VIMA 2 Preparation and Revision

Hello,

Your VIMA 2 in Media is on Thursday P1 and P2.

You need to recap and revise the following:

1. Representations (we will focus on each of these in detail across the year):
a. Age
b. Social Class and Social Status
c. Regional Identity
d. Sexuality
e. Disability
f. Race and ethnicity
g. Gender

2. Four Key areas
a. Camera
b. Sound
c. Editing
d. Mes-en-scene

3. Terminology – accurate and appropriate

a. Representation terms (examples)
1. Stereotype
2. Hegemonic/counter-hegemonic reading
3. Denotation/connotation
4. Target audience

b. Technical terms (examples)
1. diegetic/non-diegetic sound
2. covert/overt editing
3. movement (tilt, pan, zoom or creep)
4. shot-reverse-shot
5. over-the-shoulder shot
6. Flat angle
7. long shot
8. costume
9. narrative
10. ASD – Average shot duration



I want you to recap your VIMA 1 feedback and watch an episode of a TV Drama, analyse the four key areas, and practice a written discussion of one of the areas of representation e.g. gender.

Email me if you have any questions,

Thanks
- Miss O

Homework for P5 Monday 14th November

Hello folks,

Well done for your excellent effort today. Just to clarify the work you need to have completed by next lesson (Monday P5).

- Evaluation of the prelim (Answers to the three set questions and examples from your production)
- Genre Research homework on Gangster films - see lesson notes for lessons 9 and 10 for more detail.

Your work should be published to your blog and labelled.
If you are haivng trouble with your blog, make sure you have signed in with the correct email address (James Collins!) :)

Any issues please email or come and see me,

Thanks
- Miss O

Half-Term Homework: Let The Right One In (2008)

As well as having a well-earned rest, you also have to complete homework!

Please make sure you complete the 10 questions within the Film Education booklet for 'Let The Right One In'.

Your answers should be submitted on your blog or by hand if technology fails you. Either way, this work is due on Monday 31st October!

Any questions or concerns please drop me an email, i am in school over the half-term and i will be checking emails periodically.

Well done for a great start to Year 12!

- Miss O

VIMA - First One Down!

Welldone today, you have completed your first VIMA for Media Studies.

Your work will be marked and graded and you will receive feedback after half-term. We have trips next week and so our last lesson before half-term is Tuesday P1 and P2.

Welldone again,

- Miss O

VIMA 1 Revision

Hello!

I really enjoyed our discussions today year 12, from the brilliance of Steve Jobs to the moral panics of today's world. Thank you.

As you know you have your first VIMA next Thursday P1 and P2. You must all be present and prepared for formal assessment. The format is exam style and you will need to revise the following:

- The 4 key areas of moving image analysis (camera, sound, editing and MES)
- Representations
- Terminology
- Audience Theory

If you have any concerns, please see me or send an email.

Thanks
- Miss O

'Sound' Homework Task

Hello!

Just a reminder that you have homework due P1 on Thursday 29th September and it requires you to submit a list of 5 pieces of music with a paragraph for each explaining why it represents your life or you. Your work can be typed or handwritten and given to one of us.

Any questions or concerns, please let us know before the deadline.

Thanks
- Miss O

First Homework Task

Hello one-and-all,

Please remember to check the blog regularly (at least once a week) for lesson notes and homework tasks and useful resources.

The homework is due in on Thursday 22nd September P1 (LAW and ODE)
You are expected to write a detailed explanation of your chosen mise-en-scene (at least 500 words).

As always, if you have any questions or concerns please see us before the deadline.

Thanks
- Miss O

Year 12 Introduction: ER Sequence

Right - here's the opening sequence of ER Season 1. I can't embed it, I'm afraid.

http://youtu.be/j8ATwnLDgfs

 - JL

Welcome to AS Media Studies!