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Narrative in Film - Revision Sheet
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Yr12 FS Examiner's Reports Poster
Narrative in Film - Revision Sheet
Yr12 FS Examiner's Reports Poster
Narrative in Film - Revision Sheet
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Friday, 20 January 2012
Year 13 Media Studies Exam - Question 1a
Research and Planning
Conventions From Real Media Texts
Digital Technology
Post Production
Please click on each area for detailed information on how to prepare for an exam question with that focus.
Writing the Essay
You must be prepared and able to write a thorough and high quality essay in response to any of these areas. In order to do this you must follow a plan and have your answer thoroughly prepared.
Essay Structure
Introduction: A very brief summary of what work you completed for your AS production and your A2 production. Mention what genre and style of music you used. Perhaps mention how you have progressed between the two here as well. You could however do this in a separate paragraph.
Paragraph 1: AS Production Example 1. Make sure all your examples are thorough and detailed. Relate them to how you were able to create your AS production. For example, if you are using conventions of opening sequences as your example first discuss what conventions you researched and in what texts you identified them. After this, discuss how you used them in creating your own work. Make sure you use plenty of appropriate and accurate MEDIA TERMINOLOGY.
Paragraph 2: AS Production Example 2.
Paragraph 3: AS Production Example 3.
Paragraph 4: A2 Production Example 1.
Paragraph 5: A2 Production Example 2.
Paragraph 6: A2 Production Example 3.
Conclusion: Sum up your essay and discuss how your creativity developed in relation to your focus area.
Exemplar Essay Answer
Coming soon.
Exam Topic - Question 1a: Research and Planning
If the question you are given in the exam is focussed on the area of RESEARCH AND PLANNING, you need to be able to give a full and detailed answer in the time allowed (30 minutes). In order to do this you must have carried out the necessary preparation and practice activities.
What is Research and Planning?
This area of focus gives you a wide choice of examples to base your work on. This includes the following:
Storyboards/Animatic Storyboards
Shot lists/ Scene Breakdowns
Props/ costume/ make up
Research into conventions of opening sequences
Research into conventions of genre
Research into conventions of music videos
Research into your chosen band/ artist
Research into platforms for distribution and markets
Creating a narrative/ writing a script
Brainstorming ideas
Location scouting/ location selecting
Research into the history of music videos
Looking at past students' work
Technical planning and research - lighting, cameras etc
Essential Preparation
1. Select 3 examples of research and planning activities you carried out whilst making your AS production.
2. Select 3 examples of research and planning activities you carried out whilst making your A2 production.
3. Make sure that you remember all examples well and are able to write about them in detail. Think about and make notes on WHAT you did, HOW you did it, WHY you did it and WHETHER it helped you create a more effective production.
4. Think about and take notes on how your CREATIVITY developed in this area in reference to these examples. Remember - every decision you made was a creative one - the whole process was a creative one. Everything you did was creative to some degree - the question is, how effective was it?
Sample Exam Question
How has your creativity developed through your use of research and planning activities in the completion of your coursework productions?
What is Research and Planning?
This area of focus gives you a wide choice of examples to base your work on. This includes the following:
Storyboards/Animatic Storyboards
Shot lists/ Scene Breakdowns
Props/ costume/ make up
Research into conventions of genre
Research into conventions of music videos
Research into your chosen band/ artist
Research into platforms for distribution and markets
Creating a narrative/ writing a script
Brainstorming ideas
Location scouting/ location selecting
Research into the history of music videos
Looking at past students' work
Technical planning and research - lighting, cameras etc
Essential Preparation
1. Select 3 examples of research and planning activities you carried out whilst making your AS production.
2. Select 3 examples of research and planning activities you carried out whilst making your A2 production.
3. Make sure that you remember all examples well and are able to write about them in detail. Think about and make notes on WHAT you did, HOW you did it, WHY you did it and WHETHER it helped you create a more effective production.
4. Think about and take notes on how your CREATIVITY developed in this area in reference to these examples. Remember - every decision you made was a creative one - the whole process was a creative one. Everything you did was creative to some degree - the question is, how effective was it?
Sample Exam Question
How has your creativity developed through your use of research and planning activities in the completion of your coursework productions?
Representation in Media and Film
A term used to describe how certain people/places/events/issues are presented to us by the media.
It is a constructed 're-presentation' of reality.
It is a way in which the media reflects and presents attitudes attitudes, behaviour and beliefs.
Representations vary over time.
What is dominant ideology?
Dominant ideology, when applied to an analysis of representation in the media, is a set of common values and beliefs shared by most people in a given society, framing how the majority think about that group of people. This is quite often in line with a stereotype or an often repeated idea or characterisation of a certain group of people.
EXAMPLEThe dominant ideology of gender in the media is that women are more sensitive, less physically able, less aggressive, more caring, better with children than men. In contrast to this men are stronger, more aggressive, more prone to violence and usually the decision-maker.
These views are not an accurate presentation of reality but they are frequently seen and perpetuated in films and other media products nonetheless.
How to analyse representation:
You will need to ask yourself a series of questions:
What is the overall representation of the person/group of people in general terms?
Is it strong or weak? Positive or negative? Does it conform to or challenge the dominant ideology attached to that group of people?
What makes you think this?What other adjectives might you attribute to this person or group of people?
How is the character portrayed?
What do they look like?
Facial expression? Clothes? Jewellery? Stance and body language?
What do they sound like?
Tone of voice? Sound of voice? Soundtrack and music associated with them?
How do other characters see them?
What are the reactions of other characters to this person or people? Accepting? Positive? Angry? Lustful? Fearful?
Laura Mulvey is a British feminist film theorist who proposed the theory of hte 'male gaze'. This is that in the majority of media texts, the audience have to 'view' characters from the perspective of a heterosexual male.
This means that the camera lingers on the curves of the female body and events which occur to women are presented largely in the context of a man's reactions to these events.
It relegates women to the status of objects. The female viewer must experience the narrative secondarily by identification with the male.
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