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Wednesday 15 May 2013
Sunday 12 May 2013
Film Studies Revision - Mock Feedback
Hi All
Just a quick note to say very best of luck this week - I am free P1&2 on Tuesday if anyone would like to see me for some last minute advise or feedback on their essays, just drop into the Library I will be around then.
Make sure you know the films, what scenes you will write about & what critical approach you will be using for the questions you are likely to be asked
Genre - Hybridity & conventions changing over time & why (Dystopia)?
Narrative - is it C.H. Narrative or Post-Modern & why - purpose, message?
Representation - Motherhood, stereotypes or challenging them & why, Yonic/Phallic, what messages?
Themes &/or Messages - Dystopia - a warning of where we are heading based on where we are now?
Remember to back it up with close studies of your examples & the fact that they are both doing something that challenges typical mainstream values/ideology & messages in films.
Last thing - I chose these films to try & wake you up a bit to what's going on in the world & why it is to some extent our own fault for not being bothered - if you are interested look into a guy to Alex Jones, he has some documentaries which are really eye opening if not a bit radical & frightening - BUT he does completely back up everything he claims with research.
Thursday 9 May 2013
Group 4: Themes/Messages
How are the key messages and values communicated in the films you have studied? (V&CoM)
Answer the question: Compare & Contrast how
the films are similar & different in their themes & their ideas
they are trying to put forward - how do they get these messages across
through the Micro aspects?
>the processes by which these messages and values may be communicated. >discussions of one or more of the following:
• Cinematography
• Editing
• Sound
• Mise-en-Scène
V some themes & scenes
Group 3: Genre
"How
do
the
films
you
have
studied
(V
&
CoM)
relate
to
the
concept
of Genre?"
To what extent is either film a Thriller or a Sci-Fi? Which is it more?
Why are they hybrids - what is the purpose of this & why is it necessary to tell the story or create the messages of the film?
What conventions are present from each genre & how are they blended together?
Why do genres change & develop over time?
Pick 3 examples from each film to compare & contrast
Group 2: Narrative
"How
do
the
films
you
have
studied
(V
&
CoM)
relate
to
the
concept
of
Narrative?"
Classic Hollywood Narrative:
- Cause & Effect
- Character driven, resolving their problems based on their (motivations/desires/emotions)
- Opposition & Conflict (protagonist/antagonist)
- 3 Act structure (equilibrium, disruption, resolution)
- Sense of closure – resolution
Compare
Lists - how
the
2
films
follow
the
Classic
Hollywood
Narrative or
how
they
don't
conform
What are the
major Plot
Points of
V
for
Vendetta
&
Children
Of
Men? Get 3 examples from each film to compare
Some scenes to choose from
Character roles in V
Characters in CoM
The Situation Throughline (Narrative Structure - not CHN?)
TO
WHAT EXTENT
DO THEY CONFORM (OR NOT) IN COMPARISON
WHY
DO THESE CONFORM OR NOT?
HOW
SUCCESSFUL (TELLING CLEAR STORY & AUDIENCE ENJOYMENT)?
Examples
of alternatives to the CHN structure (post-modern)
- Non-Linear Narrative
- Multi-stranded Narrative
- Negative Resolution
Representation Group 1
Q.
How
does
the
film
go
against
&
use
typical expectations of masculinity & femininity in these films
to
create
meaning
(messages)?
V&CoM
comparison of representations (essay points)
Keyscenes to examine - pick 1 off each row to compare
Row 1: Evey
hair shaved/torture, Opening rape, Evey Ending, Bishops school girl
Vs
Row 2: Kei
reveals she is pregnant, Kei walks through guns, Kei gives birth, Kei
Ending
Row 3: V
opening intro, Vtv message, V kills Creedy/V dies, V looses Evey
Vs
Row 4: Theo
opening meets Juliette, Theo buries Juliette, The long take, Theo
ending
National
identity
Row 5: England
prevails, Girl getting shot/revolution, Parliament blown up,
Vs
Row 6: Fugee
town/bagged on bus, Britain still stands, The uprising
- Argue does this challenge or reenforce traditional stereotypes (gender roles in films) – Do Does it demonstrate that in films 'Men act, women appear”?
- Is there voyeurism & use of the Male Gaze?
- What meaning/reading of messages about Masculine & Feminine? Any Yonic or phalic symbols (power)?
- What messages from this negative representation of the future of Britain?
- Comparative - how Realistic are the characters/vision of London?
Contexts:
Justify
the purpose (who are these messages directed to and who are the
audience – are these mainstream, typical Hollywood films?) HOW
DOES
IT
RELATE
TO
THE
FILMS
THEMES?
(DYSTOPIA)?
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