YEAR 11 MOCK EXAM REVISION

Use this as a guide to help you revise for the mocks

It is VERY important that you read through the WHOLE exam paper before you start you are given 3 minutes to do this.

QUESTION 1:

During the exam you will be shown a sequence of a film from the disaster genre – this is used to test you skills of analysis and how well you know the conventions of the disaster genre.

To do well in this part of the exam you must be able to take good notes, so that you can then comment on how the micro features are used to create meaning in the scene. The sequence of film will be shown 3 times with space in-between to write down notes. The best way to get the best out of this time would be to follow these rules:

Use note paper to take notes on how the micro features are used, split the note paper into 4 sections, one section for each micro feature (cinematography, editing, mise-en-scene and sound).

• Watch the clip the first time and don’t make any notes
• The second time concentrate on just getting down denotation (say what you see and hear) BUT you can add connotations
• You will be given 10 mins to write your notes before the clip plays again. Take a look at Question 1 again and add to your notes.
• During the third viewing go back over your notes keeping in mind what you could write for question 1 and 2

This should allow you get a good set of notes down so that you can then write a good answer for Question 1. For help with micro features revision see revision booklet below pages 6-9.

QUESTION 2:

This will focus on the conventions of the Disaster genre you must be able to apply your knowledge of the Disaster genre to the clip of the film shown and other films we have viewed in class. This question could cover:

• Characters and their relationships
• Representation
• Themes and Issues
• Iconography
• Use of settings

You will find help and revision notes on the above things in the revision booklet below (see pages 1-4 and 10-19)

QUESTION 3:

This will relate the distribution activities involved in the promotion of a film. Click this link for more on this Marketing Booklet and here. Also look at page 20 of revision book.

QUESTION 4:

This will involve some kind of creative response from you, I can only advise you on what has come up in the past, which has been:

• Creating a DVD cover (make sure you know the conventions of a DVD cover)
• Creating posters (make sure you know the conventions of a film poster)
• Pitching a new idea for a Disaster film, so you would be best advised to come up with an idea for a Disaster film, the same way that you did for your own pitches (know the conventions, think of a director, stars and target audience)

You will be asked to discuss you creative choices. See pages 5 and 20 of revision book.

Take some time to revise key word you could use in the exam look at pages 21-24 of revision book.

TO VIEW THE WHOLE REVISION BOOK CLICK HERE

Yr11 Homework

There is homework and I forgot to give it to you, please come and see me and collect it, and I have emailed all of your tutors SO YOU BETTER COME AND COLLECT THE WORK!!!!!

Yr10 Homework: Due Friday 25th Nov

You must have finished writing your film story. You need to have:

• A an outline of the story (no longer than a page)
• You then need to write it out in Todorov's 5 stages e.g. Equilibruim, Disruption, etc
• Then you need to write out the PLOT as a CIRCULAR narrative OR an EPISODIC narrative
• Look below to remind you of what we did in class and come and see me or email me if you are stuck
• SOME PEOPLE STILL HAVEN'T GIVEN ME THE SECOND DRAFT OF THEIR MICRO ESSAY

GCSE FILM: Narrative

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Year 11 - Homework - Due Wednesday 23rd November

1. Watch Armageddon
2. Look at the images below and  explain how merchandising is used in the marketing of films? (You need to make at least 8 points when answering, but write in full sentences) You can do it on your blogs

MESSAGE FOR YEAR 10

Right Year 10 it seems that many of you seem to have a problem remembering HOMEWORK, if you look on this blog you will not forget anymore. On the right hand side you will find a Year 10 homework link if you clock on this from now on it will bring up all of your homework for you. Also on the right hand side you have labels this will help you to navigate around the blog. Remember that some things on the blog have been here since last year so see if it is relevant to help your learning on Film Studies.

YEAR 10 - START A BLOG!

I encourage you to start a blog, you can place film reviews on it and also you can put your homework on it, look at the year 11 blogs on the right hand side. This may be an easier way for some of you to get you work done and handed in on time.

Have you done your Micro Essay and Film Research?

You Micro Essay and Film Research needs to be on the SAME film. You should have already done two drafts of your Micro Essay if you have lost the first draft come and see me as I photocopied all of them! The guide below tells you how to go about doing these two pieces of work

Film coursework booklet pt1

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Year 11 Homework: Due Wednesday 9th November

Complete this on your blogs

In order to identify a GENRE of film we need to be aware of the Codes and Conventions, the ingredients, blueprint, foundation features. These include:

• SETTING
• THEMES
• CHARACTERS
• PROPS OR ICONOGRAPHY (significant objects)
• NARRATIVE AND PLOT (typical storyline)
• STYLE (use of micro features)

1. On your blog post 10 films that you think belong to the Disaster Genre, you can do this by using posters of the films and even trailers using YouTube
2. Think about what all of the films you have chosen have in common. Use this commonality to write down what you think the Codes and Conventions of the Disaster Genre are. For example typical SETTINGS for Western films are frontier towns in the wild west.

