Paper 2: Media Two

Extract (unseen product described in words; written for this paper): The opening two minutes of The Hollow, a new BBC crime drama. A drone shot sweeps over fog-covered moorland, then cuts to a close-up of a woman detective's eyes. Dissonant strings build. A broken child's bicycle lies in a ditch. The title appears in white serif letters as the music stops. Identify two conventions of the crime-drama genre in the extract.

Explain how camera shots are used in the extract to create meaning.

Explain how the extract reflects the BBC's public service remit.

Analyse how sound is used in the extract to engage the audience.

Analyse how a television close study product you have studied attracts and maintains its audience.

Evaluate how far television close study products from different eras reflect the industries that produced them.

Extract (unseen product described in words; written for this paper): The front page of the Daily Courier, a tabloid newspaper. Headline: 'CHAOS AT THE BORDER'. A large photo shows crowded boats. A smaller story at the bottom: 'Nurses' pay talks collapse'. Puff: 'WIN a £500 shopping spree'. The paper's website has a live blog on the same story with reader comments. Identify two conventions of tabloid front pages used in the extract.

Explain how the headline and image represent migrants.

Explain how newspapers are regulated in the UK.

Analyse how the online version of the newspaper allows audiences to interact with news.

Analyse how political and economic contexts influence a newspaper close study product you have studied.

Evaluate the view that newspapers today represent events in a biased way. Refer to the extract and the newspaper close study products you have studied.