This document discusses key concepts in film form and analysis. It begins by defining film language as the means by which meaning is created in a film through aspects like cinematography, editing, sound and genre. It discusses the macro and micro levels of film analysis. It then explains the production processes of pre-production, production, and post-production. The rest of the document covers concepts like genre, iconography, narrative, mise-en-scene, and cinematography and how they contribute to the language and meaning of films.
The Saturdays are a British pop girl group formed in 2007 consisting of 5 members. They were signed to Polydor Records and have released 4 studio albums between 2008-2013 that blend pop, R&B, and dance music. Their music and image have evolved over time, incorporating more sexualized styles. This has generated debate about their influence on young fans and role in the sexualization of children.
The crew of the commercial starship Nostromo has just awakened from hypersleep. They gather in the mess hall still groggy. The captain, Dallas, is notified by the ship's computer, Mother, of a priority message. He goes to the computer room annex where he uses his master key to access the priority message from the flashing yellow light.
This document discusses key concepts in film form and analysis. It begins by defining film language as the means by which meaning is created in a film through aspects like cinematography, editing, sound and genre. It discusses the macro and micro levels of film analysis. It then explains the production processes of pre-production, production, and post-production. The rest of the document covers concepts like genre, iconography, narrative, mise-en-scene, and cinematography and how they contribute to the language and meaning of films.
The Saturdays are a British pop girl group formed in 2007 consisting of 5 members. They were signed to Polydor Records and have released 4 studio albums between 2008-2013 that blend pop, R&B, and dance music. Their music and image have evolved over time, incorporating more sexualized styles. This has generated debate about their influence on young fans and role in the sexualization of children.
The crew of the commercial starship Nostromo has just awakened from hypersleep. They gather in the mess hall still groggy. The captain, Dallas, is notified by the ship's computer, Mother, of a priority message. He goes to the computer room annex where he uses his master key to access the priority message from the flashing yellow light.
A Field in England is a 2013 British black-and-white film directed by Ben Wheatley and produced by Film 4.0. It had a very small budget of £300,000 which was funded through Film 4.0, Rook Films, and the BFI. The film was shot in only 12 days with a small cast. It featured an unconventional narrative, setting, themes, and genre. Significantly, it was released simultaneously in cinemas, DVD/Blu-ray, download, VOD, and the Film 4 channel, representing Film 4.0's modern approach to film distribution and exhibition.
The document provides information about a case study on video games, including statistics about gamers and the gaming industry. It discusses different genres of video games like first-person shooters, third-person shooters, and simulators. It also addresses topics like moral panic around violent games, regulation of games, and how games use intertextuality by referencing other media like films. The document contains questions to prompt discussion and activities like analyzing game trailers and reviews, applying theories like Stan Cohen's model of moral panic, and writing an exam response using examples from the case studies.
Lil Wayne had a breakthrough career as a rapper starting in the late 1990s. He began rapping at age 11 and was signed to Cash Money Records. Some of his most popular albums include Tha Block Is Hot, Tha Carter III, and I Am Not a Human Being. Lil Wayne helped establish Young Money Entertainment as a successful record label. His songs often discuss his rap skills, wealth, and lifestyle. However, some critics argue his lyrics promote misogynistic attitudes through objectifying and degrading language about women.
This document provides instructions for an AS coursework assignment to design magazine covers and contents pages. Students must research two lifestyle magazines by analyzing aspects like target age group, masthead design, color schemes, cover features, interview styles, photo placement, and layout techniques. Detailed notes should be taken on these elements of the chosen magazines to inform the original designs that will be created.
The document provides instructions for a report assignment that involves creating magazine front pages and a double page spread (40 marks total). Students must:
1) Write 500 words on how research of existing magazines informed their pre-production pages, covering conventions like typography and images.
2) Write 200 words about the target audience for their double page spread.
3) Spend 900-1000 words evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of their double page spread by comparing to existing magazines, covering design influences, conventions, representation, and narrative elements.
The evaluation should show how research informed their design choices.
The music industry in Britain has seen significant changes over the past two decades. Recording artists now rely primarily on live performances and merchandise for income rather than recorded music sales. Record companies have introduced "360 deals" where they take a percentage of artists' revenues from all sources in order to benefit from their entire income stream. While digital singles sales are rising, digital and physical album sales continue to decline in the UK due to high levels of illegal downloading. More than three-quarters of downloaded music in Britain is obtained illegally, costing the music industry over £1 billion since 2007.
