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MEST1SECTIONB http://www.slideshare.net/mccabekat/sectionbmest1guidance TheSlideshareabovehasalistofPastQuestions ItscalledacrossplatformStudyandyouareexpectedtouseanareaofmedia whichhasacrossmediapresencei.e.examplesinBroadcast,PrintandEMedia. Youareexpectedtorefertoallthreeplatformsandshowasmuchrelevantmedia knowledgeaspossible.Thekeyistoshowoffspecificknowledgebutalsonottobe descriptiveexplain,analyse,exploreanddiscuss. Whatyouneedtodo Thinkofanareaofmediawhichisrepresentedinsomewayacrossallthree platforms. Chooseoneofthefollowing: 1. Musichowdoesabandorartistpromotethemselvesacrossvarious platforms?Dontforgettheimportanceofsocialmedia. 2.

XFactorhowdospinoffs,suchasthewebsiteandnewspaper,magazine coveragehelptogenerateaudienceinterest.Whatistheroleofsocial media? 3. Soapshowdosecondarymedia(printandemedia)helptogenerate audiencesfortheprimaryform(TV) 4. Sporthowdoesaclubpromoteitselfacrossvariousmediaplatforms.How dotheycounteractunfavourableresultsandTVcoveragee.g.ManUTVetc 5. Advertse.g.caradverts/ComparetheMeerkatetchowdocompaniesuse thethreeplatformstosellaproduct.Isonemediaplatformdominant? Why?Howdothecodesandconventionsvaryacrossplatforms? 6. TVcomedyInbetweenersdotheyexistsolelyasTVtextsordowebsites andprintmediahelptheirfanbase?WhatabouttherolethefilmoftheTV series? 7. Broadcastfictione.g.Sherlock,DrWho,DowntonAbbeytowhatextent dotheyusesocialmedia,websitesandprintmediatoincreasetheirmarket share.

DOTHEFOLLOWINGTASKS,BASEDONYOURSTUDY ResearchtheprimarymediapresenceInstitutionalaspects:whoproduced thetext?When?Targetaudience?Numberofepisodes?Ratings?Trendsis theaudiencegrowing/decreasing?Howistheprogrammepositionedto appealtocertainaudiences?IstheinstitutionaPSBliketheBBC(non commercial;thinkaboutthePSBremit)Whataboutsynergy,commercial aspects,merchandising? LookattheCodesandconventionsoftheprimarymediaplatformand comparethemtotheotherplatforms. LookatotherRAILINGaspectsandexaminethemacrossthedifferent platformsAudience,Representation,Narrative/Genre,Ideology&Values Howdothefollowingtheoriesandmodelsfitin? Blumler&KatzsUseandGratifications HypodermicModel CultivationtheoryandMeanWorldSyndrome Oppositionalandpreferredreadings Proppscharactertypes BinaryOpposition(LeviStrauss) Todorovsthreepartnarrativestructure MaslowsHierarchyofNeeds, YoungandRubicams4Csmodel

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