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Studying media products

6 dot points across 6 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How does advertising use media language, representation and audience targeting to persuade?

Advertising and marketing as a media form: persuasive techniques, brand identity, representation and stereotyping in adverts, audience targeting, and the historical and social context of advertising.
A focused answer to the AQA A-Level Media Studies form of advertising and marketing, covering persuasive techniques, brand identity, representation and stereotyping in adverts, audience targeting, and the historical and social context of advertising.
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What are the AQA media forms and Close Study Products, and how do you apply the framework to them?

The Close Study Products and media forms: the nine forms studied, how CSPs are set by AQA, applying the whole theoretical framework to set products, and the role of contexts.
A focused answer to the AQA A-Level Media Studies set products, covering the nine media forms studied, how Close Study Products are set by AQA, applying the whole theoretical framework to set products, and the role of social, cultural and historical contexts.
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How are film and video games shaped by industry, and how do video games engage audiences?

Film and video games as media forms: film studied through its industry context, the global film industry and regulation, video game media language and representation, and audience interactivity and participation.
A focused answer to the AQA A-Level Media Studies forms of film and video games, covering film studied through its industry context, the global film industry and regulation, video game media language and representation, and audience interactivity and participation.
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How do music video and radio use media language, representation and industry context to engage audiences?

Music video and radio as media forms: the conventions of music video, representation and intertextuality in music video, radio as a public service and commercial form, and their industry and audience contexts.
A focused answer to the AQA A-Level Media Studies forms of music video and radio, covering the conventions of music video, representation and intertextuality, radio as a public service and commercial form, and their industry and audience contexts.
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How do newspapers and magazines construct meaning, represent the world and target audiences?

Newspapers and magazines as media forms: layout and print media language, news values and selection, representation and bias, ownership and regulation, and audience and the decline of print.
A focused answer to the AQA A-Level Media Studies forms of newspapers and magazines, covering print media language and layout, news values and selection, representation and bias, ownership and regulation, and audience and the decline of print.
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How do online, social and participatory media change the relationship between producers and audiences?

Online, social and participatory media as a media form: user-generated content and the prosumer, convergence and the blurring of producer and audience, representation and identity online, and the challenges of regulating online media.
A focused answer to the AQA A-Level Media Studies form of online, social and participatory media, covering user-generated content and the prosumer, convergence and the blurring of producer and audience, representation and identity online, and the challenges of regulating online media.
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