• 19.12.13
     TO DO LIST:


    1.  Update audience feedback / research on blog
    2.  Flat plans for all 3 pages (front, content, DPS)
    3.  All plans for photos uploaded to blog:
    -    Locations
    -    Models
    -    Health and safety
    -    Props and costume
    (do this for all 3 pages)

    4. Sketch rough versions of photos and put them on blog
  • http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/06/swedish-cinemas-bechdel-test-films-gender-bias

    "You expect movie ratings to tell you whether a film contains nudity, sex, profanity or violence. Now cinemas in Sweden are introducing a new rating to highlight gender bias, or rather the absence of it.To get an A rating, a movie must pass the so-called Bechdel test, which means it must have at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man."


    So in Sweden movies have to pass the test in order to shown or made ! Maybe we should introduce that here in the UK? I don't think its going to happen though!

    The article above does raise some good points towards the end about the problems of using this kind of simple rule to decide whether a movie is 'good for gender' or not

    Will it make a difference? Who knows but at least it will make people think about the issue next time they go the cinema.


  • We havent really covered this topic yet but i found this website today that lets you rent new movies and thought it was too important to forget. Especially as this is a huge part of your exam andyour case study films may have used this type of distribution model. Anyway it might be something you talk about in your exam:

    DISTRIFY


    For instance you could watch one of this years greatest movies now on this page without even thinking about it. For money though obviously!



  • Today you should be ready to present your two case study films. Studying and researching this should be fun: Just like marketing movies obviously is for these two actors :


    Instead of standing up and talking through them i thought it might be better if you spent the time learning how to organise and manage your film notes on your blog:

    You need to:

    1. create a new page of your blog
    2. Then upload your presentation to it.
    3. Then visit at least 6 other blogs from people in the class and comment on their presentations / research



    Then once you have done that and you are happy with your blog your are going to try and find as many useful Film Industry web links as you can. Each week i will be pointing you into a different area of research and its important you can build up a database of websites to help you find information.

    My top 3 are on this post here:

    So to do this:

    4. Make a list of useful weblinks on your film industry page
    5. Copy and paste this list as a comment on this post (so that i can collate the links into a mega super amazing list for us all to share !)


    Easy !


  • Just as a little helpful reminder to those of you that weren't in or have forgotten:


    Wednesday (tomorrow) 11th of December:

    Your two film case study presentations need to be ready.


    Thursday 12th Dec.

    Magazine title designs and audience feedback needs to be presented on your blogs.

    Monday 16th Dec:

    Representation presentations will be given in lesson on Monday and Tuesday. Make sure you have a detailed presentation with lots of examples.


    Do not miss these deadlines !


  • http://prezi.com/d6gxmrt8rpdi/audiences-and-institutions-g322/




  • Representations of Ethnicity:

    1. Go to youtube and find the clip HOTEL BABYLON G321 (jan 10)
    2. Watch it and make notes as if you were in an exam
    3. Open quicktime and make a new screen recording of you and your partner talking about the representations on offer in the clip
    4. Export it  (save it) and upload it to your blog

    Extension: Find your own clip from TV drama to analyse and explain the representations




  • As part of your research you should try and familiarise yourself with other students' work from other schools. What grade do you thin these would get and why?
    Here is an excellent blog: Grade A and here is one that err.. isn't very excellent


  • So for your case studies you need to pick two films that demonstrate different sides of the industry. One should be a huge blockbuster type production and the other a much smaller independent film. But what does actually make a film British:
     



    So 'but what is a case study?' i hear you cry well here is a good example: Yours should be like this and explain key facts aroudn teh key stages of the film cycle. PRODUCTION > DISTRIBUTION > EXHIBITION . Any questions then comment here. Good luck

  • Ok so its only fair we look at masculinity after we explored femininity yesterday.



  • Are Mainstream Media Representations of women overwhelmingly negative?


