Exploring Section A

Hello Year 12,

I hope that you have had a good holiday and have made excellent progress with your micro analysis.  I wanted to give you a preview of some of our work for next half-term.  In my lessons, we will focus on aspects of the Section A exam.   We will start with an investigation of the production, distribution (including marketing) and exhibition of films.  The following link to the micro site from the Film Distributors' Association (FDA) is excellent, as it allows you to explore the essential life of a film after its production phase.

http://www.launchingfilms.tv/

Key questions to explore are:

What happens to a film when the producers and director have completed it?

How does it get into cinemas and how do audiences become aware of it and interested in seeing it?

Please take a look and watch some of the clips as this will inform our learning next week.

Mrs Q

Just Checking In

Hello all,

Just popping by to see how you're getting on with your Face/Off micro-analyses. If you are stuck then please do email me and remember to try to send me some ideas that you've had for your film clips as soon as possible so that I can check them out for you.

If you haven't started your micro analysis then do so as soon as possible.

Hope you're enjoying your break,

Miss Ryan

Twilight Micro Analysis Example

The original posting can be found here with the example of a short micro analysis : http://filmstudiesatcampion.blogspot.co.uk/2009/12/below-is-mini-sample-of-micro-analysis.html

Remember that your analysis should be of a clip that is 3-5 minutes in length and you should write 1500 words. The length of the Twilight film clip is only about 60 seconds and the word count is approx 180 words... As I may have mentioned in class, it is extremely hard to find a decent scene for analysis in this film. Don't use Twilight!

Fabulous Phone App for Cinemagoers

 

Run Pee tells you when to run to the loo during a film without missing anything important and tells you what's happening in the film while you're away. Brilliant.

Casino Royale Clip

For Task Two: Complete activities in the blue box on page 55

Task One is on the post below this.

Cinematography: Homework Due Thurs 18th Oct

You will need your AS textbook to complete this homework and the films clips needed will be posted below.

If there is any terminology that you do not recognise (e.g. two-shot) then research them and make notes on what you find out. Remember, that as A Level students you should be doing your own research outside of lessons and your AS textbook is a perfect place to start. The entire first chapter, 'Exploring Film Form', covers all of the micro-elements needed for your micro analysis coursework in excellent detail.

As usual, if you have any questions regarding the work then please email or comment below as I am not in on Wednesdays.

Miss Ryan


Task One:
Complete the activity in the blue box on pages 53-54.

Once the activity is complete, read the case study on pages 54-55.

Task Two:
Complete the activities on Casino Royale in the blue box on page 55.

The film clip will be in a seperate posting.

Attention, Sophie!

Hi Sophie,

This is your reminder to bring in the Taken DVD on Monday so that I can check your chosen scene.

Thank you!

Face/Off Resources

Over half term you will omplete a micro analysis on this opening sequence from the film Face/Off [Woo, 1997]. These resources are here so that you can familiarise yourself with the sequence before you begin your writing.

Face Off Stills

Film Studies Students at the Movies

http://www.stedcamp.bham.sch.uk/51/latest-news/article/13/film-studies-students-at-the-movies

On Tuesday 2nd October, 30 Film Studies students from our GCSE and A Level classes spent the morning at The Electric Cinema in Birmingham. The purpose of the visit was to gain a better insight into the cinema experience outside of the Multiplexes that students are so familiar with as well as to enhancing students' understanding of cinema history and the processes of film Production, Distribution and Exhibition.

Whilst at The Electric, students took part in a Q&A session with the manager, Sam Bishop, a tour of the projection booth and a chance to see how film projection has changed from 35mm film to digital. They were then, laden down with snacks from the concessions bar, given a private screening of The Last Projectionist - a film produced, directed and edited by the staff at The Electric in their very own film studio. The film gave students a chance to gain a real insight into the changes in British cinema since 1909 when The Electric first opened and will be an excellent support to their exam courses and understanding of film producers and audiences.

Thank you to Sam and the team for their hospitality and for treating the students to a boutique cinema experience.

Miss Ryan

http://www.thelastprojectionist.co.uk/
http://www.theelectric.co.uk/