WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Media Studies Revised Edition • The same forms are studied in both specifications and the introduction to each form or industry in Chapters 3 and 5 will provide learners with background information that might apply to the chosen products. Some of the Eduqas set products might be appropriate to study for the WJEC specification. The table below outlines the WJEC qualification in more detail and includes examples of the ways in which this book is relevant. WJEC specification Area of the framework / key concepts Products Assessment Relevant sections of this book Unit 1 Section A: Advertising and Video Games Representation (gender) Print products representing men and women: contemporary advertisements and video game covers; at least one historical (pre-1990) print advertisement One stepped question based on unseen printbased resource material and one product learners have studied in the same media form related to advertising, video games or newspapers Chapter 3: advertising section and analysis of examples Possible overlap with Eduqas set product Quality Street advertisement, 1956 (Chapter 1) Unit 1 Section A: Newspapers Representation (events) One national or local newspaper representing at least one event Chapter 3: newspapers section and analysis of examples Possible overlap with Eduqas set products the Sun, the Guardian Unit 1 Section B: Music Media language, representation, media industries and audiences • Two contemporary music magazines and one of their websites • One contemporary music video and one music video pre-1990 • Two contemporary music radio programmes • Examples of social media in relation to one artist One stepped question and two single questions Chapter 5: music industry information; analysis of examples of music videos, websites and social/participatory media Possible overlap with Eduqas set products ‘Bad Blood’, ‘Good As Hell’, ‘Uptown Funk’, ‘Intentions’, ‘Rio’ Unit 2 Section A: Wales on Television Media language, representation, media industries and audiences One television programme chosen from four options set by WJEC One stepped question based on the set ‘Wales on Television’ product. Chapter 5: television industry information; analysis of examples of television sequences Unit 2 Section B: Contemporary Hollywood Film One Hollywood franchise film and its marketing, such as posters, trailers and websites One stepped question and two single questions. Chapter 3: film marketing section and analysis of examples of film posters; film industry section 12
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