10 D: Q.3 CUFFS 'REAL LIFE'

CUFFS EXAM Q. 3 is worth 15 marks. 

3.  In this question you will be rewarded for drawing together elements from your full course of study, including different areas of the theoretical framework and media contexts.
 
How far does the extract try to create a sense that it is portraying 'real life'?

• In your answer you should: analyse aspects of the extract giving detailed examples 
• judge how far these aspects create a sense of watching 'real life'

10 C: Q. 3 CUFFS 'REAL LIFE'

CUFFS EXAM Q. 3 is worth 15 marks. 

3.  In this question you will be rewarded for drawing together elements from your full course of study, including different areas of the theoretical framework and media contexts.
 
How far does the extract try to create a sense that it is portraying 'real life'?

• In your answer you should: analyse aspects of the extract giving detailed examples 
• judge how far these aspects create a sense of watching 'real life'

10 C: Q.2 CUFFS 'POLICE POINT OF VIEW'

PREP Read through the paper copy of the examiner's report on q.2. You also have the electronic copy that you put in your media folder on your laptop. 

Then, having spent about 10 minutes checking that you understand how to do a good answer, spend 20 minutes answering the question yourself, putting your answer on your blog under a post with the title Q.2 CUFFS and the question itself (as above).

See if you can remember what you have learned.

10 C: Q.1 CUFFS: SOUND

You all have been emailed with the exam paper and examiner's report to centres with the mark scheme. Today, we practise question 1 with the exam extract from Cuffs. We view the extract 4 times and practise making the notes then writing up the answers. 

A strong candidate will make more than the minimum 2 points: aim for 3 or even 4 if you find it easy. The ideal answer uses TEE: terminology, example, explanation. Below is the exam answer paper (a bit more than half a page) and another copy of the mark scheme.

10D : 02 RADIO 1 LIVE LOUNGE Q.3

The Live Lounge, BBC Radio 1 is our case study for a major exam question worth 10 marks.
We are expected to write a page in the exam about our case study in answer to question 3:

Explain how and why producers of radio programmes target different audiences. Refer to the Radio 1 Live Lounge to support your answer.
 
Today in class we go through the exam question set in the specimen paper along with the model answers supplied to us by the exam board. 
We listen to those Radio 1 Live Lounge radio programmes that are available online.
We learn about:

• BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge's 'unique acoustic performances from a range of established and breakthrough artists'
• The audience pleasures of  Live Lounge : the fact that the musicians perform live with all the spontaneity and sense of individual authenticity that brings; the way in which they play both their own work and 'covers' of other artists' work. Live Lounge offers a genuine sense of being in an intimate club as invited guests. Open the link:
  "Watch live sessions and unique covers from the biggest artists in the world - direct from the Radio 1 studios to your barely-believing eyes and ears."
• Close-ups of artists' faces and ECUs of them playing add a sense of connection and authentication for audiences.
• Past broadcasts of Live Lounge can be viewed both from the BBC website and on YouTube as well as listened to at the time of broadcasting. This targets audiences who cannot listen live, such as shift workers, office workers, busy parents, people on holiday. The visuals of the studio and performers also enhance the quality of authenticity and intimacy as we are invited into the studio to see for ourselves.
  
• Live Lounge Month in December 2017 finished with a live studio audience enjoying a performance of Sam Smith
• An older demographic is targeted Throwback Thursdays
• Younger presenters are used to engage younger audiences such as Clara Amfo in the mid-morning slot 
• In the Examiner's mark scheme for this question, the following points are also raised:
  • What is PSB broadcasting? The BBC remit to entertain, to educate, to inform
  • ( I would add) How the BBC is committed to diversity such as ethnic diversity, gender equality
  • How local radio targets specific specialized audiences
  • or mass audiences
  • or specialized audiences on a national scale
  • while local radio offers local news, weather, traffic reports and sports coverage
  • How national radio may offer traffic reports 
  PREP Copy this lesson into your blog and take time to look on YouTube to investigate further BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge programmes. Your aim is to feel confident answering the exam question that is at the top of this post.
  

10 C: 02 RADIO 1 LIVE LOUNGE Q.3

The Live Lounge, BBC Radio 1 is our case study for a major exam question worth 10 marks.
We are expected to write a page in the exam about our case study in answer to question 3:

Explain how and why producers of radio programmes target different audiences. Refer to the Radio 1 Live Lounge to support your answer.
 
Copy this lesson into your blog and take time to look on YouTube to investigate further BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge programmes. The aim of the lesson today is to feel confident answering the exam question that is at the top of this post. In class we go through the exam question set in the specimen paper along with the model answers supplied to us by the exam board. 
We listen to those Radio 1 Live Lounge radio programmes that are available online.
We learn about:

• BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge's 'unique acoustic performances from a range of established and breakthrough artists'
• The audience pleasures of  Live Lounge : the fact that the musicians perform live with all the spontaneity and sense of individual authenticity that brings; the way in which they play both their own work and 'covers' of other artists' work. Live Lounge offers a genuine sense of being in an intimate club as invited guests. Open the link:
  "Watch live sessions and unique covers from the biggest artists in the world - direct from the Radio 1 studios to your barely-believing eyes and ears."
• Past broadcasts of Live Lounge can be viewed both from the BBC website and on YouTube as well as listened to at the time of broadcasting. This targets audiences who cannot listen live, such as shift workers, office workers, busy parents, people on holiday. The visuals of the studio and performers also enhance the quality of authenticity and intimacy as we are invited into the studio to see for ourselves.
  
• An older demographic is targeted Throwback Thursdays
• Younger presenters are used to engage younger audiences such as Clara Amfo in the mid-morning slot 
• In the Examiner's mark scheme for this question, the following points are also raised:
  • What is PSB broadcasting? The BBC remit to entertain, to educate, to inform
  • ( I would add) How the BBC is committed to diversity such as ethnic diversity, gender equality
  • How local radio targets specific specialized audiences
  • or mass audiences
  • or specialized audiences on a national scale
  • while local radio offers local news, weather, traffic reports and sports coverage
  • How national radio may offer traffic reports 

PREP Find out about Clara Amfo and why she would engage younger audiences.

 

10 D: Q.10 OBSERVER 6 NOVEMBER 1966: HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Exam q.10 (10 marks, write 1 1/2 sides):
Explain how broadsheet newspapers reflect the time and historical contexts in which they were published. Refer to the Observer front page from 6 November 1966 that you have studied to support your answer.

In your answer, you must also refer to relevant media contexts.

PREP Complete the last section by relating your comments as contrast / comparison to what was on the 1966 front cover.
Feedback lesson from Examiner's Report:

10 C: Q. 10 OBSERVER 6 NOVEMBER 1966: HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Exam q.10 (10 marks, write 1 1/2 sides):
Explain how broadsheet newspapers reflect the time and historical contexts in which they were published. Refer to the Observer front page from 6 November 1966 that you have studied to support your answer.

In your answer, you must also refer to relevant media contexts.

PREP Complete the last section by relating your comments as contrast / comparison to what was on the 1966 front cover.
Feedback lesson from Examiner's Report:

NEWS Q.9 OBSERVER: REPRESENTATIONS, VIEWPOINTS & VALIUES

This question is worth 15 marks. You write 1 1/2 pages.

10 C ONLINE NEWS: Q.8

Mrs Mann apologizes for her absence at the British Film Institute study day with years 12 and 13. Today, please have another go at exam q.8 (5 marks; write 1/2 page)

If you finish early, look online at the articles. I did that by putting the headlines of the articles into Google. It is very interesting!