Wk 1 - Friday Classwork - Thriller Codes + Conventions

 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,

2. 

3. The Paper Boy 

4. Exemption 

Week 1 - HOMEWORK due Fri Wk 2

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

Wed 29th Jan 25'

Hi class

Today we will get cracking on the unit of work we are launching into. 

1. After that, have a watch of this video which explains a bit more.

2. Then please fill in the questionnaire so I can get to know you a bit more

3. Lastly, check out some blogs of previous years. Have a look at the preliinary tasks vs. the foundation portfolio projects. Notice what is impressive and what looks amateur. Get some ideas for your own projects. 

 

WELCOME to AS Media Studies 2025

 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. Crate 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 foreward to chatting about this course, more! 

T-Bianca 

T3 | Wk 7 - Distribution research

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CLICK HERE  to rad an article outlining HOW you get a film distributed. 

Read the Wikipedia page for distribution to find answers to the following;

1. What are the different types of releases? 

2. How have release strategies changed with the development of technology?

3. What are ancillary rights?

4. What is a theatrical window? 

ACTIVITY #1

Click here to read the article on DISTRIBUTION (The Art Of the Deal) and then answer the following questions;

1. What are the two different financial models that distribution agreements are based on?

2. Describe what they both entail.

3. What are ancillary rights?

4. What is the definition of the film's 'opening' and what factors are taken into account when making decisions about a film's opening? 

5. What does it mean if a film has 'legs'? What factors might determine this? 

6. At the time of this article, how many theatres were there across USA and where are they mostly located?

7. What role does a 'buyer' play and what are some of the terms they negotiate?

8. What are the 2 ways a theatre may release a movie? Explain how they work.

9. What is meant by a 'loss leader'? 

ACTIVITY #2

Go to your case study notes on the 4 films you looked up information for. Check what information you have about your film's ditribution process.

- who distributed the films?

- how were they distributed?

- Where were they released and when?

- What type of release did they have?

Case Study research...

1. What type of releases did your case studies have? 

2. What countries were they released to? 

T3 | Wk 9 Tues - The Interview

  Hey guys,

I want you to make some notes on the following videos, looking at The Interview as our case study example. 

Visit this website to check out some facts about the movie, so you have these ready for an essay, too...

You would use this case study in an essay about 

- ownership 

- technology (mainly how the internet has changed movies being so globally available)

- audience (how movies are now made for a global audience, even when not intended)

 

Watch until 1.22mins

Ownership Question

 

"3 ‘A very small number of institutions dominate the media.’

Evaluate the arguments against media ownership by fewer and fewer companies.