    At least 2 sides of A4
    Intro (outline concerns initial arguments)
    Uses theories (Male Gaze, Goffman's theory, Bechdel test)
    Lots of examples from a range of media
    Explains the key arguments
    Counter arguments
    Conclusion (summary, your view, how can it change etc)


    If you need any more help with writing this then come and see me for more help


  • Yr10 blog marking :

    George : 
    No work on blog only a couple of posts needs to Post up his coursework so that we can see progress. 0/10

    Diana : 
    Plans blog is excellent well thought out and uses analytical language and the coursework is of a really strong quality very good piece of work in general.9/10

    Eyerusalem
    Her blog is basic has nothing on it and is in desperate need of some work 0/10

    Rafieka
    She has no work on her blog and needs to very quickly because the coursework Mark is now zero! 0/10

    Robbie 
    Is blog has nothing on it shows you done no work and his coursework mark is zero not good enough 0/10

    Luke
    Is blog has nothing on it shows you done no work and his coursework mark is zero not good enough! 0/10

    Daniel 
    Is blog has nothing on it shows you done no work and his coursework mark is zero not good enough! 0/10

    Marius:
    His blog has one picture on it and very little else the coursework mark Is zero because it hasn't been uploaded to the blog. not good enough! 0/10

    Tammy
    Tammy's blog has lots of nice pictures on it but very little else there is no coursework so I cannot give any marks and it must improve. 0/10

    Joel:
    His blog has two very small posts and nothing else .no coursework so 0/10

    Usamah
    His blog has half a piece of coursework on or one half which need improving his blog has nothing else on it except a few pictures needs to improve and I must hand in the second piece of coursework 4/10

    Klaudia
    Her blog contains two pictures of herself and nothing to do with coursework this must change and she must improve her coursework.0/10

    Lamine
    His blog has lots of work about basketball but nothing to do with the work we were studying he must upload his coursework to this blog immediately 0/10

    Cameron 
    A decent attempt at blog with a couple of relevant posts he has uploaded his coursework which is of good quality but still could be improved 7/10

    Emily: 
    Good blog that has two pieces of coursework on well done but your coursework can be improved 7/10

    Jessica : 
    Excellent blog that contains the two pieces of her first coursework and nice attempts at the CD covers and generally very good start. 7/10

    Stevie : 
    Interesting blog but no coursework this must change as her grade will be 0/10

  • So hopefully (if Georgina remembers to bring her DVD in) we will be watching Pulp Fiction on Monday after school. Its quite long so if people get tired we might watch it over two weeks. It's an incredible film featuring amazing performances and hilarious. creative dialogue. Surely one of the greatest breakthrough independent mainstream cross over hits of all time.. i'll stop talking now..

    Just come and watch it, bring yourselves, bring a friend, but most of all bring some popcorn !
  • UPDATES UPDATES UPDATES !! This is your major problem ! There is nowhere near enough information on your blogs. Your blogs are the most improtant thing in your lives right now !!!

    I am sending them off to the examiner so please update them !!


    You must finish the FRONT COVER + CONTENTS PAGE and do three updates !

    If not there will be serious consequences ! Err..... Seriously !

    This is a picture of Hard work !
  • Some theory for you :

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/tof07qn1h3hp5yl/Representation%20some%20theory.doc?m=

    Read it, that's all !
  • Here is a great competition for you to enter:

    The theme is : superheroes !

    Surely you can make and amazing 1 minute film and win this therefore catapulting yourself into international stardom ??

    http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/13/make-a-one-minute-short-film-guardianwitness




  • After our amazing trip to the BFI i know you all raring to go and jump into a pil;e of books and articles about the british film industry so i thought i would give you a few helpful links here.








    Remember this is a research and presentation of knowledge based task so teh person who knows the most and has the most interesting facts and case study examples will get the best grade. You get few marks for style and grammar etc so dont think you can rock up on the day and ace this. You actually need to know stuff.. this isnt Maths !

    (sorry maths department)

    Anyway here are some brilliant links to help you:

    http://www.the-numbers.com/

    http://www.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-statistical-yearbook-2013.pdf

    http://industry.bfi.org.uk/




  • Ok here it is the amazing, brilliant, badly spelt collection of editing clips.

    Well done though , this is decent work for one lesson!



    Year 12 students try and exemplify all known editing techniques ... ex from Mr Sloan on Vimeo.

  • Thanks to all the class (minus 3 who missed out) who came to the year 12 study day at the British Film Institute last Friday for a study and preperation day for your upcoming exam on the British Film Industry. It was great to see you all asking questions infront of you peers and enjoying talking about the film industry and  listening so well to actual real people who work in the industry rather than just your teacher telling you about it.

    Im sure you had a great day. Hopefully you learnt a lot to get you thinking about your research projects on British vs Hollywood film.

    Here is a trailer for a film we will probably watch soon, its this year's 'fish tank' apparently:


  • So at the end of last term you guys completed a short mock exam style analysis, and generally it was very pleasing to see you all attempt it so well. For your first effort at this kind of exam you all did well. In today's lesson we will be analysing the clip in a bit more detail in order to get you thinking about the techniques involved and also going over exam technique.

