AQA GCSE Media Studies Revision Guide - Revised Edition

Introduction to the theoretical framework GCSE Media Studies engages students in the in-depth study of media products in relation to the four areas of the theoretical framework: • media language • media representations • media industries • media audiences. Rapid Recap You will need to revise all four areas thoroughly. There are chapters in this book on each of the four areas, covering the relevant key terms and knowledge for each one. Media Language (page 21) – the building blocks of any media product, such as camera shots , sounds , colours and fonts , and the ways these are used to create and communicate meanings . Media Representations (page 58) – how the media portray (or re -present) events, issues , individuals and social groups . Media Industries (page 84) – how media products are nanced , created, marketed, distributed and regulated. Media Audiences (page 103) – how the media target and address audiences , how audiences react to the media and how some members of the audience create or interact with media products. You have studied each of your Close Study Products (CSPs) in relation to one, two or all four of these areas. Spec Spotlight Also see Media Language pages 8–47, Media Representations pages 48–86, Media Audiences pages 87–109 and Media Industries pages 110–152 in the student book. Links 16 1 The theoretical framework and analysis Copyright: Sample material