Work for Thursday

Hi A1 Film Studies, I'm afraid I'm still ill. Please complete the work below - thanks!

Work on characteristics of Independent Film. 
Fill in the table provided to show the characteristics of Independent film with examples of how this can actually be seen on the screen in 'Beasts from the Southern Wild'

please click on link below to find table, etc:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cUiv8-8u8cOoyjV3FZUjlKi46KsHKgo8/view?usp=sharing

Wednesday afternoon lesson

Narrative work.

Please follow the instructions that can be found below.

https://nowonfilm.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/narrative-theorists-and-analysis.html

If you have already completed one narrative analysis, please watch the other short film and pick a different narrative theorist to analyse it with. POST TO YOUR BLOG

Update - please watch this space for further info

Hello A1 Film Studies Students, I'm afraid I'm not able to be with you this week as I'm laid low by a rather nasty lurgy.

Please watch this space for further details of the work you will need to do. Remember, you must go to college otherwise you will be marked absent.

Working in small groups, each student to read one of the following articles and write a brief summary and then explain it to their group. Upload the summary to your blog.

Articles:

https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2012/07/17/the-story-behind-beasts-of-the-southern-wild/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/headshrinkers-guide-the-galaxy/201303/psychoanalyst-looks-beasts-the-southern-wild

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/culture/beasts-of-the-southern-wild/421487.article#survey-answer

If there's any time left, work on your presentations for "Beasts of the Southern Wild' (Zeitlin, 2012).

Narrative theorists and analysis

A1 Film Studies - work for Weds 14th March, 2018

For your coursework you will need to analyse the narratives of a range of short films. You will than need to be able to apply this analysis to the narrative of your own screenplay and/or film.

Tasks

1. Go to the page on this blog called 'Narrative'.

2.  Click on the link that can be found there and study the information there.

3. Choose a narrative theorist and summarise their theory.

4. Go to the page called 'C3 - short films'. Watch either:

    'Curfew' (Christensen, 2012) or

     'The Gunfighter (Kissack, 2014)

 5. Apply the theory of your chosen narrative to the film. Write a 300 word analysis and post to             your blog.

Interview with David Oyelowo

Article in the Guardian by Ellen E. Jones
please click on the link below to read the full article:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/09/david-oyelowo-gringo-ryan-goslings-break-earlier-than-black-actors-do?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Close+up+new+-+2018+rebrand&utm_term=266739&subid=8253140&CMP=ema_1046

Research Context

Research the context for: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' (Benh Zeitlin, 2012)

1. Find at least 3 sources information and post the links to your blog

2. Write a 300 word (min) summary on this subject and post to your blog.

3. Add at least 2 relevant images.

4. You may be asked to give a brief presentation of this information to the rest of the class.

Selma - 'Bloody Sunday' March

Selma - Editing and context

please click on the link below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12jC_C_bTYRKaZSYjTd_RqhkGslZo8v_j/view?usp=sharing