Film Distribution

Using the following websites www.launchingfilms.com and www.boxofficemojo.com research the following for next lesson.

1. What genres of film have been most successful in recent years? Why do you think this is the case?
2. What are this week's film releases and what genre do they each belong to?
3. In what month, in the year to date, were the highest audience admissions? Why do you think this is a good time for distributors to release their films?
4. When was the highest recorded cinema admissions in the UK recorded? Why do you think the figures are so low today in comparison?
5. List the top 10 of the top 100 films of all time. What do you notice about them?

12A1 cover P5&6 Mon 16th Nov Miss Holliday

Using the AS text books:

1. Read the psychographic categories on pg62 and answer the questions at the bottom of the page for each of the groups.
2. Read pages 64-65 taking notes.
3. Find two contrasting magazine covers, one aimed at males and the other at females. How do magazine front covers use symbolic, technical and written codes to appeal to their different target audiences? Produce a 750 word essay (typed) comparing the interpellatoin of each magazine. Complete for homework - due on Friday in lesson.

12C1 p2 Cover Mon 16th Nov Miss Holliday

Using the AQA AS text book (from pg41) read the chapter on Media Concepts & Ideas and supplement your existing notes with any additional concepts/ theories. Use examples provided to help. You will need these for a test.

12C2 Cover Work, P3 Fri 06.11

Select a two minute clip from any feature film that appears on YouTube (obviously, choose one you like).

Embed the clip in your blog, and say where in the clip your analysis begins and ends (give exact timings).

Analyse the film language in the clip, taking into account the following...

• cinematography (camerawork)
• editing
• sound
• mise en scene (costume, lighting, acting, makeup, props, settings)

If you're unsure of any of these categories, use the film language handout pack to help you.

Please ensure this is completed for homework.

12C2 Cover Work, P6 Wed 04.11

Stay in DF07 for the whole of the lesson (period 6). Work quietly and sensibly on the computers. Ms Holliday will be monitoring you...please sign in on a piece of paper and leave on my desk.

This work has to be completed by everyone by the next lesson (Fri 7th).

Select TWO film posters from the internet - ONE mainstream/multiplex film; ONE arthouse.

Post them up on your blogs and analyse them answering the three questions you covered when doing the film poster homework. Make sure you highlight all media keywords in a different colour.

Evaluations 10.09

To be completed by 12C1 students by Monday 02-11.

Your responses will be used to help write your Interim Reports and help us to plan a better course for you.

1. SELF EVALUATION

Write an evaluation of your progress on the Media course so far.
Post the work up on your blogs.

a. Comment on each of the following, giving yourself a grade with an explanation outlining why:

(Grading should be1-5: 1 = excellent, 2 = v. good, 3 = good/average, 4 = poor, 5 = v. poor)

• Attainment
• Effort
• Punctuality
• Submission and quality of homework
• Ability to work independently
• Quality of writing
• Organisation of blog
• Oral contributions in class

b. Make a list of three achievements (www) and three targets/areas for improvement (ebi) over the next half-term.

2. COURSE EVALUATION

Write an evaluation of the actual course/teaching.
Please submit the work as a comment on this blog after this post. Include your name!

a. Answer each of the following with a grade (1-5), giving reasons/examples:

(Grading should again be1-5: 1 = excellent, 2 = v. good, 3 = good/average, 4 = poor, 5 = v. poor)

• How well is the course organised?
• How interesting is the content that is covered?
• How useful are the handouts?
• Have the lessons been well-paced?
• What is the standard of the teachers’ presentation/subject knowledge?
• How well has the course met your expectations?
• Have the extra-curricular events been useful? (eg. Awards Eve.)
• Has the Macguffin Blog been useful?

b. Make a list of three things you like and help you to learn (www) and three suggestions of things you’d like to see changed/improved (ebi).

12A1 Cover Work for Miss Van der Sanden P1, 2 & 4

Please see work set for 12C2 cover work set on the blog for 30.09 (analysis of the newspaper front page using all the relevant media language and audience or narrative theories as appropriate). Read this carefully and complete the task. Remember this must be in essay format, not in notes or bullet points and posted onto your blog along with the image. You have 3 periods to focus on this and the standard of work must reflect this amount of time spent on it. For homework then find a front page of a broadsheet newspaper (if you don't understand this term look it up in your media dictionaries) and complete the same exercise.