Monday, 23 February 2015

Session 1 Video Nasties Recap & Essay Plan

Moral Panic
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Using your essays



Grade D. Identify & Categorise & Organise

Technology -  Home Video
Political 
Social (audience & 1980's Britain)
Economic

 Task 1: categorise the following under the correct context
Task 2: place these events on a Timeline from 1980 - 1984
-Conservative government sought to protect
-Videos being distributed by cornershops, market traders and garages
-The covers on the boxes often more grusome than the content
-Regulated videos to have age restrictions by BBFC
-Moral Panic created by Media the term: 'video nasties'
-Government Censorship & Police Raids on VHS dealers
-Riots and civil unrest, unemployment and recession
- Moral Campaign against video nasties; Mary Whitehouse (NVLA), Margaret Thatcher, the media and the BBFC.
-The above mentioned scapegoated the video nasties for immoral behaviour which led to a moral panic
-Cinema attendance declined massively due to the rise of VHS
-Video Nasties like Evil Dead, I Spit On Your Grave and Driller Killer were realistic because they were low budget
-Video Nasties were niche films and really popular with teenagers due to controversy
-Video Nasties were exploited to explain responsibility for moral decline in society
-Watching video nasties helps put it in context of narrative, the campaigners did not actually watch them
-Video Nasties were made for distribution only via home-video
-Censorship or individual judgement?
- Video Nasties created diversity of films
- Video Recordings Act 1984, banned list







Grade C: Apply and analyse - make links between the EVENTS and the EFFECTS on regulating Home Video

Plan the essay
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/essaymap/
Point = Context Event, Influening factors
Effect on - example of films on banned list &


Grade B: Give REASONS for the regulation of Home Video and how this is based on FEARS of the audiences having access to unrestricted content
Video Essay
Arguments how can this be applied to Moral Panics?




3D Quiz
Assessment

http://leighmediaasfilmessays12.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/quiz-from-starters.html
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Saturday, 21 February 2015

Exam 3: Developments in 21st Century Cinema (Post 2000)

Starter:




New Info:
Create Meaning:
Our Case Study:





http://leighmediaasfilmessays12.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/lesson-plan-51-21st-century-developments.html?showComment=1424539112686#c8851060141132981255


Group 1. Digital Distribution/Digital Cinema Network
 
Starter:

What films are being screened - research & categorise

Mainstream
Independent
Foreign (subtitled)/
Specialist/Classics

Do they give their audience a diverse range of films?
Question - how is this impacted by the Digital Screen Network/Digital Distribution?
 
New Info (see group tasks)

Group 2. 3D Resurgence & Film Production
 
Starter: What do all these have in comment in terms of

- Genres
- How they are shot (types)
- Blockbuster characteristics



Opinions on 3D experience - all students write on a post-it
  • Which film (example)
  • Better than 2D & why?
  • Cost?
  • Opinion
What conclusions can you draw from the resurgence of 3D in the 21st Century cinema?
New Info (see group tasks)
Analyse arguments/opinions on their use of 3D: Avatar, Dredd 3D, Hugo, Pacific Rim, Prometheus – (reading articles & watching interviews)
The studio's view (The Avatar effect/Megaupload, falling cinema attendance)
The critic's view (Mark Kermode/Dredd 3D/Avatar/Internet Piracy)
The director's view (Scorcese/Scott/del Toro/Cameron) “Wedded to the Medium”

Group 3. Megaupload, Pirate Bay & Piracy
Starter
Who is he and what has he got to do with you and....
 
why does it result in...
What are you viewing habits?
What do you think the effects are of this on film production, how does it explain the dominace of franchise movies and blockbusters in cinemas?

New Info (see group tasks)

Group Tasks:

Split into individuals and find me as much info as you can about what this is/debate and arguments about it and the contexts

- Define it
- Debates & Arguments
- Historical Context
- Technological context - purpose/effect
- Economic context - purpose/effect
- Social context - audiences behaviour/attitudes/benefits to film culture (relationship with film)

Create Meaning
- Mind Map adding to the information and photograph in 3D (use the colours from above)

- Link the arguments and contexts - Liniot and Post It notes to answer the questions (selecting relevant info). 
 
Plenary:
Everything wrong with Avatar in 4 minutes:
 
Write a critical trailer of the film based on the need for CGI & 3D
 

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