Media study guides

A complete overview of the Creating Media NEA for OCR GCSE Media Studies: the brief and Statement of Intent, applying the framework to production, research and planning, and creating and evaluating the media product.

A complete overview of the exam skills for OCR GCSE Media Studies: the command words and question types, structuring extended answers, applying theory and terminology, and exam timing and paper structure, the transferable skills that turn knowledge into marks.

A complete overview of media industries and audiences for OCR GCSE Media Studies: ownership and funding, production, distribution and regulation, technology and convergence, targeting audiences, and audience effects and reception, the last two framework areas.

A complete overview of media language and representation for OCR GCSE Media Studies: codes and conventions, semiotics, narrative and genre, constructing representation, and stereotypes, the first two framework areas that underpin every media language and representation question.

A complete overview of Component 02 (Music and News) for OCR GCSE Media Studies: the music video, radio and magazine set products, the news set product, online and participatory media, and comparing historic and contemporary products.

A complete overview of Component 01 (Television and Promoting Media) for OCR GCSE Media Studies: the television crime drama set products, analysing the screened extract, representation and contexts, and the promoting media set products with synergy and cross-media promotion.