Using In-Design to create newspaper and magazine pages
1. Open In-Design and choose a new document layout with A4 paper size and 5 columns.
2. Draw text boxes and import pictures, using tools like the hand tool to move and size items and snap to guides for alignment.
3. Add borders to pictures using the stroke window, and format text using options in the type menu for fonts, size, and style to create a cohesive magazine layout.
The document provides tips for designing a masthead including setting the leading and tracking, changing font styles, colors, and sizes. It also lists effects that can be added like drop shadows, inner shadows, outer and inner glows, bevels, and embossing to enhance the masthead design.
This document provides guidance for students completing an assignment to design magazine covers and a double page spread for a lifestyle magazine, as well as write an evaluative commentary. It outlines pre-production tasks like researching cover designs and terminology. It also gives instructions for the production components, which include designing two magazine covers, a contents page, and double page spread. Students are advised to follow conventions found in their research and be creative with images, text, fonts, and mode of address.
This document outlines the learning outcomes and activities for a class on production processes and research for lifestyle magazines. Students will discuss genre conventions, annotate influential magazine covers focusing on visual elements, and learn tips for taking good photographs and lighting pictures. Their homework is to take photos applying the photography principles from class and upload them to their blog.
This document provides guidance on analyzing advertisements through a structured response. It outlines analyzing the genre, significant features and their effects, and how the target audience is engaged. Notes sections provide prompts on technical elements like camera shots, symbolic codes, editing, sound, and representation of the product. The analysis should discuss all parts of the ad and how effectively it engages the target audience.
This document outlines the preparation process for producing lifestyle magazines. It includes learning outcomes around researching magazine formats and blogging findings. Students are instructed to analyze sample magazines to understand representation, ideology, prescribed lifestyles, and progressiveness. They are then directed to create blogs to upload annotations of magazine pages focusing on audience and representation. The document concludes by informing students they will create front pages for a new lifestyle magazine and directing them to continue blogging research on the chosen magazine topic and lifestyle.
The document provides guidance for students taking an A Level Film Studies exam (FM3) to improve their exam performance. It recommends that students view multiple entries from websites like IMDb or Wikipedia as a single source when citing. YouTube clips from directors or documentaries are encouraged. Weaker annotations did not clearly explain how sources contributed to the project. The best candidates created presentations that utilized different presentation tools and frameworks, directly referencing sources to support their chosen framework. Students must ensure the framework guides the investigation and presentation of findings.
This magazine issue features articles on fashion trends, relationships, beauty, health, and lifestyle topics. Some of the headlines include "23 Dial 'F' For Fashion" about the latest fashion trends, "I Dated My Teen Crush 10 Years Later" on rekindling a past romance, and "Be A Best-Selling Author" giving tips for writing a successful book. The issue also has sections on love, sex, and success with articles like "The Rise Of The Friendship Fling" and advice from an agony aunt. An advertisement promotes using a shopping app to purchase fashion and beauty items featured in the magazine.
The summary provides context about the crew of the commercial starship Nostromo awakening from hypersleep. The crew is seated in the mess hall tired and cold. They discuss bonuses and their upcoming docking. Dallas is alerted to a priority message from the ship's computer, Mother. He accesses the private message in the computer room annex.
This document provides guidance on writing analysis of media texts, including structure, success criteria, technical codes to discuss, target audiences, representation, persuasive techniques, and information on producers. The structure should introduce the text, discuss significant features and their effects, and analyze the target audience. Success relies on addressing all parts of the text, explaining techniques and how they work, using industry terminology, and fact-checking unsure details.
The passage discusses the importance of summarization in an age of information overload. It notes that with the massive amounts of data available online, being able to quickly understand the key points of lengthy documents, articles, or reports is crucial. The ability to produce clear, concise summaries helps people save time by getting the gist without having to read the full original text.
