Transcript Year 12 media Exam revision - Narrative

Year 12 Media exam
revision
- General points
- Narrative: production elements
General points
• Don’t cross things out! The examiner is looking to award
marks, not deduct them. So, even if you think what you’ve
written isn’t relevant, just leave it.
• If you write big, you can get more writing booklets.
• There will be one extended answer question – for this
question you can do a plan in the notes section.
Timing
• Allow 2 mins per mark allocated
• Eg: 6 marks – 12 mins, 15 marks – 30 mins
• The number of lines under each question should also indicate
to you how much you should be writing
• During your revision, try to do a full exam to time conditions,
and practice 2 mins per mark.
Question prompts
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Analyse: break into parts and provide detailed explanation
Compare: describe similarities
Contrast: describe differences
Describe: give details of (examples)
Evaluate: state the value or the degree of something
Explain: make clear, show meaning of
Illustrate: use examples to clarify meaning
Outline: highlight main features, not too much depth
Summarise: present main ideas
Identify: show, reveal, point out
• Hint: highlight/underline these words in a question so you
know what it’s asking you to do.
Narrative – response structure
• Name the element (eg. Camera techniques, editing, cause and
effect etc)
• Describe how it’s been used (use key terminology, eg
expressive lighting, non-diegetic sound, close-up shot)
• Explain why its been used (eg. Used to stimulate, frighten,
build suspense)
• Describe the effect on the audience (what does it make the
audience think, what does it lead us to believe?)
Narrative – how to revise
• Go back and watch the texts several times over
• Revise your key terms for all of the production & story
elements
• Don’t forget the ‘other elements’ when revising, ie. Themes,
issues & motifs; reception context; genre
• Revise what key scenes apply to each of these – not enough to
just identify the scene though, you’ll need to discuss what
techniques are in the scene.
Narrative – production elements
• This is the time to use key terminology. It has been a gripe of
examiners in the past that students have not used enough key
terminology
• You will earn more marks in these areas when you DO use key
terminology
• What does CAMELS stand for again?
Camera techniques
• What are some of these?
• In 2 mins write down as many as you can remember/find in
your notes.
Key Camera Terms
Shot selection
Angles
Other techniques
Extreme long shot to
Extreme close up
• High
• Low
• Eye-level
• Lines and diagonals
• Rule of thirds
Movement
Focus
Qualities
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Pan
Zoom
Tilt
Dolly
Hand held
Depth of field
Fore-ground
Mid ground
Back-ground
Deep focus
35mm film
90mm film
3D
Animation
Video
Key scenes
• What was the key scene we looked at for camera techniques
in Psycho?
• What was the key scene we looked at for camera techniques
in Edward Scissorhands?
• Go back to the screen shots in the PPs from term 1 to revise
key scenes and details from them.
Practice question – 6 mins
• With reference to one of the texts you have studied this year,
give an example of how camera techniques contribute to the
audience’s engagement with that text. (3 marks)
Lighting
• Who can name the 4 types of lighting?
• If you can use these terms, and then describe how the
relevant ones are demonstrated in your key scene, you’ll show
the examiner you’re brilliant, as too many students don’t use
these terms well.
• Don’t call it “light lighting” or “dark lighting”!!!
4 types of lighting
• Naturalistic lighting: makes the scene look natural/realistic.
Eg: sunlight, normal indoor lighting.
• Expressive lighting: non- naturalistic, lighting that is
emphasised, adds to the colour, tone, shadow and light in the
frame. Film noirs use this a lot (Sin City is considered a neonoir).
• High Key: Few shadows and little contrast.
• Low Key: Use of shadows and light.
Key scenes
• What was the key scene we looked at for lighting in Psycho?
• What was the key scene we looked at for lighting in Edward
Scissorhands?
• Go back to the screen shots in the PPs from term 1 to revise
key scenes and details from them.
Lighting- to know
• For each sequence from Psycho and Edward Scissorhands,
what kind of lighting was used?
• Was there only one style, or a mix of styles?
• Use key terminology
• Explain why its been used (eg. Used to stimulate, frighten,
build suspense)
• Describe the effect on the audience (what does it make the
audience think, what does it lead us to believe?)
• Use evidence from each sequence to support your
statements.
In summary
• The theme of deceptive appearances (where people aren’t
what they always seems to be) is expressed in the lighting.
