GOOD LUCK IN THE G321 EXAM

Hi all,

Mr D & I would like to say good luck in the G321 exam taking place first thing in the morning.

We wish you all well and want you to remember everything we have covered over the past few months.

Read, key words, mind map, structure, write.

See you on Friday

Mrs McD-H

Easter Homework

You are to create TWO case studies on Institutions from the UK Film industry - You are to look at and research TWO films from the companies.
Based on our discussions in lesson on Wednesday.


Please use the information in your revision booklets to assist and guide you.


Also use the information from the past three blog posts as these are guiding you on how to gather information:


Warp Films - British Independent Film Company


British Films Slideshare


The Exam Focus - Section B Slideshow - Lionsgate Films


British Film Institute (BFI) Data & Statistics

Warp Films - British Independent Film Company

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15196509

http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/warp-films-essential-releases

http://warpfilms.com/

Example:

https://www.slideshare.net/amelibentley/british-independent-film-company-warp-films

Questions:

1. What films has Warp produced with dates?

2. Choose one film to focus on and discuss: 

• Box office takings UK & USA.
• Opening weekend for both
• Gross for both
• Discuss your findings

3. Media Ownership/ Conglomerates - What are the issues raised by media ownership in contemporary practice? Relate your response to Warp.

4. What is SYNERGY & Cross Media Convergence? Discuss. See last weblink for further details.

5. List and discuss new media technologies in the Film industry
6. How has technology spread with the use of technological convergence?
7. Which BIG Film & TV Industries have targeted British audiences and how?
8. How has your media consumption changed in the past 10 years?
9. List and discuss the differences between TWO British Film Companies.

British Films Slideshare

http://www.slideshare.net/tessiemedia/as-media-section-b-exam-intro

The Exam Focus - Section B Slideshow - Lionsgate Films

http://www.slideshare.net/mickgoogan/05-g322-section-b-production-2014-46228951

British Film Institute (BFI) Data & Statistics

http://www.bfi.org.uk/education-research/film-industry-statistics-research

1. What films have you watched recently? 

Discuss (10 mins)

2. Classify into genres. 

Discuss (10 mins)

3. How/ Where did you watch your film?  TV, DVD, Netflix, Cinema, download, streaming other? 

Discuss (10 mins)

4. On the prepared sheets handed out you are to now write down the films you have watched recently and using the BFI link above you will find out and collect the data requested.

20  mins 

5.You will now look at the target market for each of these films and write up the age, sex and class of the viewer to help you gauge how to describe and analyse films. 

(If not you will complete for homework).

(20 mins)

Homework 8 & 9 - Pyscho/ Casualty analysis sound & sequence analysis

Watch this clip from Psycho (Hitchcock 1960) shower scene,  four times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atjhOhH-V3E

Make notes on shot and audio types.

We are analysing and focusing on cutting/ cross cutting, shot reverse and continuity/ function/ effect of editing.

Homework 8: (30 mins)

Question: How does the function and effect of editing and sound in this Pyscho clip construct the meaning about the relationship between the characters?

Homework 9: (30 mins)

Watch this clip from Casualty,  four times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCwjlOdmvns

Make notes on shot and audio types.


We are analysing and focusing on cutting/ cross cutting, shot reverse and continuity/ function/ effect of editing.

Question: How does the function and effect of editing and sound in this Casualty clip construct the meaning about the relationship between the characters?