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    This document outlines the content and assessments for a media studies A-level course. The course is divided into four sections: news media, media language and representation, media industries and audiences, and long-form television drama. Students will complete two written exams focusing on media messages and evolving media, worth 70 marks each. They will also create a cross-media production worth 60 marks through a non-exam assessment. In total, the A-level course comprises three exams and one production assessment.

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    This document outlines the content and assessments for a media studies A-level course. The course is divided into four sections: news media, media language and representation, media industries and audiences, and long-form television drama. Students will complete two written exams focusing on media messages and evolving media, worth 70 marks each. They will also create a cross-media production worth 60 marks through a non-exam assessment. In total, the A-level course comprises three exams and one production assessment.

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    This document outlines the content and assessments for a media studies A-level course. The course is divided into four sections: news media, media language and representation, media industries and audiences, and long-form television drama. Students will complete two written exams focusing on media messages and evolving media, worth 70 marks each. They will also create a cross-media production worth 60 marks through a non-exam assessment. In total, the A-level course comprises three exams and one production assessment.

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    This document outlines the content and assessments for a media studies A-level course. The course is divided into four sections: news media, media language and representation, media industries and audiences, and long-form television drama. Students will complete two written exams focusing on media messages and evolving media, worth 70 marks each. They will also create a cross-media production worth 60 marks through a non-exam assessment. In total, the A-level course comprises three exams and one production assessment.

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    CONTENT OVERVIEW ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

    Section A: News
    This unit consists of two linked in-depth
    studies that focus on contemporary Media Messages
    news in the UK, requiring learners to (01)
    explore how and why newspapers and
    their online counterparts are evolving as 70 marks 35% of total A level
    media products and the relationship
    between both online and offline news. 2 hours

    Written paper
    Section B: Media Language and Repre-
    sentation
    Learners will explore media language
    and representation through case study
    products in the following media forms:
    magazines; advertising and marketing;
    and music videos.

    Section A: Media Industries and Audi-


    ences
    Learners will explore media industries
    and audiences, through case study me- Evolving Media
    dia products for: radio; videos games; (02)
    and film.
    70 marks
    Section B: Long Form Television Drama 35% of total A level
    Learners will engage in one in-depth 2 hours
    study of television as an evolving, global
    media form. Learners must study one Written paper
    complete episode of Stranger Things, a
    contemporary English language long
    form TV drama, and The Killing, a non-
    English language long form TV drama.

    Learners will create a cross-media prod- Making Media


    uct in response to a set brief. There will (03/04)
    be opportunities to develop a range of 30% of total A level
    production skills including: photography; 60 marks
    lighting techniques; Photoshop editing;
    InDesign; Final Cut; and Garageband. Non-exam assessment

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