MS4 Lesson Notes - A Field In England

1. Connect…
1) Can you identify the following English Films?
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Discover

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4. CW Intro to A Field In England [08/06/2015]
A Level Media/MS4 Case Study
Learning Objective/ Outcome Level
All: will make observations and suggest links with key concepts 1
Most: will apply key terminology from previous learning to your
area of study
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Some: be able to apply a media theory from previous learning to
your area of study
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5. A Field In England
• A FIELD IN ENGLAND is a 2013 British
film.
• It is written by Amy Jump and
directed by Ben Wheatley
• It stars British actors Julian Barratt,
Reece Shearsmith and Michael
Smiley
• It was filmed over 12 days near
Guildford
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Discover

6. A Field in England
– Initial Analysis
• As we watch the opening sequence (10 minutes) you will need to analyse
and take notes on your specific area
• Use the hand out and questions to help you but please feel free to add
your own points and any other terms you can think of!
• Your Column in as much detail as you can using the Key terms!
• What predictions can you make about the rest of the film based on the
opening 10 minutes?
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7. Areas of Focus
Genre:
Identifying genre/s:
• Iconography
• Themes
• Narratives
• Technical Elements (Camera/Editing/Sound)
• Characters
Narrative:
• Are there any narrative devices present, e.g.
flashbacks, multi-stranded narratives?
• What narrative theories can you apply?
Representation:
• What groups are portrayed in AFIE?
• How have they been represented?
• How has this representation been constructed
(Technical/Symbolic Codes)?
As you
watch…
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8. Combine Notes
• Swap notes with a partner
• Read their ideas carefully
• Do you understand their ideas?
• Have they justified their choices with evidence?
• Can you combine ideas?
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Develop

9. A Field In England
Independent Research
• You have 15 minutes to research your area even further – finding out as
much as you can about A Field In England.
• Use the questions to help guide your research but again find out as much
as you can.
• Don’t limit yourself to the questions on the sheet! Nothing is irrelevant!
• When this has been completed - email to the rest of the group to share
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10. Areas of Focus
Genre:
• What do others state the genre is?
• How do your observations conform or
subvert these ideas?
• Are there any intertextual references in
the film so far?
• Consider why genre is used to categorise
films and how is this beneficial to an
audience/industry?
Narrative:
• Read up on the film. What can you learn
about the narrative?
• Can you allocate any of Propps character
roles to the characters in the film?
• Why do films include a variety of
characters? (Consider appealing to an
audience)
• Why are narrative structures important?
Representation:
• Find some articles on the film
• What do others think? Do they conform
or challenge your own findings?
• Can you find opposing views?
• What audience theories could be linked
to the way characters have been
represented?
As you
watch…
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11. Homework
• Research into Ben Wheatly as a Director
• What KEY INFORMATION can you discover?
• Can you put together a Fact Sheet Slide (1 page)
using your findings?
• DUE: 16/6/2015
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Develop

12. Plenary
• Can you think of any questions that you are
interested in answering whilst studying this
film?
• Prepare a couple – I don’t want duplicates
• No Question – No Exit!
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Celebrate