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Set products analysis (the close study products)
Quick questions on Analysing set products and online media - OCR A-Level Media Studies
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how does it reach and address them, and how do they interpret and use it?Show answer
Then add the contexts (social, cultural, economic, political, historical) that shaped it. The papers also set unseen products, so you must apply the same framework to material you have never seen, especially close media-language and representation analysis in Component 01. Online, social and participatory media is one of OCR's nine forms, but it is studied mainly through the online and social extensions of the set products, above all the news brands (The Guardian and Daily Mail websites and social media).
What is the close study product method?Show answer
For any product, ask the four framework questions:
What are handling unseen products?Show answer
Both papers set unseen products, so you must apply the same framework to material you have never seen, especially close media-language and representation analysis in Component 01. The skill is to read any text systematically: identify the form and its conventions, read the codes, and apply the theories you would use on a set product. Practising on unseen extracts is essential.
What is q1?Show answer
Explain what is meant by a close study product and why OCR requires the full framework. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain how the news brands use online and social media to engage audiences. [10 marks]
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