FILM INDUSTRY EXAM: CASE STUDIES

For Section B of the exam on the Film Industry, you must be able to support points with examples of case studies.

Today we look at examples of exam questions and explore three case studies that you can use to support your answers, The Avengers, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Sunset Song.

FILM INDUSTRY EXAM: OUTLINE OF TOPICS

Be aware of the topics on which the exam board bases their questions. In particular, be ready to define any key terms and know how to use them, with examples to support your points.

DEADLINE

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Storyboard

Shotlist

Risk Assessments

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WELCOME, MODERATOR

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 Welcome to my blog.

I worked with LUCA STEFANUTTI 1556, RICHIE BATEY 1574, THOMAS PALLISER 1587

I hope you enjoy my blog for 9607 Media Studies Foundation Portfolio.

Our brief was to make the titles and openings of a fictional thriller film.  The title of our film is Robotica / One By One.

Our film is immediately below, followed by my preliminary exercise.

All my RESEARCH and PLANNING follow below on the main blog roll, in reverse order, starting with the latest first. To present my research and planning, I have used a wide variety of platforms and tools:

My CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION is above under Pages. Clicking on the tab CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION will show the research and planning that went into our responses to these questions. To present my responses, I have used the following platforms: question 1..…..      ; question 2……….; question 3. ………;    question 4. ……

PRINCIPAL EXAMINER REPORT 2016

Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level
9607 Media Studies June 2016
Principal Examiner Report for Teachers ©

HOW MY PRODUCTION ENGAGED MY AUDIENCE

PRESENT IN POWERPOINT WHICH YOU UPLOAD TO SLIDESHARE
TOPICALITY
TECH
TV AD
OFFICE SET, LONDON 
NEWS FLASH 
CAMERAWORK
CAMERAWORK
PROPS
SET
UNFOLDING OF NARRATIVE
USE OF SOUND 

 

HOW MY PRODUCTION USES OR CHALLENGES CONVENTIONS

On your YouTube video, use annotations to present this response.

• genre conventions reflect the type of narrative: our film is an exciting, modern film opening that taps into current panics about AI. It features  the development of technological advances in artificial intelligence that lead to the creation of a service robot that seizes control and turns on its creators.
• genre conventions reflect the type of narrative: our film is a modern thriller which explores the effects of trauma on a girl with a troubled family background as she retreats into an inner world that distorts her view of reality.
• We signal the genre to our audience through visual and sound codes. For example, our soundtrack starts with the diegetic sound codes that audiences associate with a television news bulletin ident to establish realism and topicality. 
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  We signal the genre to our audience through visual and sound codes. For example, our soundtrack starts with the diegetic / ambient sound codes that audiences associate with a teenage party: this clearly sets the scene as a teen drama.
• Our production starts with our production company ident for Teethmark Productions which features a shark that .....I made this in iMovie. It was made in... It is a good fit with our Production Company name because it features a shark with shark teeth and this would be memorable and appeal to our target audiences of younger audiences who are tech-savvy and enjoy viewing  texts that are hard-hitting.
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  Our production starts with our production company ident for Seven Studios which features a dark forest with twist and turn, engulfing the audiencea as if they are venturing into the darkness of a forest. I made this in iMovie.  It is a good fit with our Production Company name because our brand specializes in thrillers / is a brand that specializes in slow tension and unfolding enigmas.
• From our research into The Art of the Title, we learned about title sequences: our film follows genre conventions closely in that we...
• It is vital that  film opening introduces the protagonists early on. In our film opening, the audience know that ..... has a significant role because we see....
• The visual codes of the mise-en-scène are important in establishing genre: our film opens with...
• We follow genre convention in creating an opening that hooks the audience and persuades them to continue watching (rather than offer outcomes, solutions or complete revelations). Our film opening stops at the point where.... This has built up suspense / enigma / tension / drama as the audience want to discover ...
• This narrative model follows Barthes' action code in that it ....
• Our narrative model follows Barthes' enigma code in that it ...
• Does your use of conventions point to other thrillers that have influenced your work? Be specific.