Antonio Gramsci - Hegemony

Expand Your Mind

Reading around your subject is the best way to improve subject knowledge - every now and then I will post interesting articles and video that I feel will benefit you. Also you have all mentioned that you want to improve your analytical writing - reading around  your subject will help you to do this as well as expanding your vocabulary. To get to these click the expand your mind picture on the right.

Media December Homework

In your folders you have a printout of the Foundation Portfolio guide – please read though this. I have also previously emailed this out with a password to download (you should be saving my emails in a ‘Mrs Raji’ folder in your email inbox!)

In your folders you also have a Foundation Portfolio tick list (this goes with the guide) – before you can film anything you need to complete research and planning tasks these are worth 20 marks and therefore 20% of your grade. It’s very important that these are completed, the level to which you complete these tasks will have an effect on how much out of 20 you get for completing them.

MOST IMPORTANTLY WHEN COMPLETING RESEARCH TASKS YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BE LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION – Think to yourself how can I use this research to create my opening title sequence?

     For Christmas homework you need to complete some research evidence. Below I am going to provide you with specific tasks to help you complete some of the Research Tasks. Also watch the YouTube videos. 

     

 Read this article CLICK HERE

-          Create a new post on your blog called ‘The Art of the Title Sequence’ (Label ‘Research’)

-          Copy and paste sections from the article that are teaching you something new or you find interesting.

-          Under each section that you copy and paste write some commentary explaining what that piece of the article is saying and WHY you have chosen to highlight it.

2-3 genre film case studies 

(Blog post title ‘Genre Film Case Studies - Label ‘Research’)

-          What genre/sub-genre/hybrid genre of film would you like your group to create?

-          Choose 2-3 films from that genre and write a mini case study covering the genre elements – this is too show that you know the conventions of the genre you want to work in. PLEASE SEE SLIDE 12 of your guide on how to complete this task.

                                                                       General research into title sequences (codes, conventions, purpose)

       you will need slide 13 of your guide to help you with this. Conduct some mini research into title sequences (don’t stick to the genre you want to work in!). Try and cover a mix of old and new, you notes can be bullet pointed just refer to the bullet points on slide 13 when discussing your chosen title sequences - look at the following links for inspiration. (Blog post title ‘Title Sequence Research: [INSERT FILM NAME] – label ‘Reaserch) Do a new post for each film.

-          For example they can be used as a prologue much like the titles for The Incredible Hulk (2008) http://www.artofthetitle.com/2009/05/18/the-incredible-hulk/  

-          Or they can be quite simple and set up the universal theme of the film check out Love Actually (2003)   http://love-actually-07.xanga.com/videos/f632b314434/

-          Also look at single take titles http://www.artofthetitle.com/2009/11/16/single-take-titles-part-2-the-individual/

The following 3 links will give you some excellent title sequences that you can write about

-          http://www.creativebloq.com/design/top-movie-title-sequences-10121014

-          http://www.indiewire.com/2015/11/the-50-best-opening-credit-sequences-of-all-time-107796/

-          http://www.artofthetitle.com/feature/top-10-title-sequences-of-2015/

    

Film Idea

    Come up with YOUR OWN film idea. Write a brief synopsis of the film idea AND then write it out using Todorov’s 5 stages. Blog post title ‘Film Idea’ – label ‘Research’

Film December Homework

Film FM2 December homework from Belinda Raji

Using Adobe Premiere Pro CS6

Shoot your coursework on your mobile phone...

Click here and read this article and this one

The following films were shot exclusively on mobile phones

Film Openings

The Dark Knight - How does a Camera tell a story?

Micro Essay - Sound Analysis

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Premiere - Creating Titles

Foundation Portfolio Resources

Click the resource you require and enter the password sent you by Mrs. Raji

FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO GUIDE

FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO TICK LIST

Intro FM2 Section C

Today you were introduced to Section C of the FM2 exam, you were asked to write down the questions on slide 8. By Tuesday 13th Dec you need to have notes on questions 1-3 to share and discuss in class, by Thursday you need to have responses to questions 4-7.

1. Intro 2016 (FM2 (Section C) from Belinda Raji

Film Pitch and Posters

Today your task was to complete your film pitch this included writing your 200 words with log line., see PowerPoint below. If you haven't done this this needs to be completed for homework, you must also design (in your) books at least 2 film posters to market your film, e.g. a teaser and a main poster - see The Amazing Spiderman posters and find some more example of poster campaign by CLICKING HERE and using the search bar.

You DO need to produce a poster campaign analysis like the The Spiderman examples. I didn't set this as homework BUT it will have to be done before you use Photoshop!

Film pitch from Belinda Raji

Cinematography

Check out the page on Empire.com brush up on your cinematography knowledge (click on image)