Reflective and critical analysis

Overview

First thing a finished production should be measured against and preferred reading of a producer's own product.

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Questions from this subtopic

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1. 1

   State what a reflective analysis does.

   Model answer

   Reflective analysis judges the finished product against what it set out to do, using evidence from the product itself.

2. 2

   Why is a reflective analysis not an account of what happened during the work?

   Model answer

   A narrative of the process describes activity, while analysis judges the result against the brief, the audience and the media concepts.

3. 3

   What is the first thing a finished production should be measured against?

   Model answer

   The brief, because it states what the product was required to achieve.

4. 4

   How is a claim about representation supported in a reflective analysis?

   Model answer

   By pointing to the specific image, framing, wording or layout that constructs it and stating what that choice communicates.

5. 5

   Which external standard should a producer measure their finished product against?

   Model answer

   Comparable professional products in the same form, because they show what the audience is used to and what the conventions demand.

6. 6

   How can the conceptual framework give a reflective analysis its structure?

   Model answer

   Each area supplies a question, so the analysis can consider the media language used, the representation constructed, the industry context imitated and the audience addressed.

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