Burton turns horror conventions right around here.
• Whilst convention says that normally what lurks in the
shadows is what is meant to be scary, in Edward Scissorhands
it is that which is clearly visible that you actually need to be
careful of.
Sound
• In 2 mins, write down the answers to these questions:
• What 2 categories does sound fall under?
• What are examples of the kinds of sounds for each of these 2
categories?
• Diegetic sound: The sound that happens within the world of
the film, tv show etc. If an actor can see, touch or hear it, it is
diegetic. Eg, actors speaking, music coming from a radio,
sound within the film, such as cars driving past.
• Non-diegetic sound: The sound that happens outside the
world of the film, tv show etc. Eg, voice overs, music playing
over the titles, sound effects.
• Don’t forget the absence of sound as well, and why this may
be included.
Sound key scenes
• What was the key scene we looked at for sound in Psycho?
• What was the key scene we looked at for sound in Edward
Scissorhands?
Sound key scenes
• As we watch each of these scenes, write down all the sounds
you hear. Classify them as either Diegetic or Non-Diegetic.
• Psycho: Marion driving towards Bates Motel (23min 41 secs –
26min 54secs)
• Edward Scissorhands: Edward storms out of the Boggs’ house
(1:16:08 – 1:17:11)
Acting
• Remember: It’s really important that when you discuss acting,
you use the actor’s name, not the character’s name. Eg. Janet
Leigh, not Marion Crane.
• What things do we need to be talking about when discussing
acting techniques?
Acting
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Gestures
Actions
Posture
Expressions
Delivery of lines
Tone of voice
Casting (is actor playing to type or against)
Acting key scenes
• Go back through your notes. You were required to identify
your own key scenes for acting.
• What key scenes did you have for Janet Leigh (Marion) and
Anthony Perkins (Norman) in Psycho?
• What key scenes did you have for Johnny Depp (Edward),
Winona Ryder (Kim) and Diane Weist (Peg) in Edward
Scissorhands?
Mise-en-Scene & Visual
Composition
• What is the difference between the two?
• What things do we need to be looking for in M-E-S?
• When revising, don’t forget you were given a lot of EXTRA
notes on this area, as well as print outs from the original PP
with screen shots to help you see how M-E-S & V.C were
constructed in each film. Make sure you’re looking back over
these.
The difference is…
• Mise-en-scene: Everything within the frame of the shot:
acting, lighting position of props, colours, setting, costumes.
• Visual composition: How objects are placed in the frame; how
they’ve been arranged for particular effect.
Key scenes
• What key scene did we look at in Psycho for M-E-S and V.C?
• What key scene did we look at in Edward Scissorhands for ME-S and V.C?
• Go back to the screen shots in the PPs from term 1 to revise
key scenes and details from them.
Psycho key scene: M-E-S & Vis
Comp
Key scene: The Parlour scene
• As we watch the Parlour Scene, write down all the things you
see within the frame of the shot: acting, lighting, position of
props, colours, setting, costumes.
Edward Scissorhands key scene:
M-E-S & Vis Comp
• Key scene: Peg’s ‘Avon Calling’ (4:57 – 8:15)
• As we watch this scene, write down all the things you see
within the frame of the shot: acting, lighting, position of
props, colours, setting, costumes.
Practice questions – 14 mins
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Define two production elements. (2 marks)
Using one of the texts studied for narrative, explain how the
production elements you identified in Question 1 work
together to enhance the audience’s engagement with a
character and/or relationships between characters in the
narrative. (5 marks)
Editing
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What is editing?
What is sound editing?
What is montage?
What is a transition?
What is a cut?
What is pace in editing?
• This is another area where you should be using LOTS of key
terminology, such as in the questions above.
Key scenes
• What was the key scene for editing in Psycho?
• What was the key scene for editing in Edward Scissorhands?
• Psycho key scene: The shower scene
• Edwards Scissorhands key scene: Edward sees Jim and Kim for
the last time (1:28:14 – 1:31:48)
Revising on Editing
• You developed a lot of class notes on editing.
• I made you do this for a reason.
• Editing is a big area – there’s lots of key terminology, and the
editing techniques can change several times even within one
scene.
• If you lost your notes, go back to the PPs on the Assignments
Drive.