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A2 Film ISP Spring Half Term 1

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 A2 Film Studies Independent Study Pack Spring Half Term 1 2016-17

This half term you will study:

· Spectatorship Studies: You will examine two War Films, looking at how emotional response is elicited through the films in conjunction with social values and contexts outside of the films.

·  Research and Creative Project: This term you shall complete your research project and Creative project, ready for assessment by the exam board. You should be spending 2-4 hours every week on your FM3 portfolio.
Week Type of task Tasks Deadline w/k
14 Screening notes

Research and creative

 1.     Write up your responses to ‘Saving Private Ryan’

2.     Review and write up your research presentation (don’t worry about going word count).

Additional tasks: review and make progress with creative project.

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15 Screening notes/analysis

 

Coursework

 

 1.     Write up notes analysing the film form of the opening and key sequence from ‘Saving Private Ryan’.

2.     Review FM3 portfolio.

Additional tasks: prepare script or short film footage for class crit’.

 

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16 Screening notes/analysis

 

Coursework

 

 1.     Complete analysis of ‘Saving Private Ryan’. Answer set question, ‘How might your emotional responses differ on repeat viewings of ‘Saving Private Ryan’?

2.     Review Presentation script and make progress with Creative Project.

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17 Screening notes/analysis

 

Coursework

 

 1.     Write up response to ‘Hurt Locker’. Research the 2nd Iraq War (2003-2011), if you don’t know what happened.

2.     Write up analysis of opening and key sequence of ‘Hurt Locker’.

3.     Review Presentation script and make progress with Creative Project.

 

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18 Screening notes/analysis

 

Coursework

 

 1.     Write up analysis of end of ‘Hurt Locker’ and answer set question, ‘Hurt Locker is structured to elicit strong emotional responses only for entertainment and spectacle. Discuss.’

2.     Review Presentation script and make progress with Creative Project.

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19 Review of subject

 

Coursework

 

 1.     Review concepts and theories of Spectatorship and prepare an aide memoire for the subject and studied films.

2.     Prepare a full draft FM3 portfolio with draft Reflective Analysis (1000 words)

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20 Review of subject

 

Coursework

 

 1.     Prepare a full exam essay style response to the issue of Spectatorship and ‘War Films’.

2.     Review and improve in line with feedback, FM3 portfolio.

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AS film homework questions for wednesday 11th January.

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post to your blog answers that explore the following questions:

What themes are introduced in the beginnings of the films?

How might we compare the characters of Anne and Joe with Charlotte and Bob? What is similar about their situations?

Why are the films set ‘abroad’?

Religion (or the ‘Spiritual’ in a broad sense) and Culture feature significantly in each film. Compare the religious themes and cultural ideas presented with the narrative dilemmas faced by our key characters.

At the end of the films how has each characters’ life changed?

What messages do the films offer? Are they the same?

A2 Film last class of Autumn- what you missed/ homework for January 2017

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As you can see from images below, we started to explore ideas of Spectatorship, ideas of the interaction of spectator and text, some of the ways film elicits emotional response and some of the key topics that you might be questioned on (Shock as short and sharp or long and drawn out, the effect of repeat viewings on emotional response).

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Spectatorship key theories

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Spectatorship concepts

 

Well done for all your efforts in the exam. please keep in mind that you will expected to present progress with your FM3 portfolio in January (your research and creative projects).

Our study of Japanese film has taken a long time to complete and we still need to prepare fully for the exam. Before the end of the first week of January, please consider a response to the following question: “How important is a broader knowledge of your chosen national cinema in understanding and appreciating the films you have studied for this topic? [35]”.

Please consider the above question in terms of a comparison of Golden Age and New Wave Japanese cinema and the conditions of the films’ production and reception.

AS Film Studies FM1: Exploring Film Form: Analysis of a film extract

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AS Film Studies                                                            FM1: Exploring Film Form

Coursework Brief 1: Analysis of a film extract (1500 words)       (30 marks)

Explore how one (or more) of mise-en-scene, performance, cinematography, editing and sound construct meaning and provoke response in a film extract, ideally 3 minutes duration but up to 5 minutes, depending upon complexity.

Method:

  • Choose an extract that enables you to write coherently and copiously about the micro features present in your chosen 3 minutes.
  • Make lots of notes on all the micro features.
  • Select one (or two) micro features in negotiation with your teacher.
  • Get writing. Main body first – worry about introduction and conclusion later.
  • You are encouraged to illustrate your essay – use numbered and referenced film stills to support your arguments.

This coursework assignment is designed to assess the following objective:

AO2:  Apply knowledge and understanding, including some of the common critical approaches that characterise the subject, when exploring and analysing films and when evaluating their own creative projects to show how meanings and responses are generated.

