Deadlines

 Small Scale Research Project: Auteur/Star/Genre - Final Deadline: 17th April 2013

You must hand in the re-draft of your Presentation Script AND your Catalogue. A reminder of how the Catalogue should be set out can be found on the slide show linked below:

Smale Scale Research Project : Presentation Guidance

A2 Reflective Analysis

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A2 Reflective Analysis Guidance

To complete the practical element of your coursework you are required to write a 1000 word reflective analysis of your film sequence and the decisions behind the shots you’ve chosen to use.

As with the AS coursework, you need to talk about the meanings created by the micro elements you’ve used in your film and the responses you aimed to provoke in the audience, You must discuss the decisions you made for the film in terms of the role you took during the production (director, cinematographer or editor). You also need to make reference to an aspect of the Film course that has influenced the film you produced and the decisions you made. Use the guidance below to help you structure your analysis:

1.     Start by briefly explaining the storyline of your film; whether it is an entire short film or an excerpt from a longer film and the general mood(s) you wanted to create in your film. If relevant, talk about what aspect of your AS or A2 film studies influenced the style or genre of the film e.g. auteur research; AS coursework; topics studied for the AS exam.

2.     In terms of the role you took on the production (director, cinematographer or editor), talk about the technical decisions you’ve made and why, explaining what meaning is created by them and what response you hope the audience have for each. Again, if relevant, talk about what aspect of your AS or A2 film studies influenced the style or genre of the film e.g. auteur research; AS coursework; topics studied for the AS exam.

3.     Talk about how the decisions you’ve made work with the other micro elements (mise en scene, cinematography, editing, sound and SFX) to help convey meaning.

4.     Write a conclusion, that discusses what you thought was successful about your film and what didn’t work as well as you had expected, referring.

Example layout for Aims and Context: FM3

For assessment purposes,  a series of bullet points is needed on the coversheet,

highlighting the following, at least:

• genre of film (or equivalent if it’s not in an obvious genre)

• whether it’s a short film or extract (and if so, whether it’s opening, climactic

sequences etc)

• target audience

• key stylistic elements of sequence (cinematography, editing)

• for A2, candidates may refer to film issues raised during their studies at AS/A2.

The example below gives a hypothetical example for A2 and includes reference to film

issues raised during AS and A2 studies.

Example: Farewell my Maltese Lady from Shanghai – film/video production for FM3

• Comedy film noir short.

• Target audience of 18-year-old, middle-class males, knowledgeable about film.

• Apply cinematography techniques developed in FM1.

• Explore codes and conventions of genre and apply theoretical work on gender.

• As director, try out directing techniques (from writers such as Michael Rabiger).

• Use Mike Leigh’s improvisational technique with actors.

Research Project: Presentation Guidance

FM3: Small-Scale Research Project

FM3: Film Research and Creativity

Small-Scale Research Project

This project is designed to develop your research skills. It will be based on ONE focus film, and AT LEAST TWO films related to your topic.

Your question, or problematic, must relate to your chosen focus film, with additional films being used to support your argument or make clear an explanation.

Your area of study must fit one of the following frameworks:

·      Star/performer

·      Genre

·      Auteur (in its broadest sense)

·      Social, political and cultural studies

·      Gender issues

·      Ethnicity

·      Institution

·      Technology

ASSESSMENT

You will need to submit TWO pieces of evidence for the small-scale research project. These are:

I.      An annotated catalogue of key items – approximately 1000 words

II.     A presentation script – approximately 1500 words

CATALOGUE

The catalogue will contain between 10 & 15 items selected from your Primary Research (textual analysis, interviews, questionnaires etc) and Secondary Research (Internet, academic websites, books, magazines, newspapers, periodicals, DVD extras, director’s commentaries, documentaries, TV programmes).

For each catalogue item you must write approximately 70 words explaining how the item is relevant to your investigation and what it contributes to the investigation.

You must conclude your catalogue with a 200 word paragraph that lists between 3 & 5 items that you didn’t use in your catalogue, giving brief reasons for why.

APPROXIMATE WORD COUNT: 1000 TOTAL MARKS: 15

PRESENTATION SCRIPT

The presentation script must take the form of notes and can combine subheadings, bullet points, short pieces of connected prose and reference to visual extracts and images to illustrate the presentation.

Your script is to be accompanied by a Powerpoint presentation that will include any quotes, images, charts, illustrations, video links and audio clips.

Any quotes that you include in your script must be short and clearly marked. Quotes are excluded from the total word count.

APPROXIMATE WORD COUNT: 1500 TOTAL MARKS: 25


PRESENTATION SCRIPT AND POWERPOINT DEADLINE

FRIDAY 14th OCTOBER 2011

A2 Film Studies: Course Structure

A2 Film Studies: Course Structure - PowerPoint

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