The exam is worth 40% of the final GCSE grade.
The exam is 1hr 30mins long and will take place on Monday 13th June in the afternoon.
You will be issued the brief 4 weeks prior to the examination. The brief will provide you with a contextualised scenario. The examination will require you to respond to four tasks in role. The tasks will be based on the contextualised scenario provided in the brief. From 16 May you are expected to consolidate your knowledge and understanding of Action Adventure films by completing independent research and preparation in response to the given brief.
After the brief is handed out to you I will no longer be allowed to teach you; it will be up to you to prepare for the examination. I will however be able to offer you support and advice.
The following assessment objectives are examined:
• A01: recall, select and communicate their knowledge and understanding of media products and the contexts in which they are produced and consumed (10%)
• AO3: demonstrate research, planning and presentation skills (5%)
• AO4: construct and evaluate their own products using creative and technical skills (5%)
We will explore the conventions of the Action Adventure genre and sub-genres. We will consider the impact of the dominance of Hollywood and the need to target global audiences. We will look at the way groups are represented in these movies such through gender or ethnicity.
We will select some movies to study as a class. You will later use the skills developed to carry out the case study in the brief and answer the 4 examination questions.
