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Question 3: Need to talk a little bit more from the trailer, use examplesQuestion 4: Develop last paragraph a little bit more
Question 5: Potential for a top level but need a little more in terms of examples, depth and theories
My target grade is to get an A, I was 6 marks away from my target grade and could have got that quite easily if I had not missed question 2 completely.
Using the mark scheme I can see that I talked about a majority of the points that were expected by the examiners. To get the full 12 marks, I would have to see which points that I missed and use them consistently.
My strongest questions in Section A were both question 3 and 4 because they were well developed and talked about a variety of different aspects of the clips which helped me to answer the question. These points were all backed up consistently with examples and explained thoroughly with theories.
My weakest question in Section A was question 2 because I didn't answer it at all. I was unable to understand the question and come up with any points to talk about. This means that for future exams I need to focus more on the institutions part of Section A. This is especially important as I was only 6 marks away from an A, even if I could talk about a few points and not finish the question I would've been able to pick up some amount of marks.
The trailer created many brand and media product links, one of the most obvious was the use of action genre films. This was evident through the use of Megan Fox which alludes to the idea of a well known film called Transformers which she is well known for being in and also for the fact that Transformers was a movie that was filled with fast paced action combined with explosions. This is something that would ultimately appeal to their target audience demographic that is mostly young to middle aged males.
Further more, the use of the Las Vegas setting would also appeal to a male audience as the setting alludes to the different connotations of how Las Vegas is seen as a place for alcohol, strip clubs and gambling. These are generally aspects of Las Vegas that are associated with grown men and are also generally targeted towards a male appeal. This is very effective as the use of this helps to allude to other films with Las Vegas settings similar to the trailer such as Ocean's Eleven. This could also be linked with the heist genre of films which traditionally filmed with action and targeted towards a male audience.
Finally, the trailer has a setting where the characters are in space with guns in astronaut suits. This appeals to the audience through the allusions of other space genre films such as Interstellar or Gravity which are very heavy on the drama and action. Ultimately, this would appeal to the trailers audience as these types of films are generally seen to be very exciting which links with the trailer's original aim.
Yes I talked about all three different platforms quite consistently and also talked about all three films even if it was a minimum amount but this meant that as I talked about all three platforms and film, I had already matched the criteria and got a higher level.
I consistently used key words that related and linked back to the question for both Section A and Section B. There were one or two paragraphs where I didn't, so I need to think about minimising those types of paragraphs to help me get more marks for the rest of the paragraphs.
The examiner's report talked about how focusing on the question was something the stronger candidates were able to do. This is something that I feel I did quite consistently linking most if not all of my ideas back to the question to show that I was consistently focusing on the question and not the general vague ideas. I consistently also focused on the excitement of the trailer and how that helped with it's promotion through brand association, audience appeal and camera work.
Three things to do for the real exam:
- Do more timed practice exam papers
- Focus and revise a lot more on institutions
- Focus and revise a lot more on Section B's theories and independent case studies
- Trust initial judgement
