MEST 3 SECTION A sample revision questions
For revision practice, choose any complementary or contrasting texts for question 1. Use the questions below to show wider knowledge of media texts, concepts and institutions.
A) Suggested Texts: Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin (1970s) & revived in 2011 with Martin Clunes + The Office (2005)
a1) Compare the different codes and conventions in these extracts (8 marks)
a2) How do media texts reflect changes in audience tastes? You may refer to other media texts
(12 marks)
a3) Why do modern media texts often reflect a dystopian view of the world? How does this succeed in gratifying audiences? You must refer to other texts (12 marks)
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B) Suggested texts: ‘Favourite Things’ Skoda ads 2007 and 2011
b1) How does the later text broaden the appeal of the product to a wider audience?
b2) How are codes and conventions of modern texts used to appeal to contemporary audiences? You may refer to other texts.
b3) Give examples of the ways media texts borrow from other texts. How does this help audience gratification? You must refer to other texts
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C) Suggested Texts: Hotel inspector 2011 & Hotel Babylon 2009
c1) How do representations of gender vary in the two texts?
c2) How does editing help to construct the meaning and message of a text? You may refer to other texts.
c3) To what extent do you think the media is obsessed by ideas of women in control. Why is this a common theme for broadcast media? You must refer to other texts.
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D) Suggested texts: Friends (any) & Coupling (2006)
d1) How do the extracts represent gender?
d2) To what extent are there differences in approach between US and UK media products? You may refer to other texts
d3) Globalisation in media simply means the dominance of English language entertainment – to what extent do you believe this to be true? You must refer to other texts.
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E) Suggested texts: Yes Minister (1990) The Thick of it (2010)
e1) How are the two extracts different in terms of their representation of politicians?
e2) How do the codes and conventions of modern media texts reflect the expectations and tastes of their target audiences? You may refer to other texts
e3) Comedies often show men struggling to maintain control and respectability in their professional, personal or domestic life . Does this mean that negative representations of men are countered by positive representations of women? You must refer to other texts.
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don’t forget: teen dramas, soaps, music broadcasting, quiz shows, chat shows, make-over programmes, costume drama. sketch shows, news
