Y12 Holiday Homework

Having completed 4 mini essays and done an audio commentary, over the holidays you will need to complete a first full essay.

You will be asked to write the equivalent of 45 minutes writing under pressure- 800-1200 words- and will focus on one of the clips you have looked at to answer the following question:

Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs the representation of [class (Oliver) OR ethnicity (Moses Jones) OR disability & ability (The Silence) OR sexuality (The Line of Beauty)] using the following:

- camera shots, angles, movement and composition
- editing
- sound
- mise en scene

You need to make detailed reference to specific examples from the extract only.

You are expected to watch the clips repeatedly in preparation and should format the essay as follows:

No introduction is necessary. You can simply start the essay with how camera work creates/constructs representation and start the analysis from there.

Paragraph 1: Construction of representation through camera work

Paragraph 2: Construction of representation through mise-en-scene

Paragraph 3: Construction of representation through sound

Paragraph 4: Construction of representation through editing

Please ensure that you consistently comment on the representation and whether it conforms to or defies expectation.

The deadline is Tuesday, November 5th

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Unit 3: Digital Moving Image Production

Press on the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLt7lXDCHQ0&feature=share&list=PL254F0B30CA982B3D

1. Embed the video on to your blog

2. Underneath the video, write down 3 key features of how it entertains the audience (using Bond as a model). This should be done in full sentences

For example:

The style of The Bourne Ultimatum is quite realistic because of the handheld camera, making it feel like we are part of the fight.

3. Take a screencapture of a moment that demonstrates this key feature- (cmd + shift + 4) and then drag over screen  

For example:

If you discuss Matt Damon as a star, then grab a moment that shows him in close-up

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The Importance of Good Lip-Synching...

For all of the forthcoming performers: (i) be grateful that you are not performing these songs (ii) understand how important it is to lip-synch in time.

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What is Neo-Realism? Homework

The contexts behind Bicycle Thieves include:

•First parliamentary elections after 21 years of Fascist rule

•Seen as the prime response of a nation going from war to democracy

•Neorealism not overtly political but more concerned with telling people’s stories

•New Republican Constitution was introduced

•By this point, the genre was quite political- seen as competing with the ‘escapist’ cinema from Hollywood

•Concerned with truth and the concept of telling ‘important’ stories

Watch the video essay above and read the article below (up until the discussion of Bicycle Thieves) and come prepared with 5 additional facts about neo-realism. These should form the basis of a further discussion prior to the screening of the film.

http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/features/deep-focus/roots-neorealism

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Storyboarding Assembling Process

As instructed in the last lesson, you should have completed 20 frames of your storyboard for a particular 'strand' of your video. What you should now aim to do is assemble these together as a group, thinking logically about when different shots should be in the video.

Timing should be considered at this point but may not be precise- all of your songs are of a different length and pace, so some of you will need to add some storyboard shots while others will not need to use all 80. However, you must ensure that you assemble a 'rough cut' of your music video and how the different strands may integrate into one another.

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Storyboarding/Planning Article

Music Video Planning Examples

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