1. G321: Key Media concepts
• The exam is in May
• It is 2 hours long
• It is 50% of your overall grade
• There are 2 sections (A and B)
• Section A is called TV Drama
• Section B is called Audiences and
Institutions
• You will study Section A in my lessons from
now until December 2014.

2. Media dictionary
• In front of you, you have a media dictionary, a
book and a folder. Write the following on
them:
– Your Name
– Media Studies: TV Drama
– Miss Goodhew

3. TV Drama
Task: Write a list of as many TV Dramas you can
think of…
You have 1 minute!
Tip: Think box sets!

4. Exam question
You will watch a clip 4 times writing notes and then
answer a question which is a bit like the
following:
Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs
the representation of ???

5. What could the ??? be?
• We are talking about representations of types
of people and so they could ask you a question
on ...
... Gender.
... Age.
... Sexuality.
... Regional Identity.
... Ethnicity.
... Disability.
... Class and Status

6. Technical areas
– Camera shots and angles.
– Camera movements.
– Composition.
– Editing.
– Mise-en-scene.
– Sound.

7. What are you marked on?
• Explanation / Analysis / Argument – do you have
an opinion on the representation created and
are you giving a clear explanation behind your
opinion?
• Use of examples – are you backing up your
opinions with specific examples from the text?
• Use of terminology – are you using the
terminology we are going to learn in terms of
cinematography?

8. So ... As I said ...
The representations are ...
• Gender
• Age
• Sexuality
• Ethnicity
• Regional Identity
• Disability
• Class and Status

9. What do I mean
by representation?
The construction of an idea/ image

10. What do I mean
by stereotypes and
counter-stereotypes?
Societal expectations of that group…so do they
conform to the stereotype or challenge it???

11. Stereotype/ counter stereotype
Counterstereotype: Age
Stereotype: Age
Counterstereotype:
Gender
Stereotype: Gender

12. So what are the
stereotypes and
counter-stereotypes
of each representation?

13. Let’s do one together ...
Sexuality
What is a stereotypical
homosexual male?
Say what you think ... This isn’t about
being homophobic, its a STEREOTYPE!

14. Stereotypical Homosexual Male ...

15. Let’s do one together ...
Sexuality
What is a
counter- stereotypical
homosexual male?

16. Task: Complete the representation section in
your media dictionary.