Thursday, 24 April 2014
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
G322 TV Drama Revision Booklet
Hi All
Please find an electronic copy of the TV drama revision guide you MUST use for your revision below!
Please find an electronic copy of the TV drama revision guide you MUST use for your revision below!
TV DRAMA REVISION GUIDE
This is vital to help you get the best grades!
Mr Coppard
G322 TV Drama: AGE
Hi All
Here are the notes from todays lesson:
Homework: Watch the extract from MONARCH OF THE GLEN Jan 2009 exam
How is AGE represented in the Camerawork, Mise-en-scene, Editing and Sound
Friday, 4 April 2014
Copy of case study questions
Here is a digital copy of the case study resource.
Remember to compare and contrast the two films. How are they similar/different at each stage?
Remember that the key factor you must be able to link to is Audience. How does each film impact on a British and American audience?
Have an amazing Easter holiday, and use the resources I have uploaded on the blog below to help you with the research for your case study. They are in no way an all inclusive list. Impress me with your independent research skills - find out some information about 'A filed in England' and 'Pacific Rim' that I wasn't aware of!
Mrs Jones
Remember to compare and contrast the two films. How are they similar/different at each stage?
Remember that the key factor you must be able to link to is Audience. How does each film impact on a British and American audience?
Have an amazing Easter holiday, and use the resources I have uploaded on the blog below to help you with the research for your case study. They are in no way an all inclusive list. Impress me with your independent research skills - find out some information about 'A filed in England' and 'Pacific Rim' that I wasn't aware of!
Mrs Jones
Time Warner merger?
Find out who currently owns Time Warner. Start by reading the article below, can you find information from any other reputable sources?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26166729
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26166729
Useful pod cast resources for both films
Empire Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/empiremagazine
https://soundcloud.com/empiremagazine/69-guillermo-del-toro-pacific – Pacific Rim Specific
https://soundcloud.com/empiremagazine/bbfc-special – BBFC Ratings
Mark Kermode Podcast - http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode/all
https://soundcloud.com/empiremagazine/69-guillermo-del-toro-pacific – Pacific Rim Specific
https://soundcloud.com/empiremagazine/bbfc-special – BBFC Ratings
Mark Kermode Podcast - http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode/all
A field in England - resources
Watch for info on production and considers how they can produce on a small budget: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgwnlM4qpEU
Directors interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVHQ2M2zBuY
American trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oauZFrzYVZU
UK trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRRvzjkzu2U
Review from British film critic. Talks about simultaneous release and genre:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrjXZrQBjvY
Simultaneous distribution. How it benefits the independents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh4RlsSkbCg
American fan review. Free promotion, fan power can influence the success: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdU9TkNBaN8
Channel 4 promo explaining simultaneous distribution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BSHK8d3ycw
Directors interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVHQ2M2zBuY
American trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oauZFrzYVZU
UK trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRRvzjkzu2U
Review from British film critic. Talks about simultaneous release and genre:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrjXZrQBjvY
Simultaneous distribution. How it benefits the independents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh4RlsSkbCg
American fan review. Free promotion, fan power can influence the success: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdU9TkNBaN8
Channel 4 promo explaining simultaneous distribution:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BSHK8d3ycw
Streaming
Really important information about the future of film distribution and exhibition. Is live streaming the future saviour of indie film?
Wednesday, 2 April 2014
Tuesday, 1 April 2014
Top Tips from The Chief Examiner
Hi All
Below are some handy tips from the head of OCR and all round media genius Pete Fraser of Pete's Media Magazine Blog read them carefully and check out his blog for more revision!
Below are some handy tips from the head of OCR and all round media genius Pete Fraser of Pete's Media Magazine Blog read them carefully and check out his blog for more revision!
Top tips to prepare for exams
This is just a short post with a few top tips as exams approach!
1. Don't spend ages revising. This may be what you want to hear because you're lazy, but that's not what I mean. My view is that if you don't take things in as you go along, you won't do well in exams (at least not in Media or Film) just because you do a load of work at the end. You need to understand your subject and be able to talk about it anyway. preparing for exam questions about it should be a matter of technique and refreshing your mind about it, rather than cramming loads of information for weeks.
2. Focus your preparation completely. Know PRECISELY what you are going to be expected to do in the exam- how long the paper is, what form the questions take, how many marks are attached to them and how long you are expected to spend on each one. Know what the rules are about the questions- do you have to refer to a minimum number of texts, a variety of media, to examples from a particular period of time- whatever! all this knowledge helps you to be absolutely clear about what you need to prepare and what you can set aside. Look at past papers and past questions- if your teacher can't provide them, go online and find them- all exam boards have old papers you can download.
