PT#2 Planning and Brief

Hi

We are straight into Prelim Task 2 - exciting!

 

1. We're being more intentional about the creation of suspense / tension through use of specific filming techniques and conventions.

2. It's a good idea to get them to choose a specific thriller sub-genre you want to try to reproduce. You can reference your recent blog assignments on that to decide which conventions you want to use.  PT#2's mark will also take into account how good a job you did at making an accurate representation of this sub-genre.

3. We're switching up roles! Whatever job you had for PT #1

Second filming task brief-

• Two characters
• Both walk to a meeting place (together or separately is fine)
• An object is given to or taken from one of the characters
• Short chase sequence - resolved one way or the other!
• Two lines of dialogue
• A "discovery" or "revelation" moment
• 1 - 2 mins maximum length

Technical elements required:

• Use at least one extreme-wide / establishing shot, one close-up (CU) andone extreme close-up (ECU).
• Use 180-degree rule
• Use shot-reverse-shot
• Use match on action
• Use Thriller conventions

• Consider the Critical Reflection questions as you prepare for the main task!
• After Effects! Explore this technology to decide what you will add into your version of the edit..

All the best! Remember to plan thoroughly, record all your decisions and changes. Work with the end in mind. Lastly, get creative!

T-Bianca

Representation - Codes & Conventions

Hello,


Your new blog assignment!  

This will need to be completed on your blogs by WEDNESDAY 4th APRIL.


Representation codes & conventions-
List the seven core Representation topics.  Give examples of how the TECHNICAL ELEMENTS (not storyline / plot!) communicate these social groups / issues in a meaningful way.  The easiest way to do this is:

• Choose a Representation topic
• Find a screenshot / clip of a TV drama that best exemplifies what you're discussing (embed it into the blog entry)
• Observe the effects of the combined technical elements being used
• Reflect on the message that these effects ultimately send to the wider viewing public
• Rinse and repeat - these should each be very short paragraphs.

Remember - the conventions can either support or subvert generally accepted interpretations of a given area of representation.  Think about how shows you have watched (in your own time or, for example, Vertigo) have conformed to some representation codes and undermined / swapped others.  What were the messages available for viewer decoding?

Any questions, ask away!


- T. Bianca

CCR - homework

Hi guys

Your focus for this week is very much the Preliminary Task #1 which should have a COMPLETED rough edit as soon as possible.  I'm projecting that this will be late this week or early next week. You will have some time to edit this week in class and that MAY be enough to get a basic sequence in place.  Again, editing can be done in breaks and study periods, but prioritise homework or studying for tests.

We will begin designing our responses to the CCR questions during the wrap-up phase of editing, but RIGHT NOW you should write down things that went wrong or you had to change or things you've already noticed or learned.  Keep a notepad next to you while you edit; you'll keep noticing and changing things!  Log it all.  It's fantastic for your CCR's.

Have fun.

T-Bianca

Bourne Identity: Representation Essay Homework assignment

Hi guya, here is your next challenge:

Embedded below is an extract from The Bourne Identity.  You should watch it at least four times.  During the first screening, you should not make notes; during the second, third and fourth screenings you should make notes, as well as making additional notes between these subsequent viewings.  You should also compare and develop these notes using your class notes from our recent class screening, and compile them to answer the question below.

Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs meaning through the following:

• camera shots, angles, movement and composition
• editing
• sound
• mise-en-scene

Your answer should be approximately 3 sides in length (no less than 2 1/2 sides, leaning towards 3 to 3 1/2).  Cover as many of the bulletpoints as you can, and refer also to representational theory.

Remember the Key Topic areas of Representation, and remember that these are KEY areas but not the ONLY areas.  Still, most observations on social groups and social issues will eventually circle back to one of those seven topics.

This is due Wednesday 14th March.


- T. Bianca