2. OCR AS Media Studies:OCR AS Media Studies:
2 year course.
AS:
•50% Coursework
•50% Exam
A2:
•50% Coursework
•50% Exam
3. G322: ExamG322: Exam
• 2hr analytical exam split into two sections.
• Section 1:
• Watching a 5minute extract and analyzing how cameracamera
shots/angles, editing, sound and mise-en-sceneshots/angles, editing, sound and mise-en-scene create a
representationrepresentation.. You will be expected to link to specific mediamedia
theoriststheorists and write in an essay structure.
• Section 2:
• You will be exploring two case studiescase studies in class linking to the filmfilm
industryindustry throughout the stages of initial idea to the exhibition
stage. You will be comparing how a smaller institution
completes with larger conglomerates in this industry. You will
be asked a specific question in the exam which you will need to
answer in essay form.
4. G321: CourseworkG321: Coursework
Preliminary task – short filming task.
– While this does not go towards your coursework
grade, if not completed you are capped 15marks.
Coursework = Opening titles to a new film:
•Research and Planning (20marks)
•Filming and editing (60marks)
• Evaluation (20marks)
http://a2ocrmedia.blogspot.co.uk/
5. Camera Shots/Angle Quiz:Camera Shots/Angle Quiz:
• Let’s see what you can remember from
your summer task……
• Log onto the computer and go to –
www.kahoot.it
6. Your Task:Your Task:
• To create some type of revision source for
camera shots and angles.
• This could be a PowerPoint/Prezi/Kahoot quiz
etc.
BE CREATIVE!BE CREATIVE!
7. L.O: To be able to exploreL.O: To be able to explore
your creativity.your creativity.
Sweding
8. Media is all about being creative – using
your surroundings but also being able to
adapt when issues occur.
Sweding:Sweding:
9. • Your task is to create a sweded version of a
fairy-tale.
• You can only have 5 scenes so pick the
most important sections of the story.
• You need to include a range of camera
shots within each scene!
Task:Task: KEY WORDS:
ECU
CU
MS
MLS
LS
ELS
ESTABLISHING
HIGH ANGLE
LOW ANGLE
POV
OTS
TWO SHOT
PAN
DOLLY
ZOOM
CRANE
TRACK
10. L.O: To begin using editingL.O: To begin using editing
skillsskills
Sweding
12. L.O: To begin honing ourL.O: To begin honing our
planning and filming skillsplanning and filming skills
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13. • What issues did you have with the
sweding?
• How could it have been made better?
• To make it more professional what might
you need to do next time?
Evaluation:Evaluation:
14. • Treatment
• Shot list
• Storyboard
• Timings
• Costume list
• Script
• Test Shots
Planning:Planning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7dLU6fk9QY
15. L.O: To begin RESEARCHINGL.O: To begin RESEARCHING
for our courseworkfor our coursework
Planning and Research 20marks
16. “The word ‘genre’ means ‘type’ or ‘category’. To study a film as a
genre involves treating it, not as a unique entity, but as a member of
a general category, as a certain type of film. The aim…is therefore to
classify, or organise, a large number of films into a small number of
groups.”
“Yet…this process of classification does not systematically organise
films into genres. This is because the boundaries between film genres
are fuzzy, rather than clearly delineated. Moreover, genres are not
static, but evolve. Therefore, their common attributes change over
time. Most films are hybrid genres, since they possess the common
attributes of more than one genre.”
- Film Studies by Warren Buckland
Media Theorists: GenreMedia Theorists: Genre
17. David Duff
Genre is “a recurring type or category of text, as defined by structural and thematic criteria.”
John Hartley
“The same text can belong to different genres in different countries or times.”
Robert Stem:
He suggests genre is hard to define, doesn’t really exist and is just a concept made up by
theorists and critics?
Rick Altman:
He says we define a genre by two main things:
1)Semantic Elements (signs such as knives, blood, dark colours, eerie music)
2)Syntactic Elements (THEMES such as fear, revenge, rage. As well as PLOTS, one by one
they all die, last girl survives, kills killer.)
Media Theorists: GenreMedia Theorists: Genre
19. Woman in Black
What semantic and syntactic elements do you
pick up on that indicate this is a gothic/horror
film?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_
Z_XetLZlqc
Semantic & Syntactic:Semantic & Syntactic:
20. • Upload your Genre theorist info with your
genre table.
• Upload an example of a horror/sci-fi and
Romance opening and pick out the
semantic and syntactic codes.
Blog Task:Blog Task:
21. Todorov:
Narrative goes through five stages:
1.A state of equilibrium (all is as it should be).
2.A disruption to that order (by an event).
3.A recognition of that disruption.
4.An attempt to repair the disruption.
5.A return/restoration to a new equilibrium.
Narrative Theorist:Narrative Theorist:
24. • Upload your information about Todorov.
• Pick 2 films within 2 different genres.
Explain how the storyline fits in with
Todorov’s narrative stages.
Blog Task:Blog Task:
25. Propp’s Character Types:
Vladimir Propp was a Russian academic. He studied over 100
fairytales and concluded that there are 7 main character types:
1.The Hero
2.The Villain
3.The Donor
4.The Dispatcher
5.The Helper
6.The False Hero
7.The Princess (and her father)
Narrative Theorist:Narrative Theorist:
26. • Upload your information about Propp.
