1. Section A mark scheme &
student responses

2. Mark scheme
• Section A = /50
• 1A = /25
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
EAA
/10
0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
EX
/10
0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
T
/5
0-2 3 4 5

5. Words associated with each level
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

6. Past paper questions
Jan 10
R&P
Creativity
Describe how you developed research and planning skills for media production and
evaluate how these skills contributed to creative decision making. Refer to a range of
examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.
Jun 10
Research
Real media texts
Describe the ways in which your production work was informed by research into real
media texts and how your ability to use such research for production developed over
time.
Jan 11
Digital technology
Creativity
Describe how you developed your skills in the use of digital technology for media
production and evaluate how these skills contributed to your creative decision making.
Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over
time.
Jun 11
Conventions
Creativity
Explain how far your understanding of conventions of existing media influenced the way
you created your own media products. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to
show how these skills developed over time.
Jan 12
Conventions
Creativity
Describe how analysis of the conventions of real media texts informed your own creative
media practice. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills
developed over time.
Jun 12
Creativity
Post-production
Describe a range of creative skills that you made in post-production and how these
decisions made a difference to the final outcomes. Refer to a range of examples in your
answer to show how these skills developed over time.
Jan 13
R&P
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.
Jun 13
Creativity
Digital Technology
Explain how your skills in the creative use of digital technology developed over time.
Refer to a range of examples from your media productions in your answer.

7. Candidate 1

8. Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
EAA
/10
0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
EX
/10
0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
T
/5
0-2 3 4 5
EAA = ____
EX = ____
T = ____
_____/25 _____% ______

9. Candidate 2

10. Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
EAA
/10
0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
EX
/10
0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
T
/5
0-2 3 4 5
EAA = ____
EX = ____
T = ____
_____/25 _____% ______

11. Candidate 3

12. Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
EAA
/10
0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
EX
/10
0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
T
/5
0-2 3 4 5
EAA = ____
EX = ____
T = ____
_____/25 _____% ______

13. Candidate 4

14. Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
EAA
/10
0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
EX
/10
0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
T
/5
0-2 3 4 5
EAA = ____
EX = ____
T = ____
_____/25 _____% ______

15. Marks
1 2 3 4
EAA = 7
EX = 8
T = 4
19 /25 76 % B2
EAA = 8
EX = 7
T = 3
18 /25 72% B3
EAA = 2
EX = 2
T = 2
6/25 24% U
EAA = 8
EX = 8
T = 4
20 /25 80% A3

16. Timed questions
• 30 minutes
‘Describe a range of creative skills that you made in post-production and how
these decisions made a difference to the final outcomes. Refer to a range of
examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.’

17. Homework
Read and mark candidate 5 & 6.
Give EAA, EX, T and total mark/grade. Also
complete at least 2-3 comments for www/ebi.

18. Candidate 5

20. Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
EAA
/10
0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
EX
/10
0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
T
/5
0-2 3 4 5
EAA = ____
EX = ____
T = ____
_____/25 _____% ______
different and creative way.
WWW EBI

21. Candidate 6

23. Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
EAA
/10
0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
EX
/10
0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
T
/5
0-2 3 4 5
EAA = ____
EX = ____
T = ____
_____/25 _____% ______
WWW EBI