The document provides guidance on conducting research for a media investigation coursework essay. It advises that the essay should include a mixture of the student's own analysis along with research from other academic sources and applying their findings and theories to the case studies. It recommends starting with key concepts related to the topic, like genre or representation, and searching academic writings about the topic. Students should choose 1-2 specific television episodes or scenes for analysis and include the views of academics as well as their own analysis applying communication theories. An example is provided of a student essay paragraph that establishes an academic viewpoint, directly quotes it, and then provides the student's own analysis of a text in relation to the theories.
This document provides an introduction and instructions for an MS3 coursework module involving a research investigation, production piece, and evaluation. Students must choose a research topic focused on genre, narrative, or representation. They will analyze primary and secondary sources to answer a negotiated question. The production piece applies skills learned in the research. An evaluation reflects on how the research informed the production. Students must complete a proposal form with their topic, sources, production plans, and initial research before the course starts.
This document outlines the requirements for an individual research investigation and production project. Students must choose a topic related to genre, narrative, or representation. They will analyze primary and secondary sources to answer a focused question and reach a conclusion. The production piece applies skills and informs the evaluation. Students must complete a proposal form with their topic, sources, production plan, and initial research before starting the course.
A Field in England is a 2013 British black-and-white film directed by Ben Wheatley and produced by Film 4.0. It had a very small budget of £300,000 which was funded through Film 4.0, Rook Films, and the BFI. The film was shot in only 12 days with a small cast. It featured an unconventional narrative, setting, themes, and genre. Significantly, it was released simultaneously in cinemas, DVD/Blu-ray, download, VOD, and the Film 4 channel, representing Film 4.0's modern approach to film distribution and exhibition.
The document provides information about a case study on video games, including statistics about gamers and the gaming industry. It discusses different genres of video games like first-person shooters, third-person shooters, and simulators. It also addresses topics like moral panic around violent games, regulation of games, and how games use intertextuality by referencing other media like films. The document contains questions to prompt discussion and activities like analyzing game trailers and reviews, applying theories like Stan Cohen's model of moral panic, and writing an exam response using examples from the case studies.
Lil Wayne had a breakthrough career as a rapper starting in the late 1990s. He began rapping at age 11 and was signed to Cash Money Records. Some of his most popular albums include Tha Block Is Hot, Tha Carter III, and I Am Not a Human Being. Lil Wayne helped establish Young Money Entertainment as a successful record label. His songs often discuss his rap skills, wealth, and lifestyle. However, some critics argue his lyrics promote misogynistic attitudes through objectifying and degrading language about women.
This document provides instructions for an AS coursework assignment to design magazine covers and contents pages. Students must research two lifestyle magazines by analyzing aspects like target age group, masthead design, color schemes, cover features, interview styles, photo placement, and layout techniques. Detailed notes should be taken on these elements of the chosen magazines to inform the original designs that will be created.
The document provides instructions for a report assignment that involves creating magazine front pages and a double page spread (40 marks total). Students must:
1) Write 500 words on how research of existing magazines informed their pre-production pages, covering conventions like typography and images.
2) Write 200 words about the target audience for their double page spread.
3) Spend 900-1000 words evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of their double page spread by comparing to existing magazines, covering design influences, conventions, representation, and narrative elements.
The evaluation should show how research informed their design choices.
The music industry in Britain has seen significant changes over the past two decades. Recording artists now rely primarily on live performances and merchandise for income rather than recorded music sales. Record companies have introduced "360 deals" where they take a percentage of artists' revenues from all sources in order to benefit from their entire income stream. While digital singles sales are rising, digital and physical album sales continue to decline in the UK due to high levels of illegal downloading. More than three-quarters of downloaded music in Britain is obtained illegally, costing the music industry over £1 billion since 2007.
Using In-Design to create newspaper and magazine pages
1. Open In-Design and choose a new document layout with A4 paper size and 5 columns.
2. Draw text boxes and import pictures, using tools like the hand tool to move and size items and snap to guides for alignment.
3. Add borders to pictures using the stroke window, and format text using options in the type menu for fonts, size, and style to create a cohesive magazine layout.
The document provides tips for designing a masthead including setting the leading and tracking, changing font styles, colors, and sizes. It also lists effects that can be added like drop shadows, inner shadows, outer and inner glows, bevels, and embossing to enhance the masthead design.
