Alternative 1a/1b revision pack

Excellent guide from a teacher in Notts. The Section B Q they do is Collective Identity, but the 1a and 1b material is very useful:

A2 Media Studies Revision Pack from Andy Wallis

Thanks to Amber for sending me a link to this.
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EXAMS: Examples of A grade exam essays

Below you will find an A-grade exam script from an IGS student, using Film (AS) and Music Video (A2) for the Q1a/1b (1b on M.Vid) and Media Regulation for the 2nd section (case studies: press, film (and TV, not used here)). You will also find the 'Examiner's Report' which considers what students did well/struggled with and is a useful read with lots of good pointers (this includes reflection on coursework too). You can find reports for every year (and more) here, on the OCR site.

ADDITIONS, MAY 2015: I've added further sample answers, the ones provided by OCR, at the end of the post.Therefore, in this post you'll find (usually including A-grade) scripts from: January and June 2010; January 2011; June 2013; June 2014.

First, here's the June 2014 exam paper:

2014 G325 paper from DB3igs

Past questions for Q1a + Q1b

A reminder of how the paper looks [click to enlarge] - it continues on to a 4th page. You answer both Section A Qs (30 mins, 25% each) and ONE of the two questions from the appropriate Section B category [Media Regulation] (1 hour, 50%)

The Section A questions follow; scroll further down to see the past Media regulation Qs too

 
JAN 2010: R+P/CREATIVITY---REP'N
1A: Describe how you developed research and planning skills for media production and evaluate how these skills contributed to creative decision making. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.
1B: Analyse media representation in one of your coursework productions.