YEAR 12 LESSON ELEVEN [Tue 29th NOV 11]: Homework.

Students were asked to consider their coursework and begin to develop ideas that relate to a specific brief. Students were offered a couple of examples of previous broadcast media. Click on link below to access work from previous years that was constructed to access the requirements of Brief One:

http://vimeo.com/22603483

http://vimeo.com/13266888

http://vimeo.com/12994713

http://vimeo.com/22620153

http://vimeo.com/22627561

All AS students are encouraged to explore the Vimeo section of fishymedia to gain an understanding of the quality that is expected when producing broadcast media.

After a consideration of coursework, students were asked to consider the codes and conventions of documentary. Reference was made to the work of the Lumiere Brothers who are commonly thought to have been responsible for producing the first examples of film. Click on link below to access two examples of their work from 1895:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYpKZx090UE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dgLEDdFddk

Students were encouraged to watch Banksy's Exit Through The Gift Shop and examples of hybrid-documentary broadcast by Channel Four.

The second section of the lesson was a critical analysis of the MAN ON WIRE trailer. Click on link below to access the resource:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIawNRm9NWM

MAN ON WIRE is a film that students need to watch. This film will be a resource when considering issues relating to the cross-media study.

HOMEWORK: Students should provide a written response to the two questions that were the focus of class discussion:

1. How are media forms used to change the narrative tone of the trailer?

Students identified three sections of the trailer that are dictated by music and visuals. The trailer begins with a suggestion of a 'HEIST' movie, moves into a more upbeat tone and the final minute seems quite serious and melancholy as the orchestral music creates an emotive final section. How does the use of text, moving images, still images, film reviews, frame composition, editing, voiceover etc contribute to creating the narrative tone? Why does the tone change? What can the audience expect from this film? Students are expected to use the appropriate media language when constructing this analysis.

2. How is Philippe Petit represented in the trailer?

Students need to consider how media forms are used to represent Petit. What is the preferred reading? Oppositional reading? I would like a relatively short but detailed response.

THE WRITTEN WORK NEEDS TO IMPROVE. THIS IS A BIG TASK. I EXPECT STUDENTS TO USE MEDIA LANGUAGE IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER AND CONSTRUCT PRECISE AND COHERENT CRITICAL ANALYSIS.

I may provide a guidance sheet to accompany this homework. Keep checking the blog.

I thought today's lesson was as flat as the British economy. Hopefully, normal service will be resumed next Tuesday. Next week I will be using the trailer advertising EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP as a critical resource. Click on link below to access trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHJBdDSTbLw