Mark Scheme
January 2015
BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First in
Creative Digital Media Production
Unit 1: Digital Media Sectors and
Audiences (21526E)
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General Marking Guidance
All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must
mark the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark
the last.
Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be
rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than
penalised for omissions.
Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not
according to their perception of where the grade boundaries may
lie.
There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark
scheme should be used appropriately.
All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded.
Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the
answer matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be
prepared to award zero marks if the candidates response is not
worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide
the principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification
may be limited.
When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the
mark scheme to a candidates response, the team leader must be
consulted.
Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has
replaced it with an alternative response.
Question Answer Mark
Number
1 Award one mark for each of the following up to a
maximum of two marks:
Film / video / moving image
TV
Audio / Radio
Publishing
Digital games
Websites / Internet
Photography
Accept any appropriate answer which refers
to a valid media sector.
Do not accept products or devices unless
specifically given above.
(2)
Question Answer Mark
Number
2 D e-Magazine (1)
Question Answer Mark
Number
3 Award one mark for each example of a production
task when producing a digital game up to a
maximum of two marks:
Constructing levels
Constructing environments
Constructing characters
Combining elements
Creating audio
Programming / Coding
Accept any appropriate answer that refers to
a valid production process when producing a
digital game. (2)
Question Answer Mark
Number
4 A Editing shot footage (1)
Question Answer Mark
Number
5 C Recording sound effects (1)
Question Answer Mark
Number
6 Award one mark for each example of a camera
movement up to a maximum of two marks:
Tilting
Panning
Tracking
Crane
Hand held
Zoom in/out
Accept any other relevant phrasing/wording.
Do not accept camera positions. (2)
Question Answer Mark
Number
7 (a) Award one mark for each of the following up to a
maximum of two marks:
Mobile phones
Tablets
Laptops
PCs
Cable or satellite broadcast
Create a You/Tube channel
Through a website
Through social media (twitter feed,
Facebook page
TV Broadcast
Digital download
Accept any appropriate answer that refers to
a valid distribution platform.
(2)
Answer Mark
Question
Number
7 (b) Award one mark for each of the following up to a
maximum of two marks:
Amateur / guerrilla media-making
Photographs using a mobile phone camera
Sending in video from a mobile phone
Recording their own music
Using digital editing (mash-ups)
Music mash-ups
Web mash-ups
App / website
Accept any appropriate answer which refers to the
way young people can produce content for
LooksSimple.
Do not accept methods of delivery, such as email
or text message unless the content itself is
mentioned. (2)
Question Answer Mark
Number
Award one mark for identification of a reason and
7 (c) a further one mark for expansion up to a
maximum of two marks.
Physical interaction with the product (1)
makes the audience more closely focussed
on the content (1)
Audience interactions become part of the
programme (1) and promotes audience
discussion about the content and
interactions (1)
The audience feel they have an element of
control (1) as they can see the impact of
their interaction (1)
Accept any other relevant phrasing/wording.
(2)
Question Answer Mark
Number
8 Award one mark for each responsibility up to a
maximum of two marks:
Classification of films
Advising the film industry
Classification of DVDs/Videos
Consult with the Department of Media
Culture and Sport
Publishes advice on film posters
Publishes advice on DVD covers
Reviewing for offensive content
Accept any other relevant answer
phrasing/wording. (2)
Question Answer Mark
Number
9 Award one mark for any of the following:
TV / television programme
Radio broadcast
Film on a computer / laptop / tablet /
smartphone
Poster
Billboard / hoarding
Flyer / pamphlet
Music products
Accept any other relevant phrasing/wording. (1)
Question Answer Mark
Number
10 (a) Award one mark for any of the following:
100,000
By 25%
By a quarter
(1)
Question Answer
Number Mark
10 (b) A discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of
digital news platforms over traditional print.
Advantages:
Interactivity
Ease of access / immediacy
Lower cost to user for many titles
Lower cost of distribution
More easily stored
Less impact upon the environment (paper and
carbon footprint associated with delivery)
News stories can be updated more quickly as
they develop
Lower cost for new online titles to enter the
market broadening the market
Disadvantages:
Less tactile
Reliance on technology / network access
Cost of hardware
Less control of standards / content
Loss of jobs in the traditional print sector
More intrusive advertising to pay for the
content
Confusing subscription / pay wall models that
restrict consumer choice
Broadening market leads to less authority
among traditional titles
Less collective discussion amongst audience
Accept any other appropriate response.
(8)
Level Descriptor
0 No rewardable material
0 marks
1 A few key points identified, or one point described in some detail.
1-3 marks The answer is likely to be in the form of a list. Only one viewpoint
considered. Points made will be superficial/generic and not
applied/directly linked to the situation in the question.
2 Some points identified, or a few key points described.
4-6 marks Consideration of more than one viewpoint but there will be more
emphasis on one of them. The answer is unbalanced. Most points
made will be relevant to the situation in the question, but the link
will not always be clear.
3 Range of points described, or a few key points explained in depth.
7-8 marks All sides of the case are considered and the answer is well-
balanced, giving weight to all viewpoints. The majority of points
made will be relevant and there will be a clear link to the situation
in the question.
Question Answer Mark
Number
11 Pan European Game Information / PEGI (1)
Question Answer Mark
Number
12 Award one mark for identifying a stylistic code as
it is used in the poster and a further one mark for
expansion on its purpose up to a maximum of
two marks each.
Use and placement of plants around the
eye level (1) to reinforce the theme of
luxury and exclusive style of the shopping
centre (1)
Use of extreme angle (1) to demonstrate
the large space in the environment (1)
Use of text within frame (1) to emphasise
availability to potential customers (1)
Use of bold font (1) to attract the attention
of the viewer/convey key message (1)
Use of brightness/contrast (1) to convey
positive feelings (1).
Accept any other relevant phrasing/wording.
(4)
Question Answer Mark
Number
13 Award one mark for identifying an
advantage/disadvantage and a further one mark for
expansion up to a maximum of two marks each.
Advantages
There is a wide range of existing research available
about the audiences of documentaries (1)
Meaning the researcher is likely to find pertinent
information for the documentary (1)
Secondary research is easy to obtain (1) reducing
the costs and time spent on research (1)
Secondary research may be from a much wider pool
of data than the producer would have been able to
access themselves (1) increasing the validity of the
research (1)
Secondary research may be from sources that are
inaccessible for the producer (1) widening the data
available to support the documentary
Disadvantages
You may not get a true understanding of the
audiences opinion (1) because you cannot ask
follow up questions (1)
The research may have been carried out in a
different context to the focus of the documentary
(1) leading to it being unreliable and invalid (1)
The producer has no control over the way the
research has been carried out (1) meaning that it
may not be relevant to the documentary (1)
The secondary research may now be out of date (1)
meaning that it is invalid for the purposes of the
documentary producer (1)
The secondary research may have been influenced
by the particular needs or agenda of its author (1)
making it unreliable for the documentary producer
(1).
Accept any other relevant phrasing/wording.
(4)
Question Answer Mark
Number
14 Award one mark for identifying a reason and a
further one mark for expansion up to a maximum
of two marks.
To gauge how an audience will react to a
particular scenario (1) to inform
refinements of format or content (1)
To demonstrate popularity and viability of
ideas (1) to secure funding for further
production (1)
Audience research data can be presented
in charts (1) allowing it to be easily and
quickly interpreted (1)
To see how an audience reacts to a pilot
product (1) to see if making more shows is
viable (1)
Accept any other relevant explanation.
(2)
Question Answer Mark
Number
15(a) Award one mark for any of the following:
Arranges a meeting with a cross sample of
the target audience (in person, over the
phone or across the internet)
Prepares a questionnaire or survey
Holds a focus group
Conducts Vox Pops
Engages in product analysis
Accept any other relevant answer. (1)
Question Answer Mark
Number
15(b) Award one mark for any of the following:
Uses the Internet
Visits libraries
Interrogates archives
Reads from literature on the history of
education
Looks at photographs
Accept any other relevant answer.
(1)
Question Answer Mark
Number
15(c) Award one mark for each reason up to a
maximum of two marks:
A meeting with the cross section of the
audience will provide relevant and wide
ranging information from a variety of
perspectives
A questionnaire can provide easily
interpreted data that is up to date
Face to face research provides immediate
reactions
The primary research will be tailored to the
needs of the researcher providing accurate
information
The research is current and up to date as
it is being collected at the time of
production
Accept any other relevant answer.
(2)
Question Answer Mark
Number
16 An analysis of how narrative can be used to
create meaning and engage the audience.
Responses include the following:
The order of story and how these are
presented in sequence
Plot and how it affects the revealing of the
story elements
Characterisation and how these are used
to develop narrative
Linear structure progressing the narrative
in sequence
Non linear structure using flashbacks
retelling the story from different
perspectives
Structure equilibrium disequilibrium -
resolution
Use of narrator to progress the narrative
Cause and effect motivation, how this is
used to progress the narrative
Protagonists and Antagonists, their effects
on the narrative
(8)
Level Descriptor
0 No rewardable material
0 marks
1 A few key points identified, or one point described in some
1-3 marks detail. The answer is likely to be in the form of a list. Only one
viewpoint considered. Points made will be superficial/generic
and not applied/directly linked to the situation in the question.
2 Some points identified, or a few key points described.
4-6 marks Consideration of more than one viewpoint but there will be more
emphasis on one of them. The answer is unbalanced. Most
points made will be relevant to the situation in the question, but
the link will not always be clear.
3 Range of points described, or a few key points explained in
7-8 marks depth. All sides of the case are considered and the answer is
well-balanced, giving weight to all viewpoints. The majority of
points made will be relevant and there will be a clear link to the
situation in the question.
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