Unit G322 - Textual Analysis - TV Drama - Specification

The examination is two hours (including 30 minutes for viewing and making notes on the moving image extract) and candidates are required to answer two compulsory questions. The unit is marked out of a total of 100, with each question marked out of 50.

Section A: Textual Analysis and Representation (50 marks)
Section B: Institutions and Audiences (50 marks)

Section A: Textual Analysis and Representation
An ‘unseen’ moving image extract with one compulsory question dealing with textual analysis of
various technical aspects of the languages and conventions of moving image media. Candidates
will be asked to link this analysis with a discussion of some aspect of representation within the
sequence.
The moving image extract will be provided by OCR in DVD format, with full instructions for the
administration of the examination, viewing conditions and note-making time. Centres must prepare candidates in advance of the examination, using a range of examples from texts from the genre stated below, to demonstrate textual analysis of all of the following technical areas of moving image language and conventions in relation to the unseen extract:

• Camera Angle, Shot, Movement and Composition
• Mise-en-Scène
• Editing
• Sound

The focus of study for Section A is the use of technical aspects of the moving image medium to
create meaning for an audience, focussing on the creation of representations of specific social
types, groups, events or places within the extract. It is not necessary to study the history of the
genre specified.