Lesson 1 exam section a intro
- 1. Lesson 1: G322 Exam Section A (TV Drama) L/O: to understand the main objective and marking of this section of the exam
- 2. Knowing the Purpose O Section A: Textual Analysis and Representation O COPY AND ANSWER QUESTION. Use examples. O 1. What is a text? O 2. What does analysis mean? O 3. What does representation mean?
- 3. Knowing the Purpose 1. What is a text? O An original item or representation of an item created by an author/speaker O Example: a page in a novel, a quote from a speech, a video clip from a film
- 4. Knowing the Purpose 2. What does analysis mean? O The process as a method of studying the nature of something or determining its essential features or relations. Breaking down something into it’s components. O Analysis: Examination, study, deconstruct, investigation, scrutiny, breakdown, exploration O Example: to analyse the meaning in a book you might investigate and explain the character’s feelings or actions. Or to analyse a character in a film you might breakdown and explore their costume and speech.
- 5. Knowing the Purpose 3. What does representation mean? O The way in which something is shown; or the way it is intended to be shown. O Analysis: Depiction, symbol, sign O Example: representation of youth in the riots = rebellious, crazy, selfish, angry,
- 6. Aim O Candidates are expected to study an ‘unseen’ moving image extract with one compulsory question dealing with textual analysis of various technical aspects of the languages and conventions of a television drama. O Candidates will be asked to link this analysis with an aspect of representation within the sequence.
- 7. Sections O Candidates will demonstrate textual analysis of all the following technical areas of moving image language and conventions in relation to the unseen extract: O CAMERA ANGLES, CAMERA SHOTS, CAMERA MOVEMENT, COMPOSITION O MISE-EN-SCENE O EDITING O SOUND O The focus of study for Section A is the use of technical aspects of the moving image medium to create meaning for an audience, focusing on the creation of representations of specific social types, groups, events or places within the extract.
- 8. CAM SAMC O CAMERA ANGLES, - the perspective from where camera is placed O CAMERA SHOTS, - the distance between person/object and camera O CAMERA MOVEMENT, - how the camera moves O COMPOSITION – how a frame is laid out
- 9. MES O MISE-EN-SCENE O French term means = ‘put in the scene’ O arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted O refers to almost everything that goes into the composition of the shot, including the composition itself: framing, characters & their costumes/props, lighting, set design and general visual environment
- 10. E O EDITING O The process of placing frames/scenes/shots into a sequence to make a motion picture O There are different skills and techniques involved in this O Different techniques are applied to create certain meanings (ex fast pace (short cuts) for action car chases scenes) O http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_editing
- 11. S O SOUND O Both real and ‘non real’ sounds O Example – the real sounds of a restaurant (crowd murmurs, tapping of cutlery, voices in kitchen etc) O Example – or the music to create mood/atmosphere
- 12. Representation O The only thing that changes each year is the possible topics of representation. O Gender O Age O Ethnicity O Sexuality O Class & Status O Ability/Disability O Regional Identity
- 13. People Representations O How can a person/character be represented? O Give an example What does representation mean? O The way in which something is shown; or the way it is intended to be shown.
- 14. Google search: ‘school girl’ = they are all represented differently People Representations Young, happy responsible zombie Sexually suggestive / fantasy
- 15. Place Representations O How can a place be represented?
- 16. Place Representations O Both castles – shown (represented) in different ways!
- 17. Marks Section A Section B 50 marks 50 marks 25% of total mark 25% of total mark
- 18. Assessment Focus O Marks in 3 categories: EAA = Explanation/ analysis/argume nt 20 marks EX = use of examples 20 marks O Each category is marked with O Level 1 O Level 2 O Level 3 O Level 4 T = use of terminology 10 marks
- 19. TV drama O You may be shown ANY type of British or Amercian TV drama, so you need to watch a variety of them! OWrite down some different examples of British & American TV Dramas British TV dramas American TV dramas Eastenders Grey’s anatomy
- 20. Types of TV Dramas O How do we differentiate TV dramas? (How can we tell they are different in category) O Can you think of types of dramas?
- 21. Types of TV Dramas Teen Dramas Example School Dramas (like teen) Waterloo Road Soap Operas Costume/Period/Historical Dramas Medical/Hospital Dramas Police/Crime Dramas Docu-Dramas Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi Misc Romance/relationships etc
- 22. Types of TV Dramas Teen Dramas Example School Dramas (like teen) Waterloo Road Soap Operas East Enders Costume/Period/Historical Dramas Downton Abbey Medical/Hospital Dramas ER Police/Crime Dramas Law & Order, CSI Docu-Dramas Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi Dr Who, Merlin Misc Romance/relationships etc Lip Service ……..
- 23. How can you watch them? O TV O -terrestrial O -on demand O Online O -save episodes, watch later O -bbc iplayer, 4OD etc O -youtube
- 24. Timing of section a O 1 hour total (part of 2 hour exam) O =30 min watching, 30 minutes writing essay Timing What happens View #1 Watch clip, no notes View #2 Watch clip, some notes Break 2 mins for notes View #3 Watch clip, more notes Break 2 mins for notes View #4 Mostly taking notes
- 25. Accessing OCR info O Google O Ocr O Media O Specification OR O Read all documents O Mark schemes, specifications, exam reports etc
- 26. Key terms map O Keep in folder…….. O Everyday add a new term on your blog O -screen grab O -description/definition Excellent for your C/W blog…… Learn the terms by looking them up independently
- 27. Homework O 1. revise this powerpoint – you will have a quiz tomorrow! (for thur) O 2. Find June 2009 clip (g322) and embed on your exam blog (for fri)