MEST 1 Easter Homework

Make sure you spend a minimum of FIFTEEN minutes doing MEST1 practice EVERY DAY during the Easter holiday (so a minimum of FOURTEEN timed answers).

• Post up the embedded clip, details about the timings, and the questions you answered on your blog.
• Either post the answers on your blog OR bring them on paper to the first lesson after the holiday (Mon 16/04) OR do a mixture of both. Always highlight/underline media terminology/theory.
• Obviously, feel free to do more!!

Typical questions...

• Media Forms: What techniques does the extract use to establish the text’s genre and/or engage the audience?
• Media Representations: How is gender/ethnicity/age/disability/sexuality/a place represented in the extract?
• Media Institutions: In what ways is the extract typical of the film/advertising/television industry and/or what values does it promote?
• Media Audiences: Who does this text/brand appeal to?

Typical texts...

• TV programme extracts (drama/soap, news, game show, documentary, etc.)
• Adverts
• Film extracts/ trailers (variety of genres)
• Music videos
• Video game extracts/trailers