This document provides guidance for students completing an assignment to design magazine covers and a double page spread for a lifestyle magazine, as well as write an evaluative commentary. It outlines pre-production tasks like researching cover designs and terminology. It also gives instructions for the production components, which include designing two magazine covers, a contents page, and double page spread. Students are advised to follow conventions found in their research and be creative with images, text, fonts, and mode of address.
This document outlines the learning outcomes and activities for a class on production processes and research for lifestyle magazines. Students will discuss genre conventions, annotate influential magazine covers focusing on visual elements, and learn tips for taking good photographs and lighting pictures. Their homework is to take photos applying the photography principles from class and upload them to their blog.
This document provides guidance on analyzing advertisements through a structured response. It outlines analyzing the genre, significant features and their effects, and how the target audience is engaged. Notes sections provide prompts on technical elements like camera shots, symbolic codes, editing, sound, and representation of the product. The analysis should discuss all parts of the ad and how effectively it engages the target audience.
This document outlines the preparation process for producing lifestyle magazines. It includes learning outcomes around researching magazine formats and blogging findings. Students are instructed to analyze sample magazines to understand representation, ideology, prescribed lifestyles, and progressiveness. They are then directed to create blogs to upload annotations of magazine pages focusing on audience and representation. The document concludes by informing students they will create front pages for a new lifestyle magazine and directing them to continue blogging research on the chosen magazine topic and lifestyle.
The document provides guidance for students taking an A Level Film Studies exam (FM3) to improve their exam performance. It recommends that students view multiple entries from websites like IMDb or Wikipedia as a single source when citing. YouTube clips from directors or documentaries are encouraged. Weaker annotations did not clearly explain how sources contributed to the project. The best candidates created presentations that utilized different presentation tools and frameworks, directly referencing sources to support their chosen framework. Students must ensure the framework guides the investigation and presentation of findings.
This magazine issue features articles on fashion trends, relationships, beauty, health, and lifestyle topics. Some of the headlines include "23 Dial 'F' For Fashion" about the latest fashion trends, "I Dated My Teen Crush 10 Years Later" on rekindling a past romance, and "Be A Best-Selling Author" giving tips for writing a successful book. The issue also has sections on love, sex, and success with articles like "The Rise Of The Friendship Fling" and advice from an agony aunt. An advertisement promotes using a shopping app to purchase fashion and beauty items featured in the magazine.
The summary provides context about the crew of the commercial starship Nostromo awakening from hypersleep. The crew is seated in the mess hall tired and cold. They discuss bonuses and their upcoming docking. Dallas is alerted to a priority message from the ship's computer, Mother. He accesses the private message in the computer room annex.
This document provides guidance on writing analysis of media texts, including structure, success criteria, technical codes to discuss, target audiences, representation, persuasive techniques, and information on producers. The structure should introduce the text, discuss significant features and their effects, and analyze the target audience. Success relies on addressing all parts of the text, explaining techniques and how they work, using industry terminology, and fact-checking unsure details.
The passage discusses the importance of summarization in an age of information overload. It notes that with the massive amounts of data available online, being able to quickly understand the key points of lengthy documents, articles, or reports is crucial. The ability to produce clear, concise summaries helps people save time by getting the gist without having to read the full original text.
The document provides guidance on conducting research for a media investigation coursework essay. It advises that the essay should include a mixture of the student's own analysis along with research from other academic sources and applying their findings and theories to the case studies. It recommends starting with key concepts related to the topic, like genre or representation, and searching academic writings about the topic. Students should choose 1-2 specific television episodes or scenes for analysis and include the views of academics as well as their own analysis applying communication theories. An example is provided of a student essay paragraph that establishes an academic viewpoint, directly quotes it, and then provides the student's own analysis of a text in relation to the theories.
This document provides an introduction and instructions for an MS3 coursework module involving a research investigation, production piece, and evaluation. Students must choose a research topic focused on genre, narrative, or representation. They will analyze primary and secondary sources to answer a negotiated question. The production piece applies skills learned in the research. An evaluation reflects on how the research informed the production. Students must complete a proposal form with their topic, sources, production plans, and initial research before the course starts.
This document outlines the requirements for an individual research investigation and production project. Students must choose a topic related to genre, narrative, or representation. They will analyze primary and secondary sources to answer a focused question and reach a conclusion. The production piece applies skills and informs the evaluation. Students must complete a proposal form with their topic, sources, production plan, and initial research before starting the course.