G322 Exam:

On this page you will find all of then information that you need about the G322 exam which will take place in May 2017.

The Basics

There are two sections to this paper:

Section A: Textual Analysis and Representation (50 marks) 

Section B: Institutions and Audiences (50 marks)

The purpose of the 2 sections of the exam is:

Section A

to assess your media textual analysis skills and your understanding of the concept of representation using a short unseen moving image extract (AO1, AO2); 

Section B

to assess your knowledge and understanding of media institutions and their production processes, distribution strategies, use of technologies and related issues concerning audience reception and consumption of media texts (AO1, AO2):

The examination is two hours (including 30 minutes for viewing and making notes on the moving image extract) and you will be required to answer two compulsory questions. 

The unit is marked out of a total of 100, with each question marked out of 50.

Section A

In the first part of the exam you will be shown an ‘unseen’ moving image extract with one compulsory question dealing with textual analysis of various technical aspects of the languages and conventions of moving image media. 

You will be asked to link this analysis with a discussion of some aspect of representation within the sequence.

The unseen moving image extract will be four to five minutes long and will be from a television drama.


The sequence will be taken from a contemporary one-off drama or series or serial drama programme scheduled on British television stations including some sourced from other countries.

You will be prepared for this part of the examination using a range of examples from texts from the genre stated above.

You will be expected to analyse the extract through an exploration of how the 4 codes below are used:

• Camerawork (Camera Angle, Shot, Movement and Composition)
• Mise-en-Scène
• Editing
• Sound

Media Terminology

In order to be able to analyse the extract effectively you must have a clear understanding of what the following terms mean in relation to each of the codes:

Camerawork (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, 

Angle: 

high angle, 
ow 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

transition of image and sound,
continuity and non-continuity editing,
shot/reverse shot, 
eyeline match, 
graphic match, 
action match, 
jump cut, 
crosscutting, 
parallel editing, 
cutaway; 
insert,
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, 
soundtrack,
score, 
incidental music, 
themes and stings, 
ambient sound. 

Mise-en-Scène


production design,
location, 
studio, 
set design, 
costume and make-up, 
properties,
lighting,
colour design.