Yr 10 - film poster analysis

Questions:

• Does it contain standard poster features (picture, tagline, credit block, use of star names, use of star, release date, producer/director, enigma)?
• What are the main colours used? What do they connote?
• What symbols are used? Does the audience need foreknowledge to decode them?
• What are the main figures / objects / background? Are they represented photographically, graphically, or illustratively?
• Are the messages primarily visual, verbal, or both?
• Who is the intended audience?
• What genre conventions are there?
• Is a star used as a USP?
• Are 'expert witnesses' quoted?
• What pleasures (gratifications) are promised?
• How is attention gained (humour, shock, surprise, familiar face)?
• How does the tagline work (humour, pun, alliteration)?
• Is it a good poster?
• Does it communicate effectively with the audience?
• Are there any alternative readings which might harm the marketing message?
• Is it offensive?

Hunger Games and The Amazing Spiderman Research

Research The Hunger Games and The Amazing Spiderman.

1. An explanation of the film's plot
2. The film's genre (who do you think would want to watch it? Teens, Adults, Males, Females, etc.)
3. The film's rating (e.g, is it 15, 18, PG?)
4. The film's budget (i.e. how much it cost to make)
5. Who directed the film (is this film typical of their work?)
6. Who starred in the film (are they major stars or relative unknowns? What films have the previously been in?)
7. Which Studio(s) produced the film (and more importantly WHO owns them?)
8. The technology involved (was it filmed on ‘film’ or digital, is it 3D? Does it use CGI?, etc.)
9. Which studio(s) distributed the film (and once again who owns them?)
10. The film's release date in the UK and the US
11. FIVE different examples of how the film was marketed (e.g. posters, trailers, premiers, etc.)

Then complete the following for BOTH films:

• Make a list of character names.
• Write a character profile for each of the main characters (include an image of each one too) - age, family, background, interests, etc.
• Consider the ways that teenagers are represented in BOTH films (this will really help with your coursework essay).

Yr10 Media - representation

Task 1:

Find an image of the following

1. Tom Cruise in The Edge of Tomorrow
2. Jennifer Lawrence in the Hunger Games
3. Pharrell Williams in his Westwood hat
4. Miley Cyrus in V Magazine Sep 2014

Write about the representation of each of the celebrities, including:

• Facial expression
• Styling (hair, makeup, clothes, costume, props)
• Mise en scene (background, lighting, colours, etc.). What does the location and setting tell us about them?

Task 2:

We need to consider how teenagers are represented in the media. 

1. Find a variety of images representing the typical teenager and create a mood board of them
2. Find three news articles which involve teenagers
3. Write a short discussion piece about what you think the key stereotypes that teenagers have to cope with, and whether you think this is fair.
4. Also include a discussion of how easy it is to find positive or negative images, and what you think the reasons are for this.

Challenge task

Try to find examples of where teenagers are presented in a positive light in the media. Add this to the bottom of your work to balance your argument about teenage stereotyping.

Pitching your film idea

Your film pitch

You will be pitching your film idea to the rest of the class on Tues 16th June.

Your pitch should be a maximum of 3 minutes long, with time for questions at the end of your pitch.

Your pitch should include the following items:

• Genre - codes and conventions you're going to use in your film
• No more than 30 word plot summary
• Key characters - who will you cast and why?
• Director - who will direct, what have they done before, and why have they been chosen?
• Discussion of target audience
• Film setting and location
• Comparisons with other films and why they're similar/different to yours
• Budget (high or low and why)
• Where you intend to release your movie and why

Your pitch can be presented using whatever format you feel comfortable with - but it must contain images and key words. You should NOT read off the screen.

Remember, you also need have evidence of your pitch on your blog so make sure you post it there asap! Include any feedback you have been given by your audience and answers to any questions you were asked.

Portfolio schedule with dates

Individual Portfolio Schedule With Dates

GCSE Blogs

You need to set up a blog so that Miss Ghost and the examiner can see what work you have completed.

You need to complete the following checklist:

• Set up a Gmail account (if you don't already have one)
• Set up a blog using Blogger (attached to the Gmail account)
• Create a blog using the following convention:
• firstnamesecondnameCBA15
• Email Miss G with the link to your blog
• Post any completed work you have done on your blog - make sure the title of your post includes the task name and purpose

You may also wish to set up accounts in the following in order to help you post your work easier:

• Scribd
• Slideshare
• Dropbox
• Flickr

Individual portfolio checklist

Individual Portfolio Checklist