3. Decide what you feel most confident about using and systematically prepare that material so that you can summarise it, refer to the key arguments, mobilise specific examples to back your points and adapt it to the needs of different questions. You don't need to know EVERYTHING about a topic, but you do need to be able to be FLEXIBLE with what you do know!
4. PRACTICE writing to time. Start with some old questions and set out what your paragraphs will contain as a set of bullet points. Then just write and time yourself. How much can you cover in the time and how well does your argument work? get someone to read it, especially someone who doesn't know about the subject, and ask them if they can follow your argument and if your examples back your points up. If not, go back to what you have written and work out how to fill the gaps. If you do a few timed essays, you will get faster and if you seek advice from readers, you will get better.
5. Have some of your own examples. Don't rely on everything having been spoon fed by the teachers. Applying ideas or concepts to examples YOU have found always helps your answer to stand out from the same old stuff that everyone has half-remembered or half-understood the teacher saying.
6. Don't panic. If you prepare effectively in the short term and have taken things on board in the long term, then you have nothing to worry about. You can only do your best.
7. And finally, get the obvious things right. Know WHEN the exam is- DAY and TIME! I have known students to miss a morning exam because they assumed it was in the afternoon. Aim to be there EARLY- transport isn't always reliable. And have your PENS! When I used to invigilate, it always shocked me that there were many people in the room who had forgotten to bring pens. And during the exam, keep an eye on the clock. There is no value in spending an hour on a 25 mark question and then only half an hour on a 50 mark question. You might get full marks for the 25, but you will probably lose 25 on the 50!
1. Don't spend ages revising. This may be what you want to hear because you're lazy, but that's not what I mean. My view is that if you don't take things in as you go along, you won't do well in exams (at least not in Media or Film) just because you do a load of work at the end. You need to understand your subject and be able to talk about it anyway. preparing for exam questions about it should be a matter of technique and refreshing your mind about it, rather than cramming loads of information for weeks.
2. Focus your preparation completely. Know PRECISELY what you are going to be expected to do in the exam- how long the paper is, what form the questions take, how many marks are attached to them and how long you are expected to spend on each one. Know what the rules are about the questions- do you have to refer to a minimum number of texts, a variety of media, to examples from a particular period of time- whatever! all this knowledge helps you to be absolutely clear about what you need to prepare and what you can set aside. Look at past papers and past questions- if your teacher can't provide them, go online and find them- all exam boards have old papers you can download.
3. Decide what you feel most confident about using and systematically prepare that material so that you can summarise it, refer to the key arguments, mobilise specific examples to back your points and adapt it to the needs of different questions. You don't need to know EVERYTHING about a topic, but you do need to be able to be FLEXIBLE with what you do know!
4. PRACTICE writing to time. Start with some old questions and set out what your paragraphs will contain as a set of bullet points. Then just write and time yourself. How much can you cover in the time and how well does your argument work? get someone to read it, especially someone who doesn't know about the subject, and ask them if they can follow your argument and if your examples back your points up. If not, go back to what you have written and work out how to fill the gaps. If you do a few timed essays, you will get faster and if you seek advice from readers, you will get better.
5. Have some of your own examples. Don't rely on everything having been spoon fed by the teachers. Applying ideas or concepts to examples YOU have found always helps your answer to stand out from the same old stuff that everyone has half-remembered or half-understood the teacher saying.
6. Don't panic. If you prepare effectively in the short term and have taken things on board in the long term, then you have nothing to worry about. You can only do your best.
7. And finally, get the obvious things right. Know WHEN the exam is- DAY and TIME! I have known students to miss a morning exam because they assumed it was in the afternoon. Aim to be there EARLY- transport isn't always reliable. And have your PENS! When I used to invigilate, it always shocked me that there were many people in the room who had forgotten to bring pens. And during the exam, keep an eye on the clock. There is no value in spending an hour on a 25 mark question and then only half an hour on a 50 mark question. You might get full marks for the 25, but you will probably lose 25 on the 50!
G322 TV Drama Notes: SEXUALITY
Hi all,
Here are the notes from todays lesson:
Here are the notes from todays lesson:
Homework: Watch the extract from FINGERSMITH Jan 2012 exam
SEXUALITY is represented in the Camerawork, Mise-en-scene, Editing and Sound
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