Your completed essay should introduce the setting, plot and sequence of the film and include background research where appropriate. The main body of the essay should include sentences that are constructed out of accurate observations followed by analysis. The essay need not end with a lengthy evaluation or conclusion.

Deadlines:

Initial draft week 5 (from 10.10.16)

1st full draft week 12 (5.12.17)

Review draft week 19 (6.2.17)

Final deadline week 25 (31.3.17) submit to exams office by 12pm

Student presentations on Japanese Cinema

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Films of Shindo

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Japanese New Wave

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Films of Mizuguchi

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50’s Japanese cinema

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Films of Masumara

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60’s studios

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Films of Kurosawa

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A2 Independent Study Pack Autumn half term 1.

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 A2 Film Studies    Independent Study Pack          Autumn Half Term 1 2016-17

This half term you will study:

Small-scale Research Project (SSRP):  You will make progress with your study of a particular topic in film studies. You will build a portfolio of sources and begin to identify ideas, themes and arguments.

World Cinema. Aspects of a National Cinema (Japan 1950-1970): You will gain an introduction to post-war Japan and its cinema. You will study two significant films from its ‘Golden age’ of the 1950s.
Week Type of task Tasks Deadline w/k
1 Research 1.     Write up and post to your blog all of your research sources, notes, screening notes and catalogue.

2.     Prepare your Japan presentation

3.     Additional tasks:

 

 

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2 Writing

 

Presentation

 

Research

 1.     Write up a review of Rashomon. Include your personal response, an analytical view of micro and macro features and an evaluation of the film’s impact on audience and industry then and now.

2.     Complete and polish your Japan presentations. Post to your blogs

3.     Complete actions for SSRP as identified in class tutorial.

4.     Additional tasks:

 

 

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3 Analysis and essay writing 1.     Write up your analysis of the opening, middle and closing sequences of Rashomon. Consider noticeable characteristics of micro and macro features, themes, national and international audience and audience appeal, social/political/historical contexts, messages and values. (Assessment week 1)

2.     Rehearse and revise Japan presentations.

3.     Complete wider reading for SSRP.

4.     Additional tasks:

 

 

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4 Writing

 

Research

 1.     Complete Assessment week 1 essay and post to blog.

2.     Complete film viewing notes for SSRP

3.     Additional tasks:

 

 

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5 Research

 

Reading

 

 1.     Post notes on film viewings and reading to blog. Update catalogue. Prepare SSRP catalogue and notes for assessment week 2.

2.     Read the chapter on Japanese cinema in the A2 Film Studies textbook.

3.     Additional tasks:

 

 

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6 Research

 

Creative

 1.     Review and significantly revise draft catalogue and notes for assessment.

2.     Draft script for Creative project and post to blog- at least 5 pages.

3.     Additional tasks:

 

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AS Independent Study Pack Autumn Half Term 1.

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AS Film Studies         Independent Study Pack          Autumn Half Term 1 2016-17

This half term you will study:

Film Form: how different elements work on screen to make meaning and generate audience response. You will explore how different structures of film relate to audiences.

Producers and Audiences: The relationship between film viewers and the film industry.

British Film: How British cinema represents regional identity and explores issues of nationality. You will study your first feature length film in detail.

Coursework: Film form Essay and creative Project: You choose a short film sequence to study in detail and start to plan a short film production of your own.
Week Type of task Tasks Deadline w/k
1 organisation 1.     Ensure Blog is set up with the theme (twenty eleven), Categories and widgets. Send blog URL to your teacher.

2.     Set up a folder for your notes with file dividers labelled (FM1 Portfolio, FM2 Section A, FM2 Section B, FM2 Section C)

3.     Additional tasks:

 

 

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2 writing up notes 1.     Write up a page on film form to blog (IAT)

2.     Write up post on P&A article (IAT)

3.     Additional tasks:

 

 

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3 Creative task

 

Writing task

 

 1.     Write a treatment/ storyboard/shot-list for a short film sequence.

2.     Write a 400-600 word article on film screening: include plot, characters, aspects of film form and key moment in the film and your own personal response- how did the film make you feel? Why?

3.     Additional tasks:

 

 

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4 Writing task 1.     Write up an analysis of the opening, middle and ending sequences: what is the establishing image? What kind of world are we in? What kind of people are there? Do we care? What might happen?

2.     What function does the key sequence have? What messages and values are expressed?

3.     How are the narrative issues resolved at the end of the film? Compare with the beginning to explore the ideology of the film. Is the ending closed or open? How are you left feeling? (interim assessment)

4.     Additional tasks:

 

 

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5 Course work 1.     Prepare a draft essay 1500 words and a draft creative project for Assessment Week 1.

2.     Additional tasks:

 

 

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6 Course work 1.     Make finishing touches and add illustrations to film form essay and creative project. Post to blog.

2.     Additional tasks:

 

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