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WorksheetsBtec - Unit 1 Representation revision
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Laura Mulvey's 'Male Gaze' theory can be applied to both males and females
a)
True
b)
False
2.
An Anchored Meaning is when
a)
A media text has a reinforced meaning
b)
A media text has multiple meanings
c)
A meaning is put into the media text
d)
A media text is made up of constructed codes
3.
Positioning of characters has been used here to
a)
balance out the frame
b)
Indicate the relationship between the characters
c)
use the rule of thirds
d)
fit the screen
4.
Low key lighting can create fear and suspense
a)
True
b)
False
5.
High Key lighting can be used to suggest an upbeat mood/ happiness
a)
True
b)
False
6.
This is a
a)
Low angle shot
b)
High angle shot
c)
Extreme close up
d)
Long shot
7.
Which is the CORRECT spelling?
a)
Connotations
b)
Conotations
8.
Which is the CORRECT spelling?
a)
Denotations
b)
Dennotations
9.
This is an
a)
Exhibition shot
b)
Establishing shot
c)
Emerging shot
d)
All of the above
10.
What shot is this?
a)
Long shot
b)
Mid shot
c)
POV
d)
Over the shoulder
11.
Encoding in a media text is when
a)
Meaning is deconstructed by the audience
b)
Meaning is put into a media text
c)
The meaning is deconstructed by the audience incorrectly
d)
The meaning is sub-concious to the audience
12.
When meaning is deconstructed by the audience this is called
a)
Dominant preferred meaning
b)
Encoding
c)
Negotiated reading
d)
Decoding
13.
The dominant preferred meaning of a media text is when
a)
The audience decide how to deconstruct the text
b)
There is a subconscious meaning of the text
c)
The producer of the text has a meaning they wish the audience to deconstruct
d)
The audience has their understanding limited to ensure 100% concentration and engagement .
14.
When an audience deconstructs an opposite meaning to what was intended this is called?
a)
Oppositional reading
b)
Negotiated reading
c)
Dominant reading
d)
Un-preferred reading
15.
The hypodermic needle/syringe theory suggests that:
a)
The media can’t tell you what to think, only what to think about and how to think about it
b)
Audiences use the media to reinforce their existing beliefs and values
c)
A. Audiences are directly affected by the media messages they consume
d)
The mass media plays a significant role in defining dominant opinions
16.
An active audience is:
a)
Politically minded
b)
Understood to be making meaning from their texts, forming their own opinions
c)
Accepting of media messages without question
d)
Highly influenced by overt advertising
17.
A passive audience is:
a)
Those who consume media texts
b)
One that accepts media messages in the same way as each other
c)
Highly influenced by overt advertising
d)
Understood to be actively making meaning from their texts
18.
Select the communication theory which suggests that audiences are passive
a)
Hypodermic Needle theory
b)
Uses and gratification theory
19.
The reception model which implies that audiences are passive recipients of media messages
a)
uses and gratifications
b)
desensitisation
c)
hypodermic needle
20.
The way a text speaks to the audience (formal/informal)
a)
mode of address
b)
mediation
c)
font style
d)
semiotics
21.
media representations tend to ….. reality in order to communicate a message
a)
copy
b)
hate
c)
reflect
d)
manipulate
22.
an interpretation of a media text which is NOT intended by the producers
a)
preferred reading
b)
oppositional reading
c)
mistaken identity
d)
countertype
23.
Uses and Gratification theory relates to what type of audience?
a)
Passive
b)
Active
24.
What are the four reasons why Audiences might use Media?
a)
Boredom, Friendships, Homework, Livelyhood
b)
Opportunity, Consumerism, Synergy, Realtionships
c)
Diversion, Personal Relationships, Personal Identity, Surveillance
25.
Relaxing,Filling time and Emotional release are all forms of Diversion/Entertainment?
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Watching the news would be a form of what?
a)
Entertainment
b)
Personal Relationships
c)
Personal Identity
d)
Surveillance
27.
Finding links between yourself and celebrity actors shown in the media can be a form of?
a)
Entertainment
b)
Personal Relationships
c)
Personal Identity
d)
Surveillance
28.
Finding out about relevant events, society and the world is a form of Personal Identity?
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Who 'decodes' a text?
a)
Audience
b)
Director
c)
Writer
d)
Artist
30.
What term is used for body text in a newspaper, print advert, or magazine?
a)
Font
b)
Language
c)
Text
d)
Copy
31.
What term describes the process by which one media text consciously references another text?
a)
Representation
b)
Intertextuality
c)
Context
d)
Indexical
32.
Nature, money, freshness and harmony are all connotations of which colour?
a)
Green
b)
Brown
c)
Gold
d)
Yellow
33.
What is this image an example of?
a)
Genre
b)
Analysis
c)
Stereotypes
d)
Institutions
34.
What is convergence in media?
a)
The ability to use different media with one device such as a phone
b)
Media becoming higher quality
35.
What are some of the advantages of digital technology?
a)
Compact, huge capacity, multi function, interactive
b)
Bulky, minimal capacity, slow, not interactive
c)
Retro, quirky, complicated
36.
The target audience is often reflected in the product e.g the main character is the same age and gender as the target audience
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Women are often portrayed as sex objects in media products aimed at men
a)
True
b)
False
38.
The target audience of a media product is
a)
anyone who consumes/watches/uses it
b)
everyone
c)
the group of people it is aimed at
39.
Teenagers are often portrayed as being
a)
calm, mature and responsible
b)
reckless, careless and rebellious
c)
respectful, polite and ambitious
40.
Male or female target audience?
a)
Male
b)
Female
c)
Both
41.
Male or female target audience?
a)
Male
b)
Female
c)
Both
42.
A stereotypical female pop star could be
a)
glamorous, young, beautiful and slim
b)
macho, aggressive and clad in leather
c)
serious, thoughtful and moody
43.
Who is the target audience for this magazine?
a)
Male and female teenagers
b)
Young professionals
c)
Middle aged men
d)
Women over 50
44.
What is an aspirational figure?
a)
Someone who people want to be like
b)
A father figure or mentor
c)
An ideal version of someone
45.
Representation is how media texts deal with and present...
a)
women and ethnic people
b)
age and national/regional identity
c)
gender, age, ethnicity, national/regional identity, and social issues
d)
social issues
46.
All media products present the real world to us; they show us reality itself
a)
True
b)
False
47.
Who is the most dominant representation?
a)
Asian females
b)
Black males
c)
White females
d)
White males
48.
Which theorist believes that in film audiences have to view characters from the perspective of a heterosexual male
a)
Laura Mulvey
b)
John Berger
c)
Allison Bechdale
49.
What is the dominant representation of Britain?
a)
White, Western
b)
Multi-cultural
c)
Asian, Islamic
d)
Afro-Western
50.
Generally, how are ethnic minorities NOT represented?
a)
As a threat
b)
Abnormal
c)
as invisible
d)
As valuable members of society
51.
Who is being represented here?
a)
weak, feminine woman
b)
strong female
c)
Masculine male
d)
emasculated male
52.
Identify the characteristics of masculinity
a)
courage, independence, tough
b)
Timidness, fragile, weakness
c)
dependancy on others, fragrant, passive
d)
lack of power, soft, unemployed
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