TV DRAMA: DOC MARTIN

Starter activity:

• What is a crane shot? https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/crane-shot-definition/
• What is an eyeline match?
• What is the difference between a POV shot and an eyeline match?

Create a Media folder entitled TV DRAMA
Put your marked essays in it along with the guidance below in point 3
Guidance: 

• start with a very brief overview sentence that shows your grasp of representation in the extract as a whole.
• work through the extract on a scene-by-scene basis, dealing with the 4 areas as you go; some may be of more significance than others depending on the scene 
• use T, E, EAA technique
• your first T is likely to be 'establishing shot'
• look back at my marking of your analyses!

January 2013 video

June 2013 Doc Martin, Series 1, Episode 1, written by Dominic Minghella 
In point: Chapter 3, 2 minutes 8 seconds (Lady and man exit cottage in rural location walking along garden path. He says “I do have a surgery to run”). 
Out point: Chapter 3, 7 minutes 5 seconds (Lady talking to Doc Martin as conversation ends). 

Answer the question below, with detailed reference to specific examples from the extract

only.

1   Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs representations using the following:

  • Camera shots, angles, movement and composition

  • Editing

  • Sound 

  • Mise-en-scène [50]

From the OCR exam June 2013   

CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION 1: How does your film opening use or challenge conventions?

• There are 2 sets of genre conventions to consider: the fact that you are making a film opening and the fact that your film is a specific genre (like detective, thriller, romcom, film noir, disaster) so first identify the specific genre.
• A film opening will feature a BBFC age-rating. Explain what yours is and why the age-rating is chosen.
• The Production Company ident follows. Comment briefly on yours.
• A film is likely to open with an establishing shot, likely to be a wide shot, setting the scene.
• From the start, the genre will be signalled by the mise-en-scene, lighting, sound and narrative. Is the narrative (characters and action) made up of easily identifiable stereotypes?
• The protagonists appear early on. Their relationship with each other is established. Their clothes and props have meaning. Are they stereotypes that are easily identifiable by the audience?
• Credits identify actors by name.
• Sound codes are important parts of characterisation and plot. The musical soundtrack creates a particular atmosphere.
• The director, director of photography, producer and other credits appear. (Think about the analyses of title sequences that you have done.)
• The film title is in a font or style that creates significance.
• The audience expect a film opening to 'hook' them, to grip them, to present an enigma?

http://mediaclaremont.blogspot.com/p/1-forms-conventions.html

FEEDBACK

How to report feedback? Before and after presentations work well, like Bryn's, Georgina's and Agatha's below:

http://agathaparrya2.blogspot.com/p/evaluation-question-3-feedback.html 

http://georginaselfa2mediastudies.blogspot.com/p/evaluation-question-feedback.html

http://bryna2media.blogspot.com/p/evaluation-q3.html

SOCIAL MEDIA & BBFC CERTIFICATE

In your production teams, divide up the following tasks:

• make a BBFC certificate for your film, using the correct age classification. To do this, take an existing certificate into PhotoShop for editing
• make a FB for your film with some content from your filming; photos; casting; invent a release date; add the social media links
• make an Instagram feed for your film and load photos (say, 10) from your film
• make a Twitter feed for your film and maintain a stream of (say) 10 tweets

BBFC certificate

Explain in your post what the certificate indicates about the film's classification, illustrating with a screenshot and explanation. The aim is to provide evidence for your research and your understanding of classification, and how it relates to your own production.
Then format the whole in an appropriate platform, such as CANVA.

SOCIAL MEDIA 

Present your Twitter feed evidence, your FB page and your Instagram in an attractive presentation such as CANVA like this one.