Component 1
Component 1 has two sections. In Section A students are asked to focus on media language by using the key terms they have studied across the GCSE, and also representations. Alongside a modern text students will also study a 'historical' text such as the Quality Street advert from 1956. In Section B students will focus on the industry that the text belongs to and also the audience that it is aimed at. A number of different forms are studied for this component with two appearing in section A and two appearing in Section B. The following forms could appear on the exam including:
Section A
Advertising
Magazine front covers
Newspaper front covers
Film Posters
Section B
Newspapers (The Sun)
Radio
Film Marketing
Video Games