The resources below are the resources used in class to prepare for the MS1 exam.
Remember that these resources alone are no substitute for the lesson itself which obviously includes lots of discussion about the ideas and theories covered. However if you have missed a lesson, or want to recap for your revision, then this is a good place to look.
The MS1 exam asks you to answer three questions: 1) textual analysis; 2) representation (or audience); 3) audience (or representation). The resources below are roughly grouped by these questions, but there is some overlap (for example, narrative and genre are covered under theory, although they will primarily be used for the textual analysis question).
Remember that these resources alone are no substitute for the lesson itself which obviously includes lots of discussion about the ideas and theories covered. However if you have missed a lesson, or want to recap for your revision, then this is a good place to look.
The MS1 exam asks you to answer three questions: 1) textual analysis; 2) representation (or audience); 3) audience (or representation). The resources below are roughly grouped by these questions, but there is some overlap (for example, narrative and genre are covered under theory, although they will primarily be used for the textual analysis question).
Past Questions (.docx) [Click to download.]
Revision Materials
Media Forms
Moving Image - Angles and Editing
Moving Image - Genre
Moving Image - Lighting
Moving Image - Mise-en-Scene
Moving Image - Opening Sequences Task
Magazines
Newspapers
Video Games
CD Covers
Websites
Moving Image - Genre
Moving Image - Lighting
Moving Image - Mise-en-Scene
Moving Image - Opening Sequences Task
Magazines
Newspapers
Video Games
CD Covers
Websites
Media Concepts - Narrative
Introduction
Todorov and Narrative Structure
Ideology
Propp and Character Functions
Levi-Strauss and Binary Opposites
Todorov and Narrative Structure
Ideology
Propp and Character Functions
Levi-Strauss and Binary Opposites