The document provides guidance on analyzing moving images and films. It discusses various filmmaking techniques like camera shots, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene that can be mentioned when analyzing films. It encourages analyzing how techniques like pacing and these elements create effects for viewers. It links to a film clip for students to analyze in paragraphs, noting the techniques used and effects created on the viewer. The document is intended to teach students how to discuss and write about analyzing films and moving images.

1. IF YOU WERE GIVEN A BLANK CANVAS WHAT
WOULD YOU PAINT ?

2. HAVE A GO……
• Your theme is .. “How you feel about Media Studies”

3. What types of decisions did the artists
make when creating these works of art

4. MEDIA LANGUAGE
Can you use media language in your work
when analysing moving image Media Texts

5. FILMS ARE JUST THE SAME AS STILL IMAGES
• Think about the types of things that you can change when making a film
• Look at these techniques and try and write them down.

6. EDITING EXAMPLE
• How does the pacing of this scene change the impression for the viewer?
• What about this one from the film Goodfellas ?

7. LONGER FILM ANALYSIS
• We are going to watch a clip from a movie and you have to try and create a paragrpah of
analysis explaining how the director has used certain techniques to create an effect from
the viewer.
• We are going to watch it and make notes but first we need to know what kinds of things
we can talk about ….

8. WHEN ANALYSING MOVING IMAGE I CAN
MENTION…..
• Camera Shots.. Editing
-Sound Mise – en - scene

9. PRACTICE - EXAMPLE
• Also: Recap to last week
• The clips are from two different styles of movie: 1 is a teen drama
• What kinds of conventions can you spot

10. THIS ONE IS THE ONE WE WILL ANALYSE
• It’s an action film so lets think quickly about the conventions but remember we are
analysing the different film making techniques
• Draw a table like this:
Technique Effect
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1RRu1DRtXg

11. FEEDBACK ?

12. NOW TURN YOUR NOTES INTO FULL
PARAGRAPHS.