Showing posts with label A2 Film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A2 Film. Show all posts
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
Thursday, 29 September 2011
A2 Film- essay prep
please answer the following essay question.
"How do Donald Spoto and Roger Ebert discuss the emotional impact of Psycho"
You will have to use examples/quotes from the two readings to answer this question. It is a research based essay
800 words
typed
printed
for Wednesday week5.
"How do Donald Spoto and Roger Ebert discuss the emotional impact of Psycho"
You will have to use examples/quotes from the two readings to answer this question. It is a research based essay
800 words
typed
printed
for Wednesday week5.
Saturday, 10 September 2011
Monday, 21 March 2011
Sunday, 19 December 2010
Friday, 19 November 2010
Lighting Techniques - Chiaroscuro
Monday, 20 September 2010
A2 Film- Nosferatu essay prep
Answer the following question.
"in what ways does Nosferatu have an emotional impact on its audience?'
-make reference to both of the set readings and at lest two other sources that you have found yourself
-This is a very open questions
You can discuss music, mise-en-scene, shadow, effects, historical context etc.
800 words
typed.
submitted Monday week4.
"in what ways does Nosferatu have an emotional impact on its audience?'
-make reference to both of the set readings and at lest two other sources that you have found yourself
-This is a very open questions
You can discuss music, mise-en-scene, shadow, effects, historical context etc.
800 words
typed.
submitted Monday week4.
Friday, 10 September 2010
A2 Film Prep
Following on from today's lesson please narrow down your ideas and come
to Friday's lesson with one idea typed on a sheet of paper. Try and make sure it
has the necessary focus. "superhero films" is not good enough. "An exploration of how
the superhero genre has evolved since 1980" is much more like it.
Make sure you list your focus film and three other films.
to Friday's lesson with one idea typed on a sheet of paper. Try and make sure it
has the necessary focus. "superhero films" is not good enough. "An exploration of how
the superhero genre has evolved since 1980" is much more like it.
Make sure you list your focus film and three other films.
Monday, 6 September 2010
A2 Film- Prep task - Monday 6th Sept.
Look closely at the requirements for your Small-Scale Research project.
On a single sheet of paper, type 4 ideas that you think would make interesting projects. These do NOT have to
be projects that you wish to do yourself. The idea is for us all to consider everyone's ideas and help each other to decide
on which project is best for us. Don't just focus on director studies. Think about genre studies, or use of music, or even political studies. This is an incredibly open piece of coursework. The big challenge is to scale it down to something that can be covered
properly in only 1700 words.
In your examples, don't just say "Tim Burton", think about Burton's films and why you find them interesting. Maybe
"the ways in which Burton represents parallel worlds in his films, with particular emphasis on Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish and
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" This will give your project the all-important focus.
Once you have completed your 4 ideas, please print it 10 times and bring it to our next lesson on Friday.
On a single sheet of paper, type 4 ideas that you think would make interesting projects. These do NOT have to
be projects that you wish to do yourself. The idea is for us all to consider everyone's ideas and help each other to decide
on which project is best for us. Don't just focus on director studies. Think about genre studies, or use of music, or even political studies. This is an incredibly open piece of coursework. The big challenge is to scale it down to something that can be covered
properly in only 1700 words.
In your examples, don't just say "Tim Burton", think about Burton's films and why you find them interesting. Maybe
"the ways in which Burton represents parallel worlds in his films, with particular emphasis on Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish and
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" This will give your project the all-important focus.
Once you have completed your 4 ideas, please print it 10 times and bring it to our next lesson on Friday.
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
A2 Film- Easter Holiday Work
Please complete both of these questions. Do them under exam conditions, but make sure that you have prepared for them by doing plenty of specific revision.
11. Compare different documentary techniques employed to present the 'real', discussing their impact on the spectator. Refer to at least two documentaries you have studied. [35]
12. Do you agree that as spectators we are more likely to accept at face value what we see and
hear in documentary films? [35]
You are required to spend about 45 mins answering this question.
