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Television and music in depth

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

How do you analyse the media language of a television programme in depth?

Component 2 Section A television: analysing the media language of television, including camera, editing, sound and mise-en-scene, the conventions of the genre (often crime drama), narrative structure, and how these construct meaning and signal genre for the audience.
An Eduqas GCSE Media Studies guide to analysing the media language of television in Component 2: camera, editing, sound and mise-en-scene, the conventions of the genre, narrative structure, and how these construct meaning and signal genre for the audience.
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How do you apply the whole framework in depth and compare set products in Component 2?

Component 2: applying the whole theoretical framework (media language, representation, industries, audiences) and contexts in depth to a set product, comparing the historic and contemporary or paired products, and structuring an in-depth, framework-led extended response.
An Eduqas GCSE Media Studies guide to the Component 2 synthesis skill: applying the whole framework and contexts in depth to a set product, comparing paired products, and structuring an in-depth, framework-led extended response.
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How do music artists use online and social media, and how does this connect to industries and audiences?

Component 2 Section B music: the in-depth study of the set online media (artist websites and social media), how artists use online and participatory media to build a brand, promote themselves and engage audiences, and how convergence and audience participation shape music in the digital age.
An Eduqas GCSE Media Studies guide to the Component 2 Section B online media: how music artists use websites and social media to build a brand and engage audiences, and how convergence and audience participation shape music in the digital age (confirm the current set products with your centre).
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How do the television set products represent people, social groups and places, and how have these representations changed?

Component 2 Section A television: analysing representation in the set television products, how the programmes represent people, social groups, gender and places, the values these representations carry, and how representations differ between the historic and contemporary products in their contexts.
An Eduqas GCSE Media Studies guide to representation in the Component 2 television set products: how the programmes represent people, social groups, gender and places, the values these carry, and how representations differ between the historic and contemporary products.
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What are the music video set products in Component 2, and how do you analyse them?

Component 2 Section B music: the in-depth study of the set music videos, analysing their media language (performance and narrative conventions, visual style, editing to the beat) and representation, and how the music video promotes the artist and appeals to the audience.
An Eduqas GCSE Media Studies guide to the Component 2 Section B music video set products: analysing their media language (performance and narrative conventions, visual style, editing to the beat) and representation, and how the video promotes the artist and appeals to the audience (confirm the current set products with your centre).
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What are the television set products in Component 2, and how do you study them across the framework?

Component 2 Section A television: the in-depth study of the set television products (a historic and a contemporary programme, often crime drama), studied across the whole framework (media language, representation, industries, audiences) and their contexts, and how to build a full fact file on each set product.
An Eduqas GCSE Media Studies guide to the Component 2 Section A television set products: the in-depth study of a historic and a contemporary programme across the whole framework and their contexts, and how to build a full fact file on each (confirm the current set products with your centre).
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