Micro Features

There are 4 Micro Features, as a Film students you have to be able to recognise how this are used in a film to help create meaning for the audience. To help you to revise the terms needed when discussing the Micro Features use the links below.


CINEMATOGRAPHY
SOUND
MISE-EN-SCENE
EDITING

YR10 Half Term homework

·         Read through the coursework booklet you have been given

·         Use the film exploration tick list in the booklet to help you to research the film you wrote about for your 400 word essay

·         If you are finding it difficult to find information on your film, then you may have to choose another one

·         If you are stuck you can email me at rajib@welling.bexley.sch.uk
 

BRING IN YOUR DVDs FOR THE LESSONS AFTER HALF TERM!!!
make sure you know the chapter where your clip appears, and exactly where the clip is

HOMEWORK and What needs to be done by the end of term

DUE FRIDAY 22ND JULY

The other film class are now officially ahead of you! That's not good, but it's true, because they have used time out of lessons to do the work they need to do. I don't care if you were in Bugsy you are still expected to keep up with your work.

Before the end of next week you must have:

1. Completed your magazine front cover ans contents page (this must be saved to my hard drive)
2. Completed all tasks that were set as homework 3 weeks ago! (CLICK HERE TO SEE)
3. And you must complete either a marketing campaign or a script, examples of these can be seen below and instructions are in the same booklet for the homework that was set 3 weeks ago

Very few of you have started the marketing campaign and I'm not impressed with the efforts it looks like it was done last minute.

GCSE Film - Pre production examples

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PLEASE CAN ALL OF YOU GET BACK TO WORKING AT THE LEVEL THAT YOU DID AT THE START OF YEAR 10, AND SO ME THAT YOU ARE THE BEST FILM CLASS!

THIS HAS TO BE DONE

July 12th 2011

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HOMEWORK

Below is a booklet to help you with your coursework - you should all have a hard copy of this

1. Complete marketing research tasks by Friday 1st July (Everyone to do this)
2. Those doing the script option to have a first draft by Friday 8th July
3. Those doing marketing campaign to have all items drawn in your books by Friday 8th July
4. Final draft of script to be given in by or emailed by Friday 22nd July
5. Marketing Campaign - items to be completed by Tuesday 19th July - this means each item drawn out on A4 paper full colour or designed in Photoshop and the accompanying paragraph as explained in booklet must be on the paper too, it you want to physically produce some of the items you MUST SPEAK WITH ME BY FRIDAY 8TH JULY

REMEMBER YOU MUST HAVE 2 COMPLETED PRE-PRODUCTIONS PIECES BY FRIDAY 22ND JULY

Script and marketing booklet

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The blogger of the week goes to SEB MODOS for keeping up with homework, and producing high quality analytical writing.

Film Magazine

HOMEWORKComplete your front cover design in your books by TUESDAY Complete contents page by FRIDAY  GCSE Film: Film magazines

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Homework

Due: Friday 13th May

Make sure you are up to date with all coursework assignments these means completion of

1. Production, Distribution Exhibition research this should be printed out as a Word document, it's too late to complete on a blog now
2. Micro Essay
3. Film Pitch
4. 20 frame storyboard - with technical information and coloured in

Easter Homework - Due Tuesday 26th April

• Purchase a film magazine (E.g. Total Film or Empire), pay attention to how they write film reviews
• On your blogs write at least 2 film reviews (you could do more e.g. every time you watch a film over the Easter)
• Choose a 3-5min sequence from a film of your choice and write an analysis discussing how the micro features have been used to create meaning for the audience (500 words min)
• Research different types of film marketing and merchandising (Pictures if you can please)

HOMEWORK: Pitching YOUR Film!

Due March 25th

Create a PowerPoint pitch for you own individual film, the structure below is there for a reason if you follow it properly you will perform better when doing your pitch. You will be pitching your films to each other next Friday, remember your group films were for practice, your individual film pitch is coursework, and the Log Line and 200 word pitch is were the marks come from (it's marked out of 10).

Pitching a film

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The blogger of the week goes to HARRY BAGG for his work on his film pitch, and also for always being enthusiatic about film studies.

Film Review - I Am Number Four

When I went to see this film I knew nothing about it apart from that it was a science fiction film, I had not seen a trailer or read a single review, I had no expectations but I left the cinema expectant of the sequel! This film has no real stars to carry it, and hasn't been highly publicised or marketed, although the action is relegated to the last 45 minutes the narrative is strong enough to keep you intrigued and watching. 

We see a far more mature and grown up Alex Pettyfer from Stormbreaker fame taking the lead role of John and ultimately number four and his love interest is played by Dianna Agron of Glee fame (but don't let that put you off). Kevin Durand who has previously been seen in Lost plays a humorous evil alien commander.

John is an extraordinary teen, masking his true identity and passing as a typical high school student to elude a deadly enemy seeking to destroy him. Three like him have already been killed ...he is Number Four.

