Take note of how suspense and tension is built!
This is Alfred Hitchcock - the so called 'Master of suspense'
https://indiefilmhustle.com/hitchcock-create-suspense/
And this one!
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
Monday, 2 February 2026
T1 | Wk 2 | Sherlock Clip | Wed - Thurs
Hi,
Watch the extract several times and assess how the sequence manages the bridge between 'heavy' and 'light' moods. (Focus particularly on finding the main / initial shift in tone)If we haven't already done so, finish your written notes on how the mood is set up in each case by the following micro elements:
- Camera: shots, angles, movement, composition.
- Editing: within each section and crucially, between them, to make the 'bridge'.
- Sound: dialogue, music, effects, atmospheric establishing sound, diegetic v non-diegetic contrasts.
- Mise-en-Scene: how is this different for the two contrasting storylines; how is mood and atmosphere created in each case through lighting, colour, performance and other aspects?
Remember that your notes need not be exhaustive; for example, you would only record types of camera shots and their resulting effects, rather than the number of times each shot type is used and their corresponding timecodes in the extract.
Finally, use your notes to write a short response about how the technical elements combine to construct mood and tone. Responses should be one full side in length, so you will very likely not be able to cram in everything you've observed. Select your best material for the task.
Let me know if you have any questions and have fun :)
- T Bianca
Sunday, 1 February 2026
T 1 | Mon + Tues - Classwork - thriller genre
Hi,
Today we aregoing to learn about the CONVENTIONS and CODES of the thriller genre.
Then we are going to look at how those are used together to create thriller movie openings.
Let's have a look at these videos together then answer these questions on your blog;
What sorts of technical elements are being used here and what effect are they creating?
What do you like and think is effective?
What wasn't done so well?
1,
3. The Paper Boy
4. Exemption
T1 | Wk 2| Monday - Thriller Genre
Hi guys,
Today we will continue with the handout of deconstructing meaning in the still images.
Half way through the lesson we will start looking at thriller genre conventions with this PPT
Thursday, 29 January 2026
T1 / Wk 1 - Homework due on Wk 2 Friday
1. File the technical elements, the glossary and common shot types handouts
2. watch these 2 videos below
3. Copy the YouTube video URL into your own blog and write a short blurb about what you learnt
4. Make a Canva document of your own with examples of the following shot-types
(you can take photos on your phone, upload to your computer and then embed them into your blog post)
5. Include a sentence or 2 explaining why this shot may be useful in creating meaning or evoking a certain response from the audience.
a. close-up
b. extreme close-up
c. establishing shot
d. mid-shot
e. low angle shot
f. high angle shot
g. canted angle
h. point of view shot
i. over-the-shouler shot
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Welcome to AS Media 2026!
Hi,
Well done in making it to AS level Media Studies this year! It's going to be a fun ride :)
By now we would have had a chat where you would have been spoken through the year plan and given an overview of what lies ahead.
Here's your checklist of what to do today;
1. Create a Gmail accout to use for school (this should be sensible and include your name somehow)
2. Create a blog with your Gmail account and full name using Blogger.com
3. Email me at bianca.dewit@cityimpactchurch.com with your log in details for your Gmail as well as your blogger link (username and password)
4. Create a Youtube account using your Gmail you've just created
Once you've done that, have a look through solme of the blogs of previous students and star to get an idea of what you're required to do this year.
Looking forward to chatting about this course, more!
T-Bianca
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