GCSE Exam TV Drama

Wednesday 17th January 2018
Learning Objective: To Explain The Format And Structure Of The Exam!

  • Exam is 1 hour and 30 minutes 
  • The exam is in the mock week in February
  • I will get marked for linking my ideas
  • All questions are worth 50 marks 
  • Spend up to 20 minutes on each question 
  • Topic will stay as 'Tv Drama'  
  • The Pre-Release is just hinting at the questions that will be in the mock
  • Not aloud to take any thing to do with revision into the mock
  • The 4 Questions Are:
  • 1. Research based questions (To show what we know about Tv Dramas)
  • 2. The next 3 are usually based on making a new Tv Drama and will write about what Tv Dramas we have done 
  • They also ask us to make a new Tv Drama based on a target audience they set us.
  • What characters will be in the Tv drama?
  • Do A Poster, A Front Magazine Page And A 10 Box Story Board.
  • Sometimes the order will change or might be split into 2 different parts

  • Question 1: Case Studies
  • You Must Choose 2 Different Tv Dramas (Must Be Available In The U.k.) 
  • You Need To Talk Equally About Both Tv Dramas 
  • You Must Cover In Bullet Points 
  • You Need To Use Correct Terminology e.g. Hero aka protagonist 
  • You Must Give Specific Examples From Both Tv Dramas 

  • Question 2: Your Pitch
  • You Must Have A Clear Storyline, Main Character Profiles, Set Designer, Broadcast Day And Time 
  • You Must Be Able To Link It To The A Family Audience 
  • You Must Be Able To Explain It Clearly And The Appeal To Different Sections Of The TA
  • You Need To Use The Right Style For A Pitch 
  • For Top Marks, Include Uses And Gratification Theory  

  • Question 3: Production 
  • A Storyboard - Opening Titles 
  • You Will need To Follow Conventions 
  • You Will Need To Know The Right Terminology
  • Camerawork ( Shot Type And Movement)
  • Editing
  • Sound
  • Timing 

  • Question 4: Promotion 
  • You Will Be Asked For Three Suggestions 
  • Be Creative!
  • Research What Current Tv Dramas Do
  • Think E-Media (Apps, Social networks, Websites etc.)
  • Explain The Link To The Target Audience 



  • Q1 case studies 
  • title
  • production company 
  • channel first broadcast on
  • day and time of initial broadcast
  • sub-genre
  • where it is set 
  • summary of main plot lines 
  • main character-name age and   

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