How do you answer section A of the AS written exam?

For section A, examiners will be looking to see that you know how to examine an extract from a television show and that you can analyse it in terms of its technical codes and representations. This means that when you watch the selected extract, you need to focus on what is being represented (making sure to acknowledge it clearly in your answer,) and on how it is being represented. In terms of 'what' is being represented, the exam question could ask you to focus on the representation of individuals, groups, events, or places.And in terms of the 'how', this exam question is asking you to show your knowledge of the four technical areas: Camera shots, angle, movement and composition; Editing; Sound; Mise-en-scène.To best prepare yourself for answering this section, you need to make sure you have revised all the technical terms accurately (this is most easily done by making a list of them!) and that you can recognise them when they take place within a scene. It's also a good idea to approach this section in the way that you might approach an english literature question; think, what is the creator trying to show us here? and how are they doing it?Top tip! Practice really does make perfect for this one! Try watching clips from a variety of shows and think about what's being represented and the ways in which the creators are making meaning.