What is Paper 2?

Paper 2 is called "Evolving Media". Within this 2 hour exam in June, you will explore how industries and audiences work symbiotically to produce successful (or sometimes not-so-successful!) media products, whether they are radio shows, films, TV programmes or videogames. 

Section A: Industries and Audiences

You will study 3 topics and be questioned on x2 of them within this first section of the exam. They are:-

• Film Industry - SET TEXTS = Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) & Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

• Radio Industry -  SET TEXT = Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Greg James

• Videogame Industry -  SET TEXT = Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Section B: Long Form TV Drama

You will answer 2 x questions on our set text programmes: Stranger Things season 1 episode 1 & Deutschland 83 season 1 episode 1

Please try some of our taster lessons below, some of which feature our set texts, others of which focus on non-set texts. 

Taster Lesson 8. Gaming Industry

Taster Lesson 9. Radio