Week 2 - Friday - Gauntlett's Identity Representation Theory

 Hi guys!

You're going to watch this clip of a very straightforward theory by David Gauntlett.

This theory is simple and a great one to use in your REPRESENTATION essay or in a an essay about ownership, thinking about the older structures of corporations who would have clearer pathways of power to creating representations of different groups in society. The thinking about old media VS. new media, a media where now, many people can represent themselves, is an interesting one to think about and a great one to mention in your essays!

Article to reference more aspects of this theory 

Week 2 - Thursday - LOTR Technology Case study

  Hi guys,

Let's take a good look at an example of technology being used in film.

Here's some facts around the movies 

LINK for Wikipedia 

Watch this Lord of Rings Video and make some notes about the technology used in the LOTR movies. 

RESEARCH Questions:

1. Who is making the new LOTR TV series? 

2. Where was this being filmed? 

3. Where have they just moved production to?

4. What technology is being used in this TV series as a result of not filming 'on location' like the movies were? 

Week 2: Tuesday - Representation Practise

Watch the following clips and create a planning document that highlights the main technical elements used to create meaning in each of them;

Stranger things clip  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgjxZiE-9Lw

 

 

Big Little Lies 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GnlVd4l_5Y

 

Severance 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ1-OcBFcVA

Monday - Prelim Exam Prep

 Hi guys,

Today you're going to ;

- brainstorm two potential exam questions (15 mins each) by creating an essay plan of what you'll include (think about film case studies, institution case studies, topics, NZ examples, global examples, terminology and theorists)

- write an opening paragraph that includes your position on the question and the topics you'll cover in each of the essays

- compare + contrast your brainstorm with a friend (for 5 mins)

- discuss in class 

Questions 

"The advancement of technology is having a significant impact on the film industry" To what extent do you believe this is true? 

"It's all about the money" How is this true in the media area you have studied? 

Week 2 - Fri Streaming service NZ (Audiences + technology

Have a read of this and make some notes for a NZ context / perspective on the development of streaming services.

 https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/10-08-2022/a-streaming-service-full-of-hbo-content-is-coming-whether-sky-likes-it-or-not

Week 2: Wednesday Classwork - Representation Essay Practise

  Hi guys,

You are going to watch this clip and do a practise exam question on it;

Question; 

Explain how meaning is created using the four technical elements in the following clip;

Remember to practise for exams by watching this through 4 times and give yourself 2 minutes in-between viewings for note-taking and then 45 minutes to write your essay. Also, note that the exam clip will be about 3 -4 minutes so not quite as long as this one. 

Some new Key Words for your glossary;

STEREOTYPE

 a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

ARCHETYPE: 

a very typical example of a certain person or thing.

"he was the archetype of the old-style football club chairman"

JUXTAPOSITION

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

"the juxtaposition of these two images"

COUNTERTYPE  

a corresponding or opposite type. 

an opposite type.

DICHOTOMY  

a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.

Motif & Symbols

 

Tuesday + Wed - Streaming services + ancillary rights

 Hi guys,

Task 1

Here's a good article with some up-to-date stats. 

Click here 

Click here for article #2 

How has the proliferation of the internet (how many people are now connected world-wide? Look this up),  added to changing how films are distributed.

Task 2

Make some notes on what this article claims in saying that the theatres aren't completely dead.

Click here 

Comment after reading this article, about some of the ways streaming services are actually HELPING Indi filmmakers and arthouse cinema.

Task 4

Ancillary Rights 

I want you to write some notes on ancillary rights. If a big conglomerate owns ancillary rights to films that have a good amount of spin-off, how does that continue to work in their favour? 

- add this terminology into your notes for an essay on ownership/ technology or CMC+ synergy

Week 2 Homework Essay

 Due next Monday, 15th August.

You are going to rewrite your technology essay, including the research we have just done today as well as what we cover in class.

Make sure you implement handwritten feedback in your essay, too!

All the best :)

Week 1 - Friday- A's + I's slideshare

 

Friday: Essay exemplar

In THIS LINK  have a look at a slideshow which has a whole lot of notes for exam revision on Audiences and Institutions. The topics covered are ownership, cross media convergence & synergy, technicological developments etc. 

- this is to give you an idea of how to write an essay with each different topic

- It shows you how to include facts, details and numbers of case studies

- use the information under the 'technological developments' section to make notes and craft your homework essay

Week 1- Thursday - Essay Question - Technology Essay Question

Thursday Classwork 

Here is a question from a previous exam;

 “Digital technologies have transformed the way media produced and distributed.” Discuss with reference to the media area you have studied. 

- Use your notes from the screening of Side by Side and write an essay answering the question above.

- You want to outline your main points in a short introduction 

- Then go on to explain and providing DETAILS of quotes, statistics and facts from the documentary that make up a strong, robust argument. 

- Remember, this question is asking you to comment on the PRODUCTION process so you can talk about pre-production, production and post production. What ways have technologies changed media production? 

- You HAVE to include at least 3 of your case studies in comments on what technology they used

- This essay should be a minimum of 900 words

Week 1- Wed - Case Study info on technology

 Case Study work

- add information to your existing case study documents in relation to technological advancements and also into your homework essay

- Think about the following questions;

-  did they include special effects / after effectcs? If so, what? (were they building  models like for original Star Wars or using CGI? 

What was their budget and in what ways did technology contribute to the budget? (compare big budget Hollywood blockbuster with the Indi film. 

What was each budget and how did technology help them in diffrerent ways?

 Did the lower-budget Indi film shoot on a digital camera?

 Did the blockbuster shoot on film?