I thoroughly enjoyed this film I liked the limited back story provided through the narrative allowing me to become intrigued and involved in John's plight. It could be compared to a sci-fi Twilight, but it has a bit more balls. The special effects are excellent, and if a film has the backing of producer Michael Bay it can't be all bad, right?

HOMEWORK

• Make sure you have completed the homework set before half term

• Write a post on your blog with the title 'Film Production Cycle' - explain what the film production cycle is what happens during Pre-production? Production? Post-production? Distribution? Exhibition?

• Write a post on your blogs with the title 'What is a film pitch?' - explain what a film pitch is and what should be included in a film pitch

HOMEWORK: Writing a Pitch & Logline for your group film

Due Tuesday 1st March

Use the guideline and example given to you in class, and write a logline and a 200 word pitch for your group film. You also need to decide who in your group will be typing up which slide for the PowerPoint presentation. Group pitches will take place on Friday 4th March.

I will also be posting extra individual homework tasks SOON!

Pitching a film

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HOMEWORK

Due Friday 18th February

Write up Film Exploration (Production, Distribution, Exhibition research) into a Word document - use the examples given to you in Friday's lesson to help you.

IN ADDITION...

The coursework deadline for Film Exploration and Micro Essays is also next Friday, some people have a lot of work to do!

REMEMBER BEING ABSENT DOESN'T EXCUSE YOU FROM NOT COMPLETING THE WORK, COME AND SEE ME OR EMAIL ME IF YOU NEED HELP

HOMEWORK / COURSEWORK: PITCH A FILM (steps1&2)

DUE FRIDAY 11TH FEB

In class your working in groups to come up with a film pitch, for homework I want you to come up with your own film pitch.

This week you need to:

• Come up with a PRODUCTION NAME
• Design an LOGO
• Decide on the GENRE
• Research your chosen genre - list the CONVENTIONS of the genre, analyse a poster of a film for the genre, analyse a trailer for the same film paying attention to how the genre is signalled to the audience

All of this work should be posted to your blog, remember to can use slide share to post Word, Publisher and PowerPoint files(a post on how to use slideshare can be found here)

And the presentation below will help you with your genre research, it's a lesson we did last term

GENRE (yr10 film)

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Tick List Monday 31st Jan

BLOGGER OF THE WEEK

The blogger of the week goes to SEB MODOS his blog is immaculate, and he has completed all homework tasks to a good standard. His Avatar PowerPoint was excellent, well done Seb!

From now on to get blogger of the week not only do you need to have up to date coursework and completed homework, I want you to show your love for film by posting a film related post, it could be a review, a YouTube clip, a poster an interesting piece of merchandise, ANYTHING TO DO WITH FILM, as long as you are able to critically discuss it.

Let the competition commence!

Homework: The Core & Exhibition research

Due Friday 28th January

1. On you blogs write the answers to 'The Core' questions 1-5. Use your notes to write full sentences and paragraphs.
2. Complete section 4 of the research on your film this is Exhibition research - Look back at all completed sections and make sure you have done them properly, I may have written comments on your blogs read them!

The Core

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TICK LIST - Friday 14th January

NO POWERPOINT!!!!!!!!!!

If you don't have PowerPoint and even if you do you can try your hand at creating a prezi (a huge interactive brainstorm - remember our first lesson? Look below for a reminder). Go to prezi.com and look around and see if you can have ago. Once you create one you can copy the embed code and put it on your blog.

Film Studies on Prezi

Homework: Catch up - Due Friday 21st January

Can everyone make sure the following are complete:

CHECK THE TICKLIST IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU OWE

• Production Research for their film (look at section 1&2 on pg5 of coursework booklet)
• Distribution Research for their film (look at section 3 on pg5 of coursework booklet)
• Micro Analysis essay - some students owe me a second draft, some students haven't done a first draft!
• Make sure that all post on your blog have labels so I can find them easily
• And remember you don't have any excuses about printers and memory sticks you can email me work rajib@welling.bexley.sch.uk 

Homework: Avatar Research - Due Friday 21st January

Avatar Homework

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A USP for Avatar was the fact that it utilised pioneering technology and so took over 10 year to make and was released in 3D.

The marketing for the film was just as spectacular and made use of various cross media platforms

Your task is to research 3 marketing strategies used to promote the film Avatar.

1. Research the website
2. Research the involvement of one of the following companies: Ubisoft, Panasonic, Coca-Cola
3. Choose 1 other marketing or promotional activity for the film Avatar

Present findings in a PowerPoint and load to your blogs using Slideshare, include pictures/video, you will need to use several slides for each promotional activity

For each promotional activity discuss:

• Describe what it is/was
• How it links with the film
• Who the target audience is - and why it would appeal to them
• Was the promotional activity successful/ ground breaking - why?

Homework: Due Friday 14th January

Complete section three of research task, see page 5

To embed Word, Publisher or Powerpoint documents like I have done, you will have to start a slideshare account using www.slideshare.net. Use the video below to help.

GCSE Film Coursework guide pt1

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