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1(a) Research and Planning Essay Plan Grid
1. Explain how your research and planning skills developed over time and contributed to
your media production outcomes. Refer to a range of examples in your answer. [25]
You have 30 minutes to answer this question in the exam. You MUST refer to both your AS
and A2 coursework.
For your AS Research and Planning you may want to talk about:
analysing similar music magazines and identifying conventions
completing audience research
completing draft layouts
For your A2 Research and Planning you could consider:
using different technologies in your research (e.g. iMovie)
the wider range of skills needed at A2 (scripting, storyboarding, animatic, etc.)
Try to link each example to your production outcomes. How did your research and planning
help you to produce successful media products?
Introduction – briefly identify the products your produced at AS and A2. Refer to the
question – briefly outline key skills you have developed (e.g. audience research, drafting,
etc.).
AS Example 1 – Identify one skill you developed at AS. Support this with a specific and
detailed example. Evaluate the example – what can you now do? What does this skill allow
you to do – PROGRESS?
AS Example 2 – Identify one skill you developed at AS. Support this with a specific and
detailed example. Evaluate the example – what can you now do? What does this skill allow
you to do – PROGRESS?
2. A2 Example 1 – Identify one skill you developed at A2. Support this with a specific and
detailed example. Evaluate the example – what can you now do? What does this skill allow
you to do?
AS Example 2 – Identify one skill you developed at A2. Support this with a specific and
detailed example. Evaluate the example – what can you now do? What does this skill allow
you to do?
AS Example 3 – Identify one skill you developed at A2. Support this with a specific and
detailed example. Evaluate the example – what can you now do? What does this skill allow
you to do?
Conclusion – Sum up the research and planning skills you have developed
Terminology – What key terms can you use in your answer? (print media terms, moving
image media, general media terms)
![Explain how your research and planning skills developed over time and contributed to
your media production outcomes. Refer to a range of examples in your answer. [25]
You have 30 minutes to answer this question in the exam. You MUST refer to both your AS
and A2 coursework.
For your AS Research and Planning you may want to talk about:
analysing similar music magazines and identifying conventions
completing audience research
completing draft layouts
For your A2 Research and Planning you could consider:
using different technologies in your research (e.g. iMovie)
the wider range of skills needed at A2 (scripting, storyboarding, animatic, etc.)
Try to link each example to your production outcomes. How did your research and planning
help you to produce successful media products?
Introduction – briefly identify the products your produced at AS and A2. Refer to the
question – briefly outline key skills you have developed (e.g. audience research, drafting,
etc.).
AS Example 1 – Identify one skill you developed at AS. Support this with a specific and
detailed example. Evaluate the example – what can you now do? What does this skill allow
you to do – PROGRESS?
AS Example 2 – Identify one skill you developed at AS. Support this with a specific and
detailed example. Evaluate the example – what can you now do? What does this skill allow
you to do – PROGRESS?](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/explainhowyourresearchandplanningskillsdevelopedovertimeandcontributedtoyourmediaproductionoutcomes-150121012242-conversion-gate01/85/1-a-Research-and-Planning-Essay-Plan-Grid-1-320.jpg)
