OCR B322 GCSE Media Studies Action Adventure

1. Thursday, 03 May 2018

2. Level 4 (16–20 marks)
 Shows thorough understanding of appropriate representation issues
 Offers a range of textual evidence from the extract that exemplifies these issues
 Ideas expressed clearly and fluently in well– structured sentences with few, if any, errors of spelling,
punctuation and grammar.
Level 3 (12–15 marks)
 Clearly identifies at least one representation issue in the extract
 Shows sound understanding of appropriate representation issues – accurate use of the term
‘stereotyping’
 Offers textual evidence from the extract that exemplifies these issues
 Ideas expressed with some clarity and fluency; errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar do not
obscure meaning.
Level 2 (6–11 marks)
 Describes aspects of representation in the extract
 Shows some limited understanding of representation issues – uses the concept of stereotyping or the
term itself
 Offers some textual evidence from the extract
 Simple ideas expressed appropriately but possibly with some errors of spelling, punctuation and
grammar that obscure meaning.
Level 1 (0–5 marks)
 Describes some aspects of the extract
 Shows no or minimal understanding of representation issues – no reference to stereotyping
 Offers minimal textual evidence from the extract
 Some simple ideas expressed with errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar that obscure meaning.
 Writing may also lack legibility.

3.  A group of people who identify with each
other based on similarities, such as common
language, ancestral, social, cultural, or
national experiences.

4.  White American
 White British
 Black African
 Asian
 Mexican
 Italian
Rank them in order 1 – 6 (1 being the most
positive)
Which is the most positive?
Which is the most negative?

5.  Villains are often non-white or ‘foreigners’ in
Hollywood films.
Ethnicity
Jafar – Middle Eastern – Like
Aladdin – but darker skinned
The Goonies – the
Fratellis (Italian)
Odd Job – James
Bond Gold Finger -
Korean

6. According to Stuart Hall (1978) We are
positioned with a ‘White Eye’ to read the media
texts from the perspective of someone who is
‘white/western’.
This creates an Ethnocentric positioning –
where we accept the (usually) white/western
values being shown to us.

7. Biracial casting = Buddy Movies
• The 1980s and 1990s saw many films
pair black and white stars in order to
appeal to the widest audience
demographic, and in the process black
characters are typically portrayed
within primarily (or entirely) white
institutional contexts.
Die Hard

8.  Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker both starred in
the movie which the Los Angeles Times said
‘symbolized color blindness in American
cinema’.

9. Come-back
• Buddy movies have made a big come back.
• However there is a fundamental difference in
the format to reflect society’s change in
attitudes. Instead of biracial casting, they
have relied on other stereotypes…
• Can you think of any contemporary buddy
movies? What stereotypes do they rely on?

11. Denzel
Washington
Wesley
Snipes
Samual L Jackson
Will
Smith

12. What issues can we find with this clip?
Consider all elements of the mise-en-scene and
reconsider the clip from outside a white/western
point of view

13. Section A
1. Explain two ways in which the narrative fits the action
adventure genre. Refer to examples in the extract [10]
2. Explain how each of the following is used to create effects
that fit the action adventure genre:
• soundtrack
• camerawork
• editing
• mise-en-scène [20]
3. Discuss the ways in which [something] is represented in the
extract. [20]
Total [50]

14. Question 3
Discuss the ways in which the characters
are represented in the extract.
Remember to refer to stereotypes in your answer
[20]
You could refer to:
• Gender
• Ethnicity
• Place
• Spies
Stereotype Representation Ethnicity Target Audience
Expectation Roles Ethnocentrism
Mise-en-scene Camerawork
Editing Sound

15. Self Assess
Level 4 (16–20 marks)
• Shows thorough understanding of appropriate representation issues
• Offers a range of textual evidence from the extract that exemplifies these issues
• Ideas expressed clearly and fluently in well– structured sentences with few, if any, errors of spelling,
punctuation and grammar.
Level 3 (12–15 marks)
• Clearly identifies at least one representation issue in the extract
• Shows sound understanding of appropriate representation issues – accurate use of the term
‘stereotyping’
• Offers textual evidence from the extract that exemplifies these issues
• Ideas expressed with some clarity and fluency; errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar do not
obscure meaning.
Level 2 (6–11 marks)
• Describes aspects of representation in the extract
• Shows some limited understanding of representation issues – uses the concept of stereotyping or the
term itself
• Offers some textual evidence from the extract
• Simple ideas expressed appropriately but possibly with some errors of spelling, punctuation and
grammar that obscure meaning.
Level 1 (0–5 marks)
• Describes some aspects of the extract
• Shows no or minimal understanding of representation issues – no reference to stereotyping
• Offers minimal textual evidence from the extract
• Some simple ideas expressed with errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar that obscure meaning.
• Writing may also lack legibility.