GCSE MEDIA EXAM 2015TOPIC : TV NEWS

Monday 15th June (pm)

1 ½ hours

4 questions

All questions have equal weighting – 15 marks per question

There are marks for spelling and grammar as well as content

Question 1

This question takes the form of an essay and students will be required to show their knowledge of a range of real TV News programmes.

The question is usually straight forward such as

‘What makes a successful TV news programme ? Using examples from 3 programmes you have studied, comment on sets, presenters, stories and narrative, scheduling and location and say how they work together to make the programme a success’

Question 1 cont……

To prepare for this we have written an essay answering this question

We have also put key facts and figures onto revision cards

We do need to be careful about how the question is phrased and make sure we can adapt our answer accordingly

Eg: ‘ TV News programmes are a dying breed because the internet has taken over – do you agree?’

Question 2 & 3 will ask for details about ideas for a new TV News programme

Give us your pitch

Tell us about your marketing and promotion campaign ideas

Tell us why your programme will be a success with it’s target audience

Show us the planned running order and scheduling for your programme

Script a 2 minute segment of your programme

Question 4 – design task

Sketch out your ideas for a website homepage for your programme

Storyboard the opening sequence for the programme

Storyboard a trailer for the programme

Sketch out your set design