Mock Examination Revision

Section A – TV DRAMA – 60 MARKS 

You will be allowed two minutes to read the question for Section A before the extract is screened. The extract will only be screened twice, therefore must ensure that you have watched it several times before the examination to familiarise yourself with it. 

• First screening: watch the extract; and make notes 
• There will be a brief break for note-making. 
• Second screening: watch the extract; and make notes 
• There will be a brief break for note-making after second screenings 

You must write your notes for Section A in the Answer Booklet provided. Rule a diagonal line through your notes when you are finished. 

You should answer the question with detailed reference to specific examples from the extract only. 

The question asked will be:

Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs the representation of ________ using the following: 

Camera shots, angle, movement and composition 

• Shots: establishing shot, master shot, close-up, mid-shot, long shot, wide shot, two-shot, aerial shot, point of view shot, over the shoulder shot, and variations of these. 
• Angle: high angle, low angle, canted angle. 
• Movement: pan, tilt, track, dolly, crane, steadicam, hand-held, zoom, reverse zoom. 
• Composition: framing, rule of thirds, depth of field – deep and shallow focus, focus pulls. 

Editing 

• Includes transition of image and sound – continuity and non-continuity systems. 
• Cutting: shot/reverse shot, eyeline match, graphic match, action match, jump cut, crosscutting, parallel editing, cutaway; insert. 
• Other transitions, dissolve, fade-in, fade-out, wipe, superimposition, long take, short take, slow motion, ellipsis and expansion of time, post-production, visual effects. 

Sound 

• Diegetic and non-diegetic sound; synchronous/asynchronous sound; sound effects; sound motif, sound bridge, dialogue, voiceover, mode of address/direct address, sound mixing, sound perspective.
• Soundtrack: score, incidental music, themes and stings, ambient sound. 

Mise-en-scene 

• Production design: location, studio, set design, costume and make-up, properties. 
• Lighting; colour design. 

The blank space in the question with be replaced with one of the following: Gender, Age, Ethnicity, Sexuality, Class and status, Physical ability/disability, Regional identity

Section B – EVALUATION MAIN TASK - 40 MARKS

In this section you will be asked to explore and discuss the following questions relating to your main task (opening sequence):  target audience and media institution to use for distribution