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pectedrtoranswerrexamrquestionsrwithrreferencerto,rorranalysisrof,rrelevantrCloserStudyrProductsr(CSP
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mentrinrsummerr2024.rForrthesernewrCSPsrwerhaverincludedrarsectionratr
therendrofrthisrbookletrwithrhelpfulrlinksrandradditionalrinformation.




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Frequently asked questions
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WhatrarerCloserStudyrProducts?

CloserStudyrProductsr(CSPs)rarerarrangerofrmediarproductsrthatrmustrberstudiedrinrorderrtormeetrtherrequir
ementsrofrtherspecificationrandrpreparerforrtherexams.rAr‘product’rmeansrsomethingrproducedrbyrarmediar
industryrforrarmediaraudience;rforrexample,rartelevisionrprogramme,rarwebsiterorrarvideorgame.

WhilerCSPsrarerimportantrinrthemselvesrasrexamplesrofrthercontemporaryr–randrhistoricalr–
rmediarlandscape,rtheyrarerparticularlyrsignificantrtortherstudyrof rthertheoreticalrframeworks;rarwayrof rexploringr

thertheoriesrandrdebatesr requiredrbyr thersubjectrcontent.

TherchoicerofrCSPsrwillrberreviewedrregularlyrbyrtherexamrboard.

Howr arertherCSPsrchosen?

TherCSPsrarerchosenrbyrtherexamrboardrandrenablertherstudyrofr allrtherfollowingrmediarforms:

 television
 film
 radio
 newspapers
 magazines
 advertisingrandrmarketing
 online,rsocialrandrparticipatoryrmedia
 videorgames
 musicrvideo.

Somerofrtheserformsrmustrberstudiedrinrdepth:rincludingratrleastroneraudio/visualrform,ronerprintrformrandr
oneronline,r socialrandrparticipatoryrmediarform.

Whatrdoesr‘in-depthrstudy’rmean?

Therformsryourwillrstudyrinrdepthrare:

 Televisionr(audio/visual)
 Magazinesr(print)
 Online,rsocialrandrparticipatoryrmedia
 Videorgames.

Forrthisrspecificationryourwillrstudyr somerlinkedronline,rsocialrandrparticipatoryrmediarproductsrinrconjunctionrw
ithrassociatedrvideor games.

TheserformsrandrtherassociatedrCSPsrwillrberstudiedrinrrelationrtorallrfourrelementsrofrtherA-
levelrMediarStudiesr theoreticalrframework:

 MediarLanguage
 MediarRepresentations
 MediarIndustries
 MediarAudiences




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Whatraboutrtherformsrandrproductsrthatraren’trstudiedr‘inrdepth’?

Therotherrformsrandrproductsrmustrberdealtrwithrjustrasrthoroughly,rbutronlyrinrrelationrtoronerorrtworofrthere
lementsr ofr thermediarframework,rasrfollows:

MediarLanguagerandrMediarRepresentations

 Musicrvideos
 Advertisingrandrmarketing

MediarIndustriesrandrMediarAudiences

 Radio
 Newspapers
 Filmr(industriesronly)

Asrwithrtherin-
depthrCSPs,ryourwillralsor needrtorstudyrtherwaysrinrwhichrtheserCSPsrreflectr thersocial,rcultural,rhistoric
al,reconomicrandrpoliticalrcontextsrinrwhichrtheyr wererproduced.


HowrwillrCSPsrfeaturerinrtherexams?

Therfirstrexam,rMediarOne,rhasrsectionsronrMediarLanguagerandrRepresentationsr(SectionrA)randrMe
diarIndustriesr andrAudiencesr (SectionrB).

SectionrArfeaturesrquestionsronrtherfollowingrforms:radvertising/marketing,rmusicrvideos.rSectionr

Brfeaturesrquestionsronranyrtworofr radio,rnewspapersrandrfilm.

Therquestionsrthemselvesr willrfocusronrthertheoreticalrframeworkrandrcontextsr ofrthermedia,rbutryourwillrb
erexpectedrtoranswerrbyrreferencertortherrelevantrCSPs.rSectionrArwillralsorfeatureranrunseenrmediarpro
ductr tor beranalysed.

Thersecondrexam,rMediarTwo,rfeaturesrquestionsrbasedronrallrtherin-
depthrstudiesr(Television,rMagazines,rOnline,rsocialrandr participatoryrmedia,rVideor games).

AsrwithrMediarOne,rtherquestionsrthemselvesr willrfocusronrthertheoreticalrframeworkrandrcontextsrofrtherm
edia,rbutryourwillrberexpectedrtoranswerrbyrreferencertortherrelevantrCSPs.rThererisralsoronerunseenrprod
uctronrthisrpaper.


ArertherCSPsrlinkedrtorthercourseworkr(Non-ExamrAssessment)?

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erstandingrbuiltruprinrtherstudyrofrtherCSPsrwillrhelpryourtorcreateryorurrownrcross-
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