G321 Task

A helpful article for you to look at with examples of really effective opening scenes. Might help with ideas...

Ten Great Opening Scenes

The 180 Degree Rule: Doing it Right, Doing it Wrong & Doing it With Thre...

Clearly demonstrates the 180 degree rule in action - much better than my attempts to explain!

Types of Film Cuts

Really useful video about different type of cuts with clear examples.

Item of Interest

I had an email regarding the following event which sounds quite interesting. Certainly if you were thinking of using your A level to go into film making it would be worth a look. It is in Cambridge which is a bit of a trek however if several of you wanted to go I'm sure you would be able to sort something out.



It is in the day time but for year 13 this is a Media Day so I would be happy to allow you the time to attend rather than coming in. Year 12s I don't know your timetable and therefore couldn't say whether you'd be able to get the permission needed to attend. If you are interested I'd suggest discussing with any teachers you may have on that day.

CFC: The Keeper of Lost Causes | Arts Picturehouse | Cambridge

 



THE KEEPER OF LOST
CAUSES

Friday 14th November,
10.00am - 1.00pm

This is
the first thrilling adaptation of the bestselling Department Q crime novels by
Jussi Adler-Olsen. Carl Mørck (Kaas, The Killing) is a disgraced
detective who is reassigned to a basement-bound job filing cold cases in the
newly created Department Q. He is also allocated a new assistant, Assad
(Fares), a smart young cop. Always one to go against orders, Mørck throws them
headlong into the mystery of a politician’s disappearance five years
earlier. Believing the case to be unsolved, they embark on a dangerous
journey that will lead them into the dark underworld of
Copenhagen.

Presentations:

Barry
Forshawe: Scandinavian Noirs

Trish
Sheil: Silent film influences on contemporary
noir

Dr. Tanya
Horeck: Women in crime thrillers

Suitable
for A/AS/Undergraduate/BTEC English/Film/Media Studies
students

Cost: £4
per ticket. Accompanying teachers free. Anglia Ruskin University student
free.

G322 Preparation - Home Learning

Powerpoint for today's lesson below.  I'd like you to complete your tables comparing the BBC with Warner Bros as set out on slide 8. I will check to see these are done on Thursday.


https://www.slideshare.net/secret/yeUnL6O32xVWAw

You analysis of film openings will be looked at and commented on over the weekend.

For further reading on section B of the exam have a look at the following powerpoint;

G322 power point from georgelawrence

Year 12 - set tasks 21/10

Today I'd like you to begin preparing for your first piece of AS coursework analysis.  I have copied and pasted a couple of links below to help.

You need to have made a note of relevant key terms using the following glossary as well as supplementing it with your own research (for example antagonist and protagonist are not on this list);

 http://brianair.wordpress.com/film-theory/glossary-of-media-terminology/

 

 

Read through the following two pages on Key Concepts and what you need to think about when analysing;

 

http://mediaalevel.edublogs.org/the-key-concepts/

http://www.mediaknowall.com/as_alevel/alevkeyconcepts/alevelkeycon.php

 

 

Finally, look at the AS blogs from last year's class as well as those included on Reepham's blog as they are generally quite good.

 

http://reephamcollegemedia.blogspot.co.uk/

http://asmediajack.blogspot.com/

http://chanrahan6nr4media.blogspot.com/

http://mannisonmedia.blogspot.co.uk/

http://ellagarnermedia1.blogspot.co.uk/

 

On Thursday I expect you to bring either a copy of the opening two minutes to watch and analyse OR screenshots that you intend to talk about. I aim to mark this analysis over half term week.

 

 

 

 

 

 





Year 12 - set tasks 15/10

Hi guys,

I'm not with you today although you have Miss Ella as tech support should you need. I have put the clips from Monday's lesson on the O drive and I'd like you to summarise your notes from the last two lessons and support with screenshots from the clips.

You have a clip of Horatio's one liners from CSI and an example of how they are funny when taken out of the CSI franchise. As I thought, there is a clip from The Usual Suspects, look at how enigma is created - also if you haven't ever seen the whole film you really should, it is extremely clever. I've given you a Lego Star Wars, which will help you identify Propp's character types.

Once you've done that you can look through the rest of the powerpoint and, using your favourite film or story, try to create a narrative flowchart using Tordorov's model.

Media Studies intro to Narrative [autosaved] from alevelmedia

Introduction to AS Media

The first two weeks of the year 12 Media course has, so far, been a bit of a whistle-stop tour through shot types, editing techniques and almost everything you need to know to set up and film a sequence of your own.

A lot of this has been revision for some of you and, for the rest, nothing you haven't already experienced through your consumption of moving image. 

The whole purpose of this is to get you thinking about not only how the camera is used, but how you might use it in your own productions. You will be completing a preliminary film task as early as next week which will demonstrate your understanding of camera movement and editing techniques.

To begin with I asked you all to complete a questionnaire and write a media profile for yourselves using your answers. I also requested a visual representation of the same information. I haven't had a chance to write my own media profile but I have done an example of the collage;

Media collage from Charlotte Cowles

The following PowerPoints are the ones we looked at in the lessons;

1 film language cinematography space from Charlotte Cowles

2 film language framing from Charlotte Cowles

3 film language camera position from Charlotte Cowles

4 film language camera movement from Charlotte Cowles

5 film language continuity editing from Charlotte Cowles

I would like you to have uploaded all work so far to your blogs by the end of next week. That includes the tasks I set for this week and your photography task. The photography task includes the shots you took and your evaluations as well as your comments and feedback on three of someone else's shots as well as the list of shot types and examples. You can upload PowerPoints to Slideshare and embed them to get them on your blog.

 

New links

Hi all,

I think I have finally cracked it and the links to the PowerPoints and videos from the lessons should now be embedded in the posts. Let me know if you can't see them or have any trouble.

Sound

Hi,

Here is the final PowerPoint for the intro to film language unit, the one about sound.

film language - sound from TNHA Media

 

Mise-en-Scene

Hi,


Here are the lesson resources from the past week, all focusing on different aspects of mise-en-scene...

film language - mise en scene 1 (setting, decor & props) from TNHA Media

film language - mise en scene 2 (costume, hair & make-up) from TNHA Media

film laguage - mise-en-scene 3 (lighting) from TNHA Media

film language - mise-en-scene 4 (colour) from TNHA Media

Don't forget the photo task set last week which is due in on Monday. Really looking forward to seeing how creative you've been.

Next week... Sound.

Editing

Hi ya,

Here are the PowerPoints for the two editing lessons and the video from the lesson.

film language - continuity editing from TNHA Media

film language - editing from TNHA Media

Don't forget, your blogs should now be updated with your preliminary task. If you're having any troubles see me.

Ta

Lesson 3: Cinematography - Camera Position

Hi,

Here's the link to the camera position lesson ppt. I have also included the match sheet you completed for homework.



Camera Position Match Sheet

Lesson 2: Cinematography - Framing

Hi guys,

Here's the links to the resources from today's lesson...

Framing examples

film language - framing from TNHA Media

The photos from the lesson are great, well, most of them. We'll look over them next lesson, so be prepared to explain your ideas.

See you Thursday.

Lesson 1 - Film Language: Cinematography - Space

Here's the ppt. from Monday's lesson on axis of action and lenses/depth of field along with the videos.

film language - space from TNHA Media