Terminology
The the exam, terminology is key to getting high marks like in most exams. In media there are lots of essential terminology that you need to know clearly before going into the exam, with out it, you will struggle to gain marks.
Some of the key words to use in the exam for TV comedy are things like;
*Binary Opposite - The ways opposites are used to create interest in media texts.
*Stereotype - Representation of people or groups by a few characteristics.
*Watershed - The set time at which the adult programmes which may contain rude/violent things is allowed to be shown.
*Institute - A large media corporation or company
*Stripped schedule - This is when a show is running on television at the same time daily.
*Antagonist - The character whose function in a plot is to oppose the protagonist
*CGI - Computer Generated Imagery, refers to the (usally) 3-D effects
*Convention - The widely recognised way of doing something - this has to do with content
*Protagonist - The character who drives the narrative forward, though the choices they make and actions they take
All of the terminology are the most common ones used in exams.
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