OCR • Media Studies

This is a model essay that I have written for my teacher for paper 2 media studies. Despite the change in course for next year, I know that this still remains the same so in spite of doing a slightly different case study, I hope that this essay helps students develop their own structure when writing essays.

I have meticulously studied the video and gathered multiple interpretations.

Being aware that this is part of the 2025 examination changes, here are my notes to help you analyse the Shelter advert.

This is for A Level Media studies paper 2 OCR. Whilst I am aware that the course is subject to adapt for 2025, long form television drama remains the same. This is a comprehensive list of a few media theorists and examples from my case studies (Stranger Things and Deutschland 83) of how they coincide. These questions make up for 40 marks so they are quite important. I got As in both of these papers

This document is written about DEUTSCHLAND 83 and STRANGER THINGS. It includes detailed information needed to answer the 30 marker in the 2nd paper, evolving media. This also has highlighted information to help you condense information. It has facts and figures as well as knowledgeable on areas such as marketing, funding, distribution, ownership, circulation, audience, intertextuality etc.

In Paper 1, Media Messages, there will be a question about a magazine. This document includes all the information needed to understand and write the Big Issue question. Remember that this question is unseen so this is factual knowledge you need to know. This information will help you understand any unseen image given of the magazine cover.

A detailed summary of the whole of the in depth case study of the newspaper topic in a level ocr media

This is a mind-map used to consolidate knowledge for Hesmondhalgh's Culture Industry Theory.

This document will enable you on how to ace the exam marks on the theory questions in this paper! Looks at the significance of the character roles in Stranger Things and key scenes as examples that you should write in the exam. Historical, economic and social contexts are also embedded throughout the essay responses to get to the higher band of the mark scheme.