1. G324: Advanced Portfolio - Evaluation Section A: G325 Exam
Assessment
G324: Advanced Portfolio - Evaluation
Section A: G325 Exam

2. Starter: The Big picture
Create a mind-map:
What is DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY?
What digital technology have you used during your media production work?

3. Objectives Today’s Objectives are to:
- Show an understanding of what you will be required to do in section A for the G325 exam.
- Describing and evaluating how we have used digital technology in our production work.
- Demonstrate how to structure an answer to Q1a

4. Question Focus
Question1(a) will ask you to describe and evaluate your skills development over the course of your production work, from Foundation Portfolio to Advanced Portfolio.
The focus is on skills development, and the question will require you to discuss one or two specific production practices. The list of practices to which questions will relate is as follows:
Digital Technology Creativity
Research and planning
Post-production
Using conventions from real media texts

5. Digital technologies
Digital technologies are tools that convey information in digital form as letters or numbers.
The alternative to digital is analog.
Unlike computers, humans perceive information as continuous stream by capturing auditory and visual signals.

6. If the question was....
“Describe how you have used digital technology in your production work and how you ability to use digital technology for production has improved over time”.
What would you write?
All Students: 3 Key Points
C or Above: 6 Key Points
Discuss in pairs and be ready to feedback...

7. Checklist Creative decision making Process Progress overtime
Specific examples
Reflection on own development · It’s all about your journey in media production

8. Plenary
How did you conclude your answer?

9. AO1 Key Terms/Theories AO2 Analyse
G325 Exam Preparation and Planning
Covers
Unit G325
ALL STUDENTS:
Understand the requirements of the G325 Section A exam.
Explain the assessment
criteria.
Develop and improve your written exam responses.
STRETCH & CHALLENGE:
1. Apply key theories to your responses.
2. Produce a Level 4 paragraph.
OUTCOMES:
1. Completed Writing Frames for:
Digital Technology
Representation
2. Annotated Exemplars
3. PEA Examples for:
AO1 Key Terms/Theories
AO2 Analyse
Deadlines: Phase 3 – Construction
Main and Ancillary Productions + ISP tasks for weeks 8-14 must be completed by Friday 15th December.
Media Studies Mock Exam Thursday 14th December

12. Find examples of
Use highlighters or symbols
Q1a DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

13. Find examples of
Use highlighters or symbols
Q1a DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

14. Note the use of “For Example” Specifies names of
Hardware and Software.
Evaluates how skills
Have developed.

16. Use Point, Example, Analysis
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Write 3 paragraphs
Use PEA to help you improve your structure.
Include Key Terms, Examples and an Explanation/Analysis of what you have learned
FOCUS: Pre-Production – Production – Post Production

17. Pre-Production – Production – Post Production
Checklist
Creative decision making
Process
Progress overtime
Specific examples
Reflection on own development · It’s all about your journey in media production
FOCUS:
Pre-Production – Production – Post Production

18. Find examples of Q1b REPRESENTATION Use highlighters or symbols
What Level would you give
it and why?

20. Find examples of Q1b REPRESENTATION Use highlighters or symbols
What Level would you give
it and why?

22. Use Point, Example, Analysis
REPRESENTATION
Write 3 paragraphs for REPRESENTATION
Use PEA to help you improve your structure.
Include Key Terms, Examples and an Explanation/Analysis of what you have learned
Include reference to Propp’s Character Functions, Tunstall’s Four Stereotypes of Women and Connell’s Hierarchy of Needs.

23. Checklist Creative decision making Process Progress overtime
Specific examples
Reflection on own development · It’s all about your journey in media production

24. Writing Frames
Now complete the Writing Frames for Q1a Digital Technology and Q1b Representation Include reference to Propp’s Character Functions, Tunstall’s Four Stereotypes of Women and Connell’s Hierarchy of Needs. .

25. Revision
You should now spend some time revising the concept of representation:
Select 3 key theories of representation.
Give 2 examples of how each theory can be applied to ONE of your Main Productions.
How else could you apply it to your Media Productions in years 1 & 2?
Make a new blog post on your A2 Coursework Blog.