1. GCSE MEDIA EXAM 2015 TOPIC : TV NEWS

2. Monday 15 th June (pm)  1 ½ hours  4 questions  All questions have equal weighting – 15 marks per question  There are marks for spelling and grammar as well as content

3. Question 1  This question takes the form of an essay and students will be required to show their knowledge of a range of real TV News programmes.  The question is usually straight forward such as ‘What makes a successful TV news programme ? Using examples from 3 programmes you have studied, comment on sets, presenters, stories and narrative, scheduling and location and say how they work together to make the programme a success’

4. Question 1 cont……  To prepare for this we have written an essay answering this question  We have also put key facts and figures onto revision cards  We do need to be careful about how the question is phrased and make sure we can adapt our answer accordingly  Eg: ‘ TV News programmes are a dying breed because the internet has taken over – do you agree?’

5. Question 2 & 3 will ask for details about ideas for a new TV News programme  Give us your pitch  Tell us about your marketing and promotion campaign ideas  Tell us why your programme will be a success with it’s target audience  Show us the planned running order and scheduling for your programme  Script a 2 minute segment of your programme

6. Question 4 – design task  Sketch out your ideas for a website homepage for your programme  Storyboard the opening sequence for the programme  Storyboard a trailer for the programme  Sketch out your set design