voyerism
   2. Karl Marx
      1. Top down false consciousness
   3. Andrew Goodwin
      1. Close Ups
   4. David Gauntlett
      1. Identity is complicated

1. Creativity
2. Research and Planning
3. Digital Technology
4. Post-Production
5. Conventions