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'Film Industry assessment learner response

 Feedback from teacher:  WWW: Q3 shows some engagement with the question and CSP. overall though this is a lesson in revision and preparation  EBI: some basic errors in Q1+Q2: suggests lack of revision. This is the easiest assessment to revise for (one CSP, one key concept) so that is a little worrying. LR: see blog. Self feedback:  Question 1: 2/3- The reason why I lost a mark is because I wrote FFBC instead of BBFC. Question 2 :  2/6- One strategy 1 I said a good promotion strategy was production through New Line and saying they could have advertised on social media. However this is not a promotion strategy instead I could have said: Traditional marketing: film poster, trailer, review quotes etc. Social media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc.  Music / existing fans of Bruce Springsteen Question 3:5/9- In this question I missed out on not linking back to theorists such as David Hesmonglaph  Question 2 improvement: One strategy that I could have used is...

The British film industry: blog tasks

Factsheet 132: British films.   1) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British. Other criteria to consider is, the  people making the film are British, is it funded from within Britain, are the cast British, is the film’s subject matter about Britain or British culture. Furthermore,  it couldbe said that if a film is made in Britain then it is a British film, 2) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and production context of a British film? The production context of British films is likewise typically diverse, yet unique to the narratives they tell. The circumstances surrounding the creation of a film constitute the film's production context. For example, because of the Hollywood production environment, the majority of films released by Hollywood studios have large budgets, a large star cast and staff, and tales that focus heavily on spectacle. 3) When did the James Bond franchise start? 1962 4) In terms of film censorship and grap...

Film and TV index

Film poster analysis Mise-en-scene analysis blog tasks Mise-en-scene video recreation and learner response Lighting analysis blog tasks sound analysis blog tasks (not done yet) Sound video feedback and learner response (noy done yet) Cinematography blog tasks Cinematography video feedback and learner response

750 word essay

MOVIE SCENE: DUNKIRK   (0:00-51:00)  In this suspense and action filled movie, Dunkirk , we can expect conflict and numerous dilemmas. The particular reason for this is because in the beginning of this trailer it opens up with a smoky  background. The use of the opaque  smoke in the  background already creates a gloomy atmosphere which for the audience builds questions and starts to build a narrative that will mean this movie is about action and conflict. The next scene is soldiers walking in a long and empty street possibly insinuating that the soldiers are by themselves. Furthermore seeing nobody such as civilians in the area suggest that the soldiers may be by themselves. As an audience member this would create distress as it creates a perception that you don't what could happen in the street. Maybe all the civilians are not there as there will be a fight or maybe they already experienced conflict. As the soldiers are wandering the street, there are papers wh...

Film and language index

Film poster analysis Mise-en-scene analysis blog tasks Mise-en-scene video recreation and learner response Lighting analysis blog tasks Sound analysis blog tasks Cinematography blog tasks  . Cinematography video task and learner response

Cinematography feedback and learner response

Teacher feedback: WWW: -excellent production -meets the brief, narrative works very well, genuinely entertaining! -Labels were pretty accurate throughout (even POV weirdo pan I could see what you were doing) Really liked the creative twist. EBI: -Sound faded in and out in places.  Feedback from classmates: WWW: Accurate angles. + good angles WWW: Good camera work, Camera shots +editing WWW: Accurate shots, funny narrative, POV shots were great. WWW: Wonderful variety of camera shots, love narrative EBI: could use tilt and maybe more closeups?, Medium shots was more like a closeup  WWW: Obaida wearing the face mask EBI: POV of weirdo  WWW: Great narrative, angles , correct labels. WWW: Great acting, funny captions EBI: wearing mask in 2023 WWW: Entertaining, Good actions, good camera angles. EBI: Medium close up was supposed to be a closeup, Some angles could have been labelled differently  WWW: Good shots and angle, good narrative EBI: Some angles  could be labe...

Cinematography practical video + blog tasks.

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   This is the link for my cinematography video: https://youtu.be/CrZxhqc9oC4   Find the  opening sequence  to a film or TV drama of your choice on YouTube and e mbed the video in a blogpost called 'Cinematography blog tasks'.  1) Write an analysis of the cinematography in the opening sequence.  Highlight  your use of media language and try to cover camera shots, angles and movement using the terminology we have learned in lessons.  The sopranos opening scene The scene starts of with a zoom into a characters face. This is a medium long shot going into a medium shot. The purpose of this is to address the character, as we can see this character has a confused look on their face meaning they might be out of their comfort zone right now. 2) How does the camerawork give the audience clues about the setting, narrative and character? Camerawork gives clues as they are how a character is presented without any dialogue. For example, if the camera is b...