Explanations of a series of postmodern films

Relevant PPT Slides

From Lyrics to Music Video Visualisation

LYRICS TO VISUALISATION EXAMPLE

Stages of production

The initial idea - premise, pitch, synopsis, treatment

Analysis - intertextual reference, postmodernity, auteurism, ideology, representation

Visualising process - mood board, storyboard

Script - original script, script with director's notes

Pre-filming prep - collating resources, casting, shot list, equipment list

Recce shoot - risk assessment, location scout, rehearsals

Production - camera, lighting, sound, production design, acting, chain of demand, rushes

Post-production/editing - rough cut, effects, grade and colour

Distribution and marketing - social media, press coverage, finding an audience, targeting sales

Target Setting

BLOG IDEAS TO APPLY

Today's lesson

Objective: to consolidate learning after the practice exam

- Discussion and in-depth evaluation of a pupil's exam paper

• Mind map of genre conventions – choose a genre to research in depth, mise-en-scene of an example music video, discuss typical iconography/symbolism/motifs of genre, discuss intertextual influence and relevant sub-generic movements

• 1:1 tuition with each pupil on their exam (Monday)

• Blog to-do – catch up on missing links (keep going)

• Reflection on feminism, media representation and introduction to Marxism (create a blog)

Postmodernism and Ideology

Objective: to deconstruct the representation of ideology
in relation to gender, politics and news broadcasting

Key terms

Sensationalism

Propaganda

Ideology

Representation

Task: Create a brief evaluation in order to answer
these questions applying the key terms appropriately.

Introduction: Media representation has a massive part to play
in the molding and conditioning of people in society.
Consider recent reports on 'terrorism' along with the
representation of women in media and evaluate how propaganda
can have a positive or negative impact on society.

Research Resources:

Example 1 =
Charlie Brooker deconstructs sensationalism in news broadcasting

Example 2 =
Chris Morris satirises war-mongering media tactics to improve ratings on 'The Day Today'

Example 3 =
Feminist critique of media representation of women in 'Miss Representation'

Example 4 =
Advanced resource - Laura Mulvey's Q & A on 'Visual Pleasures and Narrative Cinema'

Key questions:

What responsibility does mass media have in
shaping the ideologies of its audience?

How has media sensationalism affected the politics of society?

How could feminist critique of media representation
be seen as an example of positive propaganda?

What influence could you have to change the frame of media representation?

Advanced question:

How does postmodernism and ideology relate to each other in this instance?

Today's task

Objective: to evaluate your progress and set targets for improvement

A -  Give yourself a specific WWW and EBI evaluation of your PPE exam in Media today

1a = Pre-production evaluation
1b = Genre analysis of music video project
2 = Textual analysis of postmodern media

B - Identify targets for blog development and production planning

C - Choose one new film and one new music video to watch over the next week and write a review of each in relation to postmodern concepts

D - Class development - structuring your exam response - criteria check

Revision Guide

If you are reading this, then you are actively preparing for your exam this week!

For this week's PPE Exam, please bring in one sheet of notes to help you with each question. 

Revise:

1a) Pre-production files. (check your own blog)

1b) Genre theory (Click here for useful resource)
Andrew Goodwin's 6 key features of a music video (see previous blog).

2) Post-modern mind-map (check your own blog)
Film and music video clip examples (see Mr Cole's example blog)
Structured textual analysis PEEL paragraph writing technique (check attachment below)

See attachment for more:

A2 Media PPE Exam Help

Good luck and happy revising!