• Pick 2 films within 2 different genres.
Explain how the characters fits in with
Propp’s character types.
Blog Task:Blog Task:
27. • You have a choice what genre you want to
use for your opening titles.
• In your groups pick the genre you want to
create. Write this up onto you blog
explaining why you have picked this genre.
• Create a montage of images and put it on
your blog – explain how the images link to
your genre.
Choosing your Genre:Choosing your Genre:
28. • Create a timeline of films from your
genre.
• How have they changed over time?
• What was the first film made in your
genre?
Timeline:Timeline:
29. Analysing Media:Analysing Media:
Camera Shots, Angle, Movement and Composition
•Shots: establishing shot, master shot, close-up, mid-
shot, long shot, wide shot, two-shot, aerial shot, point
of view shot, over the shoulder shot, and variations of
these.
•Angle: high angle, low angle, canted angle.
•Movement: pan, tilt, track, dolly, crane, steadicam,
hand-held, zoom, reverse zoom.
•Composition: framing, rule of thirds, depth of field –
deep and shallow focus, focus pulls.
Editing
•Cutting.
•transitions, dissolve, fade-in, fade-out, wipe,
superimposition, long take, short take, slow motion,
ellipsis and expansion of time, post-production, visual
effects.
Mise-en-Scène
•setting, e.g. interior, exterior, natural, stylised,
location, backdrop
•props, e.g. key, incidental, objects, motifs,
foreground, background
•costume, e.g. authentic, stylised, coordination with
setting
•make-up, e.g. naturalistic, expressionistic
•movement, e.g. figures, animation, blocking,
positioning
•visual effects, e.g. models, miniatures, computer
generated imagery.
Sound
•Diegetic and non-diegetic sound; sound effects;
sound motif; sound bridge; dialogue; voiceover; mode
of address/direct address
•Soundtrack: score, incidental music.
30. Scene Camera Mise-en-Scene Sound Editing
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2
3
4
5
REMEMBER:
Don’t forget to explain what effect
the scenes have on the audience.
How successful are they?
REMEMBER:
Don’t forget to explain what effect
the scenes have on the audience.
How successful are they?
31. Shot Camera Mise-en-Scene Sound Editing
1 CU of male character
using a shallow focus
to tell the audience he
is the main feature at
the moment. The
camera is angled at a
high angle looking
down at the characters
behind him to show
they are insignificant to
him.
Natural lighting is used telling us this is set
during the day, although there is some
artificial lighting coming from the lamps on
the wall. The male is wearing a black suit
which gives the impression he is important
and successful.
There is non-diegetic music
playing in the background
consisting of guitars playing a
western beat. This makes the
audiences feel there might
be a show down
approaching.
As the man turns there is a
smooth cut from this shot
to the next one.
2 The next shot is a low
angle shot looking up
at the man at the top
of the stairs. Again this
gives the impression
that he is powerful.
The long shot shows
that there are others
considered as
important as him as
they are also
positioned up high.
The majority of the cast on set are wearing
black which could imply they are the
villians. However there is one character
wearing a bright red dress – this could
mean she is the partner of the powerful
man. Red often symbolises passion or
danger. Women are often stereotyped as a
distraction or possession of powerful men.
The setting seems stylised to create a
futuristic sense. The props seem to fit a
nautical style, which could imply they are
on a space ship. This helps the audience
establish a sense of location.
The non-diegetic music
continues with the steady
beat.
Quick cuts are used
between the shots in a fast
pace from a ms of the
males face looking smug, to
a sm of a woman looking
up at him as she walks, to a
medium wide shot of some
people looking worried,
back to the girl and finally
back to the man again. This
quick cutting between clips
helps to build tension as
she looks scared as she
gets closer.
32. • You need to have 3-5 analysis
of opening titles for your
chosen genre. Delegate this
out between your group.
Upload all onto your blogs.
• Create a comparison between
a remake of a film in your
genre – how has it changed?
Blog Task:Blog Task:
33. • Draw a timeline for the length of the
video track in the opening titles.
• Draw a second timeline for the
music. When listening to the music
you need to indicate how loud/quite
it is. You can do this by bringing the
line down.
• For each title you need write down
on your timeline what time it
appeared and what it says. To
indicated the different titles on your
timeline just write T1/T2/T3 etc.
Title Layout:Title Layout:
34. • Create a survey monkey to
find out what your audience
wants from your genre.
• You want to aim to get at
least 10 responses.
• Analyse your response –
what do you find out?
Questionnaire:Questionnaire:
35. Audience Profile:Audience Profile:
• Age
• Gender
• Location
• Ethnicity
• Religion
• Socio-economic group
AB: Professional,
business and white
collar
C1: Higher skilled
manual
C2: Lower
skilled manual
DE: Semi and unskilled manual
37. • Create an audience profile of a
stereotypical person you would want to
be interested in your film.
Blog Task:Blog Task:
38. • Research different institution that
typically make films for your genre.
• How successful are they? How well
known are they?
• Research BBFC and the age ratings.
Institutions:Institutions:
39. • Treatment
• detailed storyboards
• shot lists
• lighting test shots
• props/costume lists
• location recces
• shooting schedules
• script
• Font research
Planning:Planning:
