phase 4 - hoMe working
Hi Film Studies students
I hope this finds you well. Next week (18th May) is Phase 4 and we are going to give you all feedback on your work so please make sure that you complete it using the assignment which will appear here on Monday 18th of May.
In advance of this I thought I would give you some tips on what you need to revise.
The assignment will take the form of a quiz and a written task. You will all need to do both AND SUBMIT BY THE 22nd of May
I hope this finds you well. Next week (18th May) is Phase 4 and we are going to give you all feedback on your work so please make sure that you complete it using the assignment which will appear here on Monday 18th of May.
In advance of this I thought I would give you some tips on what you need to revise.
- Key elements of film form
- Hitchcock's films - especially The Birds
- Spielberg's films - especially ET
- Coming of Age films - the opening of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
- Practical skills
- Screenplay formatting
- Analysing meaning created by a film clip.
The assignment will take the form of a quiz and a written task. You will all need to do both AND SUBMIT BY THE 22nd of May
phase 3 - home working
Make a Film
There are lots of ways to make a film while you are at home and your phase 4 task is to try and achieve one of the following.
You can make films using a smartphone or a video camera and even edit using a phone, though it is easier on a computer. If you cannot edit, then you can plan to shoot ‘in story order’ and ‘edit in camera’ which is another way.
If you don’t have access to any form of video then you can storyboard your idea.
The important thing is to get creative and use the knowledge you have to make something.
Here are just some possible ideas to get you started:
Shadowed - a short scary film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yu5ymbIjaY
How to submit:
The best way is to upload your finished film to your new google drive and then it can be sent to classroom and I will be able to see it. I will set an assignment on classroom with an open deadline. Just have a go and see how you get on.
I will add more tips to classroom.
There are lots of ways to make a film while you are at home and your phase 4 task is to try and achieve one of the following.
- A short documentary
- A very short animation
- A video diary
- An advert
- A short drama
You can make films using a smartphone or a video camera and even edit using a phone, though it is easier on a computer. If you cannot edit, then you can plan to shoot ‘in story order’ and ‘edit in camera’ which is another way.
If you don’t have access to any form of video then you can storyboard your idea.
The important thing is to get creative and use the knowledge you have to make something.
Here are just some possible ideas to get you started:
- A short documentary - suggestions
- the life of a pet
- making a meal of it
- the lockdown family (make sure you get permission from anyone you film)
- an hour of exercise (in a minute)
- A very short animation - tips
- check out apps on AppsStore and PlayStore
- use lego or plasticine or drawings or cut out pictures from magazine
- make the story very simple
- a video diary - tips
- talk directly to camera
- record only a short amount each day
- maybe do an activity or explain something
- tell us a story - read something you have written
- how has lockdown affected you?
- An advert - tips
- choose a product or service - real or imagined
- create artwork for it
- make it funny
- don’t forget a pack shot at the end (the shot of the product or name of the service)
- record a voice over
- A short drama - tips
- write a short story/screenplay
- plan your shots
- film
- edit
- add sound
Shadowed - a short scary film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yu5ymbIjaY
How to submit:
The best way is to upload your finished film to your new google drive and then it can be sent to classroom and I will be able to see it. I will set an assignment on classroom with an open deadline. Just have a go and see how you get on.
I will add more tips to classroom.
PHASE 2 - HOME WORKING
For phase 1 I asked you all to work on a screenplay for a Coming of Age film.
I will be setting this as an assignment on google classroom where you can submit your work. I am expeccting:
Please check your SPaG before you submit. You can find examples of screenplay formatting online OR on this site. |
PHASE 2 - WITNESS
PHASE 2
One of you GCSE set films is on BBC iPlaye till Saturday 25th April.
WITNESS (Weir, 1985)
If you click the image it is linked to the sight where you can watch.
If possible I would like you ALL to watch this and look at the resource booklet I have posted below (and on google classroom).
The first task I would like you do do which is related to the film is to answer a quiz which I will post below and on classroom. You only need to do this once. If you miss the film don't worry. We will be watching it in class next year.
One of you GCSE set films is on BBC iPlaye till Saturday 25th April.
WITNESS (Weir, 1985)
If you click the image it is linked to the sight where you can watch.
If possible I would like you ALL to watch this and look at the resource booklet I have posted below (and on google classroom).
The first task I would like you do do which is related to the film is to answer a quiz which I will post below and on classroom. You only need to do this once. If you miss the film don't worry. We will be watching it in class next year.
watching films
Here is a selection of great films to watch for free on BBC or ALL4
BBC iplayer
Paddington 2
Shaun the Sheep
Swallows and Amazons
ALL4
Brassed Off
Local Hero
Wonder
There are also some brilliant films on Netflix and Amazon Prime if you have those including:
Netflix
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Sense and Sensibility
Babe
Erin Brokovich
Lion
The Impossible
Boyhood
Out of Africa
Amazon Prime
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Stan and Ollie
These are just a few.
BBC iplayer
Paddington 2
Shaun the Sheep
Swallows and Amazons
ALL4
Brassed Off
Local Hero
Wonder
There are also some brilliant films on Netflix and Amazon Prime if you have those including:
Netflix
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Sense and Sensibility
Babe
Erin Brokovich
Lion
The Impossible
Boyhood
Out of Africa
Amazon Prime
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Stan and Ollie
These are just a few.
writing screenplays
With the suspension of school, you have the chance to become screenwriters and be highly creative. Below I will add work for you according to the phases in which we are setting it in school. But in essence I want you to do two things.
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coming of age films
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The survey - answer all the questions
CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW TO START
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FILM STUDIES YEAR 9 - YOUR OPINIONS
Click the picture of Hitchcock and answer the questions as well as you can. Please only answer the questions for Year 9 or GCSE.
FILM STUDIES - YEAR START SURVEY
If you haven't done this survey do it now!
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Learn Institutional Information and contexts section for Wednesday 14th March.
et - The extra-terrestrial
Now that we have watched all of ET we are ready to start studying it in detail. This means we will be looking at the film in a number of different ways. We will analyse sequences using the micro-elements of film form, we will research the contexts (historical, social, cultural, political and production) which may have a bearing on the film and how it can be understood. We will think about the aesthetics of the film, the meaning and response, the representations of people, places and things and of course the narrative.
Below you will find a range of links and resources to help with your learning.
Below you will find a range of links and resources to help with your learning.
week 10
This week we have been working from the GCSE coursebook. Our focus has been on SOUND starting with the gradual move from silent movies to sound films which took place in the late 1920s and early 1930s. I showed you a couple of clips including one from Singing in the Rain which I have added below. And also one from The Jazz Singer the first notable sound film. You have all written about this in your books.
We have also started to look at how sound is used, both diegetic and non-diegetic and the first clip we looked at for this was from the 1953 Hitchcock film Rear Window. This is also view-able again below. Prior to this we also looked at the beginning to a French film - Delicatessen - I have added this below as well. This film uses cinematography and sound very strongly. HW1 (due Wednesday 29th Nov) Re-watch the opening sequence of Delicatessen and add to the notes you began in class on SOUND in particular. Denotation: what you hear. Connotation: what meaning is created. Use film micro-elements to describe. Extension: Add to these notes for CINEMATOGRAPHY, MISE-EN-SCENE and EDITING. HW2 (due Wednesday 6th Dec) Your HW for this week is to write a description of an opening scene from a new film (which you are going to make up). The rules are simple.
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WEEK 6
Presentations:
Well done for your amazing work on the presentations. I have added them here so that you can all see them, with some clips to support.
Well done for your amazing work on the presentations. I have added them here so that you can all see them, with some clips to support.
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week 5
Your HW with weekend is to complete your presentation and to email it to me before 10pm on Tuesday evening. My email can be found on the outlook.
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week 4
Revise for a re-test of film terminology on Friday and for some simple questions about the history of early Hollywood. You can watch the documentary on YouTube and I have given you the second episode too.
HW for Friday: the analysis of Tsotsi opening scene |
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Week 3
welcome to film studies
This is where you will find lots of useful information on what we are studying. It will develop week by week and you can use it to support your learning.
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