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Exam Revision
Students should plan and structure their approach to exam revision
The documents below allow students to work back through the key knowledge and skill areas of each unit of Study that will be included in the end of year exam
In order to allow yourself the time for a full and comprehensive revision you should devote time each day to working through these documents
Remember their is no easy way to revise and prepare- but there is a smarter way - and thats about getting started early- and being
consistent in revising each day . The end of year exam accounts for a large percentatge of your study scoire so its certainly worth devoting as much time and energy that you can
Exam format - students should read through the official VCAA exam specifications document found at this link
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/exams/media/media-specs-w.pdf
and can access the VCAA 2018 Sample Media Exam at this link
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/exams/media/media-samp-w.pdf
1. Narrative and Ideology
In the Narrative Unit it is a good idea to revise/ view the 2 Texts again that you wish to write about in Section A / B of the exam
You would select from Bladerunner, Nosedive
Students should also access the sections of this website devoted to each area of Study
WE examined discourse- social values and social issues during the production time and place. of our two texts In our case we examined America during the Reagan administration in the 1980s and discourses about Identity , Gender roles and Culture. We also examined Nosedive , social media , culture and global issues occurring during the series production -2016
Cram Notes
This document takes you back to the core skills and knowledge required when examining narrative codes and conventions .Its a lenghty document that should be used with one or two of your films - if you can work through this with
your own concrete examples your really on your way to being prepared for the exam
2. Media Production process
This section of the exam has been introduced to assess students understanding of the Media production process they completed in Unit 3 outcomes 2& 3 and Unit 4 outcome 1. As such there are no previous questions or examiners reports to reference . Sample questions from the VCAA sample exam include:
Describe how you intended to engage the specifed audience for which you designed your media product.( 3 marks )
Describe how the media codes and conventions that you explored were applied in your media production design. In your response, refer to narrative, genre or style.( 6 marks )
Explain how feedback processes used during post-production helped you re ne your media product.( 6 marks)
3 Media Agency and Control
This unit should still be fresh in your mind as our most recent SAC. This unit examined the question of The Media's Influence and examined communication models and theories, research methods, arguments and evidence,audiences, and media regulation. We examined media texts such as the TAC campaign and Television Violence and its effects.
Agency and Control revision questions
Case Study Articles
Cambridge Analytica and Data Harvesting
Cambridge Analytica everything you need to know
How Facebook decides what you see
This study booklet works through key skills and knowledge
and provides students with some sample responses .
Students are again encouraged to revisit the media influence
section of the website to access -other media texts -such as
Body Image ; Television Violence Computer Games
PAST EXAMS
On the VCAA website there are a number of past exams and examiners reports. However with the introduction of a new study design, the examination papers accessed via the page link
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/vce/studies/media/exams.aspx
are not necessarily a guide to the current VCE examination in this study.