    I had a go at screen capturing some analysis of the clip , but its a bit embarrassing so i will leave it for you guys to do this afternoon !




    Mise en scene primeval analysis 1 from Mr Sloan on Vimeo.



  • I knew it someone else cares about Media Education other than me !!

    http://schoolsimprovement.net/media-education-now-a-must-in-schools/


    …It is not sufficient to leave media education to the individual enthusiastic teacher. As leading UK media educationist Cary Bazalgette says: “If media education is worth having, then everyone should have it.”

    Yeaaaaaaahhhhhhh wot she said etc etc !





  •  

    So after the great success of Film club in its first half term i have decided to let the year 10 seniors make a trailer each week for the upcoming movie. Next week on monday we will be watching ....
  • Year 10s you need to finish your coursework analysis of two magazines over half term. You could use the two below or get your own ones.



























  • So i know your al filming your projects but its important to keep aware of ideas and techniques used in professional products. Here is a nice article highlighting some of the year's best videos:

    http://www.stereogum.com/1357681/stereogums-top-25-music-videos-of-2013-so-far/video/


    Enjoy
  • I still haven't received all of your url addresses for your blogs yet so make sure you let me know what they are please.

    When you have done that you can have a go at this:


    Creating random CD covers:

    To get the name of your band you need to use this link:

    Whatever comes up that is the name of your group / artist

    Then do it again , this will give you the name of your Album


    Then find a random picture from this site: 


    When you have them try and combine them in photoshop or even in word


    Then post the best ones at your blog

    My best effort is above. Hopefully yours will be better.
  • Homework:

    After today's lesson on camera shots you need to analyse a scene from a movie or tv drama and comment on how the director has used camera shots.

    Here is an example:
    Yours sshuld be at least 4 or 5 slides in power point . Post them on your blog before thursday:

  • Magazine Analysis. Using the new terminology you have learnt today and the old skills you have practiced concerning Connotations. You need to analyse 2 magazine covers (that have different target audiences). Answering this question.

    'How have these magazine covers been designed to target their audiences?'


    This needs to be done for next Thursday.

    You could choose the two below or two of your choice

     
     

  • So an amazing montage style video from Chase & Status that is a homage to 90s rave culture :


    It fulfils some of the key criteria of the videos you are trying to make:

    1. It doesn't actually have anyone miming the words directly addressing the camera (youdont have to do this)
    2. Its a great example of how to take a potentially reptitive and boring technique like montage  and make it lively and exciting
    3. The vibe of the visuals matches that of the song
    4. It has lots of really interesting / fun exciting people and places / things to look at
    5. Its all set in places you could go to with normal everyday people mostly
    6. The storyline is extremely simple. Almost invisible !
    7. Its made on the cheap (although that adds to the quality of it)
    8. It almost looks amateurish but still feels professional
    9. Its fast paced and shows how you need loads of footage in order to keep your audience's attention
    I could go on.. however it is a great video and you should try and keep watching videos from your genre all the time in order to steal cool ideas and be influenced by professionals.

    Keep up the good work so far guys.. your videos are looking great !


  • So today's lesson will be looking at Mise en Scene in more detail:

    Here is a clip i want you to write a short response:

    'How did the director (Ridley Scott) manipulate mise en scene in this scene to create an impact on the audience?'




  • So we have officially started our production. You are going to make a school magazine and then a music magazine. One day, if you do well in AS media you could be working for an actual magazine company like this one below.
  • The illusion of choice. Pseudo-Individualisation. Democratisation. All of these things we will cover in today's lesson. Hopefully this will be something you keep in mind when studying the film industry this year. An example of how repetitive and formulaic Hollywood can be is below. After watching it errr ..get out of here !
  • So yesterday the year 11 media studies group went to Earls Court for a look at the years upcoming new games and consoles. The eurgamer conference was packed with people and games but the students really enjoyed themselves and found loads of really useful things for their exam research. Some got up on stage and battled it out street fighter II style and we got loads of free stuff! A really great day out and here are some photos:
  • Narrative. Everything has one, even photos, but we are going to look at teh theory of Vladimir Propp who analysed fairy tales. Whichi is why there is a picture of Aladdin here! Do all stories share the same basic structure Now your go.. can you apply his theory of Narrative to any Film or TV drama of your choice. Post it onto your blogs Thanks

  • bfi film academy

     

    developing the next generation of film industry talent

     

    An exciting learning opportunity for talented, creative and dedicated students with an interest in film and media; the BFI Film Academy, delivered by Eastside, is an intensive, wide-ranging and adventurous eight-week film training course for 16-19 year olds.

     

    We are asking teachers and school staff to spread the word and encourage pupils with an interest in filmmaking, and the motivation to take on a new challenge, to apply for the BFI Film Academy.

     

    ·         Students will work with an award-winning filmmaker to produce their own short films and documentaries

    ·         Industry professionals will run a series of master-classes and workshops, including editing, sound production and lighting design

    ·         Students will find out more about career pathways in the film and media industry

    ·         Participants will work towards the nationally recognised Silver Arts Award qualification 

    This is your chance to nominate your most talented, motivated pupils with a passion for film to take part in the BFI Film Academy 2013-14.

     

    Nominate students from your school by sending an email to joanna@eastside.org.uk

     

    The deadline for student applications is 12 October 2013.  Details of how they can apply can be found on our website:

     

    http://www.eastside.org.uk/programme_categories/bfi_film_academy

     

    Any Questions?  Call us at Eastside Educational Trust on 020 7033 2380

     

     

    Joanna Cord

    Administrator

    Eastside Educational Trust

    Direct: 020 7033 2384

    Switchboard: 020 7033 2380

    www.eastside.org.uk

  • So it was great to see you all hard at work today even though no one guessed the faction was from psycho . It was interesting to see how difficult it was to work out the genre of the film when you had no visual clues to guide you. Can you try and think of some generic based psycho puns for your titles for your drama / rom com titles?! 

    Great work

     The picture below is of dan / christiana/ zainab !!! 



  • Well maybe the first step towards fame and fortune....

    I have just been emailed this huge oppurtunity to get involved in the BFI film workshop . Its tomorrow night at teh BFI southbank. You should all jump at the chance to be onvolved in this !


    BFI Future Film Academy
    Opportunities for 18 aspiring young filmmakers to join a fun and practical talent development programme as part of the national BFI Film Academy scheme
    Free Information Evening: Wed 18 Sept 18:00 The Blue Room, BFI Southbank
    Apply to the BFI Future Film Academy and from October 2013 - February 2014 you’ll work with film industry and education professionals to develop your creative talents, learn about different careers in the film industry, and produce your own short films.
    As well as hands-on filmmaking workshops, you’ll have free access to screenings and events at the 57th BFI London Film Festival, the BFI Gothic Season, monthly BFI Future Film events and the 7th BFI Future Film Festival. Participants will also be actively involved in the exhibition and distribution of their work and gain a Silver Arts Award.
    Most sessions will run on Wednesday evenings between 6-9pm and on the weekends (during the day), as well as through half terms in October 2013 and February 2014 at BFI Southbank.
    To find out more come along to our Open Evening in The Blue Room at BFI Southbank on Wednesday 18 September. For more information email bfifuturefilmacademy@bfi.org.uk or visit bfi.org.uk to download the application form.
    The deadline for applications is Monday 23 September, 17:00.
  • Alright people this is your first mission (homework) !

    As part of your coursework requirements this year you have to create a blog and show your production progress over the course of the year. For most of you that will be no problem so ets get started.

    1: You need to go to http://www.blogger.com  and sign up (its free, don't worry!).

    2: You need to choose an email address to use. You will need to sign up to other things (like dropbox) during the course so make sure its an email address you use often and don't mind having school stuff associated with.

    3.:Choose a display name and blog address:
    Tip don't do anything too complicated that you wont remember. Use a password you know well. 
    Also dont use you full real name. 

    Something with one part of your name or a nickname is fine like Sloanmedia.blogspot.com for example.

    So once you have your username/display name and your blog address and title you are set.

    3: It will ask you to choose a design and then you can customise it however you like. But remember this is your coursework so don't put anything inappropriate on it !!

    Try and write something on the blog by 'posting a small message about your first impressions of Media Studies and what you hope to achieve on the course.

    If you can do this  without bothering me than well done. If you cant do this then you need to comment here (at the end of this post) and i will help you.

    This might help:

     http://www.youtube.com/user/BloggerHelp


    This homework is due for Thursday 5th September.

    Safe !!







  • For representations of gender... Its your homework yr12 so get it to me by tuesday please !


  • Homework : 8 statements about this clip please !!


  • so do some work........and here are lots of clips for you to analyse ! No Excuses !!!!
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