Texts to study over the Summer break

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MS4  requires us to take three industries and study three texts from each industry.
The industries must be selected from the following:

Television

Radio

Film

Music (Must be an artist or band)

Newspaper

Magazine (including comics)

Advertising (Must be ad campaigns)

Computer Games

In the written exam there will be one question for each of the three industries studied. The questions are based on TEXT, INDUSTRY and AUDIENCE.

For each text selected, candidates should consider the following as appropriate:

Text

 genre

 narrative

 representation

Industry

 

 production

 distribution (and exhibition where relevant)

 marketing and promotion

 regulation issues

 global implications

 relevant historical background

Audience

 

 audience/user targeting

 audience/user positioning

 audience responses and user interaction

 debates about the relationship between audiences/users and text.


Based on your feedback and with consideration given to the WJEC criteria
These are the texts we'll be studying for MS4:

Ad Industry - Paddy Power, Dove, Chanel

TV Industry - Life on Mars, Common, Ideal

Music Industry - Madness, Miley Cyrus, Nirvana