Yr 11 Media Studies Production Schedule

MS Portfolio Production Schedule

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).

Year 11 - work to be completed 25th Sep 11GG

Tasks for today:

• Finish and print ANY OUTSTANDING coursework that needs to be done and make sure your NAME is on it!
• Work on editing/improving your Forrest Gump essays - if you've done this then print and put your NAME on it.
• If you aren't editing/improving your essays, make sure the original marked copies are handed in.
• Reminder - deadline for essays is Friday 2nd October
• I have emailed you all the PPT Mrs H used during her lesson last week

If you've finished all of this, your task for the rest of the lesson is to complete the following:

• Find two front covers of different magazines - any genre or type you like
• Annotate the front covers using the magazine glossary (scroll down and you'll see it!)
• Save and post to your blog
• Open a new document with the same two front covers
• This time annotate with analysis - comment on:
• Font - colour, size, type
• Main image - who's in it, facial expression, clothing, props, colours - what are they selling?
• Cover and sell lines - why are they there? What are they telling the reader?

Magazine glossary

Magazine and Newspaper Glossary by Sarah Ghost

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.

Uploading to your blog

Follow these steps to upload to your blog from Scribd:

• Save your document as a PDF
• Upload it to Scribd
• Copy the embed link code
• Open a new post on Blogger
• Click the HTML button
• Paste the code into the white space
• Check it's displaying correctly by clicking the Compose button
• Put in some key words in the Labels section
• Click Publish

Year 10 - lesson 1

L1 representation from Sarah Ghost

Evaluation questions

Individual Portfolio Schedule With Dates