GCSE Media Studies Paper 2008

[Xarea]

I know, some schools don't get the exam paper until Friday - so I thought i'd scan it in for you all - this is higher tier, so expect more help and guidelines if your doing foundation.

The questions are fairly easy - question one will probably involve much discussion of Hancocks Half Hour, upto My Family - the other 3 questions are pretty much self explanitory.

Three hours seems like way too much for this paper, but whatever!







And the storyboard for task four....



Enjoy! Seems like a too easy of an exam, but i'll take my A* please!

[JackBuddy]

Looks like they are dumbing down media studies even more!

[Xarea]

Looks like they are dumbing down media studies even more!

I thought that - reading the past few years papers, I was quite worried, but i'm very confident - especially as I have three weeks to revise my answers!

[Barmi]

And you get a qualification from that? I can't believe you get to prepare it, lol! If only all exams were like that... lucky Ollie and other Media Studies people!!

[Throne Sofa]

Thanks.

Task 3 and task 4 are VERY easy I think. Task 2 and Task 1 require a little work but this will be an easy exam I think. Plus 3 hrs to do it all? :eusa_danc:eusa_danc

Also, are you only expected to do the one storyboard sheet?

[Pyroka]

Heh, shame Media studies is going to be axed soon enough. Universities are starting to deny it as it's complete crap. I heard that from my uncle who works as a Project Manager for BP, gave me this huge Guardian article on Universities and requirements. Media studies ain't really gonna be around for much longer.

[Karma]

Hey, Cheers for this , Too the post lol, Media Studies helps you with a wide range of things along with being fun! Like your English Skills, Production Skills and Common sense lol!

[Throne Sofa]

With the media playin a big part in how we live our lives today Pyroka, I think scrapping the subject would be a bad idea.

[Immenseman]

Nice, I don't get mine til next week so thanks for that!

[Xarea]

Thanks.

Task 3 and task 4 are VERY easy I think. Task 2 and Task 1 require a little work but this will be an easy exam I think. Plus 3 hrs to do it all? :eusa_danc:eusa_danc

Also, are you only expected to do the one storyboard sheet?

Thats what I thought - and no, read the front page, you get two sheets (i'm not sure if they ment 4 sides of A4, or 2 sides of A4) of storyboard, and 12-page answer booklet.

I'm guessing that i'll probably have it done by 2 hours, pah.

Heh, shame Media studies is going to be axed soon enough. Universities are starting to deny it as it's complete crap. I heard that from my uncle who works as a Project Manager for BP, gave me this huge Guardian article on Universities and requirements. Media studies ain't really gonna be around for much longer.

I have to disagree, Media Studies is what infulences us all every day, this forum is full of media, this could be even seen as a media institution in a way - it influences us, along with radio, TV, internet, magazines, newspapers, leaflets, films - so anyone who says it's complete crap obviously has never listened to the radio, switched on a TV, used a computer, read a newspaper or seen a film... or their stupid.

Nice, I don't get mine til next week so thanks for that!

That's why I posted it, ha!

What are people doing for their sitcom?! I don't want your ideas, just want to see - I have a killer idea !