Assessment Objectives and Weightings

The scheme of assessment requires candidates to demonstrate their ability to:
- use media terminology appropriately to describe theoretical concerns and production techniques
- demonstrate a knowledge of mass media organisations and their structures including new technologies, output and the working practices and constraints under which they produce texts
- be aware of the impact of the mass media on people’s lives and the formation of social attitudes (AO1 – Knowledge and Understanding 15%)
- analyse and evaluate a range of media texts, their distinctive formats and conventions, including their own media productions consider the implications of media representations of individuals, groups, events and issues
- explore the relationship between the production of media texts and institutions  and their consumption by audiences (AO2 – Analysis and Interpretation 20%)
- use practical skills to create, individually or as a group, a media production, demonstrating creativity and initiative in using available resources
- undertake a range of pre-production tasks such as research, scripting, and storyboarding and production tasks such as recording, editing and design

About the Controlled Exam

The Controlled Test carries 50% of the total marks available for this qualification, and please note that:

- sufficient time is given of the teaching of the Controlled Test topic before
the release date of the preliminary materials (3571/HM and 3571/FM)
- no teaching of the topic will take place after the date of preliminary materials release
- no tier changes are permitted after this date – make sure you get the right tier
preliminary paper from your teacher

When is the preliminary materials out?