Media Studies A-Level
Production
What Production means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Production
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Reference: AQA
How content is made, including cheaper digital tools and data-driven commissioning.
Covers commissioning, funding, planning, shooting or recording and editing.
Topics that use Production
- Media industries (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audience maintenance
- Circulation
- Commercial funding
- Conglomerate ownership
- Constraints on individual creativity
- Digital disruption of regulation
- Distribution
- Diversification
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