There are 3 components to A-Level media:
- Component 1 exam 35%
- Component 2 exam 35%
- Component 3 coursework 30%
Key theory 1-
Roland Barthes (semiotics)
- Signs - anything that can have meaning
- Signifies - the thing that creates meaning
- Signifieds - the meaning that is created
Codes- an element of media language that creates meaning for the audience.
- Hermeneutic code - something within the media product that creates mystery or suspense.
- Proairetic code - (action codes) refers to something within a media product that suggests that something will happen.
- Symbolic code - something within media product that creates a deeper meaning for the audience.
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