AQA GCSE MEDIA STUDIES 8572/2 Paper 2 Media Two Version: 1.0 Final *jun* IB/G/Jun23/E6 8572/2QUESTION PAPER & MARKING SCHEME/ [MERGED] Marl( scheme June 2023

AQA GCSE MEDIA STUDIES 8572/2 Paper 2 Media Two Version: 1.0 Final *jun* IB/G/Jun23/E6 8572/2 For Examiner’s Use Question Mark 1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL Wednesday 24 May 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes Materials You will need no other materials. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • Answer all questions. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. • If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). • Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 84. • You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. • Questions 02, 04 and 05 require an extended response. You will be assessed on the quality of your written response, including the ability to construct and develop a sustained line of reasoning which is coherent, relevant, substantiated and logically structured. • Question 05 is a synoptic question in which you should draw together knowledge and understanding from across your full course of study. Please write clearly in block capitals. Centre number Candidate number Surname Forename(s) Candidate signature I declare this is my own work. GCSE MEDIA STUDIES Paper 2 Media Two 2 *02* IB/G/Jun23/8572/2 Do not write outside the Section A – Television box Answer all questions in the spaces provided. You will have two minutes to read through the questions in Section A. The extract will then be shown twice. First viewing: watch the extract and make notes. You will then have five minutes to add to your notes. Second viewing: watch the extract and make further notes. There is space for you to write notes on page 3 of this answer book. These notes will not be marked. You may start writing your answers on the exam paper as soon as the second viewing has finished. You are advised to spend around 38 minutes answering questions on this section. 0 1 The extract from ‘The City of Magpies’ includes examples of CGI. 0 1 . 1 Briefly define the term ‘CGI’. [1 mark] 0 1 . 2 Give one example of CGI in the extract. [1 mark] 3 *03* Turn over ► IB/G/Jun23/8572/2 Do not write outside the You may make notes on page 3. These notes will not be marked. box 4 *04* IB/G/Jun23/8572/2 Do not write outside the box 0 1 . 3 How is ‘mise-en-scène’ used to create meanings in the extract? [8 marks] 5 *05* Turn over ► IB/G/Jun23/8572/2 Do not write outside the box 0 1 . 4 ‘The City of Magpies’ is aimed at a niche audience of Science Fiction/Science Fantasy genre fans. How far does an analysis of the extract show this to be true? [12 marks] 22 6 *06* IB/G/Jun23/8572/2 Do not write outside the box 0 2 ‘Social and cultural contexts always influence the representation of gender in television drama.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Answer with reference to: • Dr Who, ‘An Unearthly Child’ (1963) and His Dark Materials, ‘The City of Magpies’ (2020) (Close Study Products). [20 marks] 7 *07* Turn over ► IB/G/Jun23/8572/2 Do not write outside the box Turn over for Section B 20 8 *08* IB/G/Jun23/8572/2 Do not write outside the Section B – Newspapers box Answer all questions in the spaces provided. You are advised to spend around 40 minutes answering questions on this section. 0 3 Give two different examples of audience categories that newspapers may use. [2 marks] Example 1 Example 2 2 9 *09* Turn over ► IB/G/Jun23/8572/2 Do not write outside the Turn over for the next question box DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAGE ANSWER IN THE SPACES PROVIDED 10 *10* IB/G/Jun23/8572/2 Do not write outside the box Figure 1 Amazon shop story in the Daily Mirror, Friday 5 March 2021 (Close Study Product) 11 *11* Turn over ► IB/G/Jun23/8572/2 Do not write outside the box Figure 2 Amazon shop story in The Times, Friday 5 March 2021 (Close Study Product) 0 4 ‘Newspapers don’t tell readers what to think. Readers make up their own minds about what newspaper stories mean to them.’ How far does an analysis of the two newspaper items (Figure 1 and Figure 2) support this point of view? Answer with reference to: • passive and active audiences • codes and conventions of newspapers. [20 marks] 1