8 OCR Creative iMedia R093 (J834) exam-style questions on Media Codes (R093 Media industry - Factors Influencing Product Design), 9 marks in all. Answer them on paper or print them, then open the mark schemes and example answers to see how each is marked.
Which is an element of mise-en-scene?
Answer: (A) Costume (1)
Guidance
Correct answer only
A Costume
Why: Costume is an element of mise-en-scene (1).
B Dialogue
Why: Dialogue is an audio code, not an element of mise-en-scene; no mark.
D Transition
Why: Transition is a technical code used in editing, not an element of mise-en-scene; no mark.
Which media code is used to create meaning through the way a character moves?
Answer: (C) Movement (1)
Guidance
Correct answer only
C Movement
Why: Movement is the media code used to create meaning through the way a character moves (1).
D Typography
Why: Typography is a written code and does not answer movement; no mark.
A Audio
Why: Audio is an audio code, not movement; no mark.
Which transition changes straight from one shot to the next?
Answer: (B) Cut (1)
Guidance
Correct answer only
B Cut
Why: Cut is the transition that changes straight from one shot to the next (1).
A Cross-fade
Why: Cross-fade is a gradual transition between two shots, not a straight change; no mark.
D Wipe
Why: Wipe moves across the screen to reveal another shot, not a straight change; no mark.
Which is a symbolic media code?
Answer: (B) Colour (1)
Guidance
Correct answer only
B Colour
Why: Colour is a symbolic media code (1).
C Font size
Why: Font size is a written media code, not a symbolic code; no mark.
A Audio
Why: Audio is not a symbolic code; naming another media code earns no mark.
Complete the sentence. Write a word from the list in the space.
The use of moving images to attract attention and engage an audience is known as .
Correct answer only
Indicative content
Guidance
Spelling not important
Do not accept: graphics, movement or transitions (these are other media codes from the list)
animations
Why: Correct term from the list (1).
graphics
Why: Names another visual code from the list; graphics are not animation, so no mark.
transitions
Why: Picks an editing code from the list; transitions join shots and are not animation, so no mark.
Elderbrook Gymnastics Club is recording its annual display to share online.
Complete the sentence. Write a word from the list in the space.
The way the gymnasts move around the floor during the display is the media code known as .
Correct answer only
Indicative content
Guidance
Correct answers only
Do not accept: 'camera movement' (a camera technique, not the media code asked for here)
movement
Why: Correct term from the list for how the performers move (1).
camera movement
Why: Near miss on a 1-mark item: it names a camera technique rather than the media code for the performers' movement, so the Do not accept line applies and no mark is given.
typography
Why: Typography is a written code about text and fonts, so it does not describe how the gymnasts move and is not credited.
Willowbrook Wildlife Park is editing a video to promote its new enclosure.
Complete the sentence. Write one word or phrase from the list in the space.
A fade or a wipe, used in editing to join one shot to the next, is a type of .
Correct answer only
Indicative content
Guidance
Spelling not important
Accept 'transition' or 'transitions'
Do not accept: 'fade' or 'wipe' (these are examples of the code, not the code asked for) or another code from the list such as 'mise-en-scene'
transitions
Why: Correct term from the list (1).
fade
Why: A fade is an example of a transition, not the name of the code asked for; do not accept.
mise-en-scene
Why: Mise-en-scene is everything in a scene; it does not join one shot to the next, so it is not credited.
Giltspur Museum is designing the home page of its new website.
Complete the sentences. Write one word or phrase from the list in each of the two spaces. You can use each word or phrase only once or not at all.
The name of the museum is written in a large so that it is the first thing visitors see.
A word is made bold to give it .
Indicative content
Space | Answer
1 | Font size (1)
2 | Emphasis (1)
Guidance
Correct answers only
Spelling not important
Do not accept: the answers written in the wrong spaces
font size, emphasis
Why: Correct answer in space 1 (1) and correct answer in space 2 (1).
font size, transitions
Why: Correct answer in space 1 (1); transitions is a different code and does not fit space 2, so no second mark.
emphasis, font size
Why: Both terms are swapped into the wrong spaces; making text large is font size and making it bold gives emphasis, so no marks.
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