In addtion, you need to go right back to the unit on emotional impact in horror and revise all the material in detail.
Start with Nosferatu and go all the way through to Let the Right One In.
11. Compare different documentary techniques employed to present the 'real', discussing their impact on the spectator. Refer to at least two documentaries you have studied. [35]
12. Do you agree that as spectators we are more likely to accept at face value what we see and
hear in documentary films? [35]
You are required to spend about 45 mins answering this question.
In addtion, you need to go right back to the unit on emotional impact in horror and revise all the material in detail.
Start with Nosferatu and go all the way through to Let the Right One In.
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Monday, 1 February 2010
A2 Film Studies-Sussex uni weblink to library catalogue
look here for the library catalogue.
We will be visiting Sussex University Library this Thursday. It's a brilliant chance to really up the standard of your research project. Please make the most of this opportunity by fully researching the online catalogue and
making a note of the relevant reference numbers.
Remember to look around your topic too. Don't just type in obvious search terms. If you are studying Scorsese, then search for terms like, 'Mafia films' , Gangster Cinema', 'Crime Films',
'Robert De Niro' etc.
We will be visiting Sussex University Library this Thursday. It's a brilliant chance to really up the standard of your research project. Please make the most of this opportunity by fully researching the online catalogue and
making a note of the relevant reference numbers.
Remember to look around your topic too. Don't just type in obvious search terms. If you are studying Scorsese, then search for terms like, 'Mafia films' , Gangster Cinema', 'Crime Films',
'Robert De Niro' etc.
Friday, 13 November 2009
A2 FILM STUDIES- FM4 exemplar exam questions.
New Wave- 1. discuss characteristic features of casting and/or performance, exploring
how far these features contribute to the overall effect of the films
you have studied
2 What is the relationship between visual style and the subject matter of
of the films you have studied?
Urban Stories- 1 To what extent do you think the films you have studied present either
clear or ambiguous messages about the worlds they represent?
2 What is the importance of mise-en-scene and/or sound in creating
meaning and generating response in the films you have studied?
Popular film and Emotional Response
1-Explore possible reasons to explain why a second or third viewing of a film can actually increase the emotional response rather than lessen it.
2-How far is the emotional response to mainstream films triggered by specific techniques used by the film-makers?
how far these features contribute to the overall effect of the films
you have studied
2 What is the relationship between visual style and the subject matter of
of the films you have studied?
Urban Stories- 1 To what extent do you think the films you have studied present either
clear or ambiguous messages about the worlds they represent?
2 What is the importance of mise-en-scene and/or sound in creating
meaning and generating response in the films you have studied?
Popular film and Emotional Response
1-Explore possible reasons to explain why a second or third viewing of a film can actually increase the emotional response rather than lessen it.
2-How far is the emotional response to mainstream films triggered by specific techniques used by the film-makers?
Thursday, 12 November 2009
A2 FILM STUDIES- Prep Task
please complete the following essay question
"How far is the emotional response to mainstream films triggered by specific techniques used by the film-makers"
1000 words typed.
This is an example question taken from the WJEC website.
Refer to Nosferatu, Psycho, The Exorcist, American Werewolf, Let the Right One in, Aliens in your answer, plus any other films that you feel are appropriate. These extra films do not have to be Horror films.
Make sure that you are making detailed reference to the material in the set readings.
Due in Friday 20th November.
The key to this answer is to discuss a range of techniques used by the film-makers.
Shock cuts in The Exorcist, Use of music in Psycho, Subliminal images,
False Shock, Macguffins, Stuffed Birds in Psycho, The Shower Montage,
Diegetic sound in Aliens, Expressionist Shadows and Framing in Nosferatu....
Finally, look here for an excellent Exorcist article that handily discuss technique..
Friday, 12 June 2009
Television, Memory, Race
Brilliant two-part documentary on the way that black representation has
evolved in British Film and Television. You can watch it in it's entirety
through the screenonline website here.
Unfortunately, you can only watch video footage at school, due to copyright reasons.
Thursday, 11 June 2009
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