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Technical & Symbolic Codes for Moving Image »

Rob Miller | Monday October 01, 2012

Categories: Analysis, Film Analysis, Micro Analysis, Shot Analysis, Courses, A Level, OCR A Level, OCR AS, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Film Language

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  • Technical and Symbolic Codes - Moving Image.ppt



Student Example of Micro Analysis | High Level Work »

Rob Miller | Monday October 01, 2012

Categories: Analysis, Film Analysis, Micro Analysis, Courses, GCSE, WJEC GCSE, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Your Highness, Genres & Case Studies, Action Adventure, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Hot Entries

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  • GCSE Film Studies Micro Analysis A* Grade Example.doc



Postcolonialism & Cultural Imperalism »

Richard Gent | Wednesday April 25, 2012

Categories: Analysis, Film Analysis, Micro Analysis, Shot Analysis, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Representation, Theory, Film Theory

We had an enquiry recently about Postmodernism which led to some productive responses. Ellen Grundy’s approach involved:

(L)ooking at representation and postcolonialism (as follows):

A research task on Gurinder Chadha and her films. How do her life and the themes of her films suggest a post colonial identity? For example Bend it like Beckham as a coming together of different ethnicities / cultures.

The classic clip of going for an ‘English’ in Goodness Gracious Me that turns representation on its head. Useful for debating how different...

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Editsense | A Film Language & Film Making Interactive DVD »

Nicole Ponsford | Friday December 09, 2011

Categories: Analysis, Film Analysis, Micro Analysis, Shot Analysis, Hot Entries, iTraining, Improve Your Teaching, iTraining Workshops, Key Concepts, Film Language, Production Zone, Moving Image Production, Workshops, Film Studies Workshops

Editsense & Filmsense

What is Editsense?

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‘Editsense is a new approach to learning about film language and film-making’.

This is an interactive DVD with excellent, practical examples of film - perfect for teachers of moving image, be it English, Creative and Digital Media or Film Studies.

It has over fifty video examples and includes materials for the introduction and revision of film. 

What does it include?

It includes video examples of film language including camerawork, mise-en-scene, editing techniques, sound and even advanced...

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Understanding Editing »

Nicole Ponsford | Wednesday December 07, 2011

Categories: Analysis, Film Analysis, Micro Analysis, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Film Language, Production Zone, Moving Image Production

What is it?

This is the post-production process of making a moving image text, by the selection and ordering of a range of shots (the footage) into a continuous sequence. Editing can bring in audio (dialogue, score and sound effects), titles (credits) and still images.

Editing can help to enforce a theme, narrative or atmosphere, due to the pace and combination of elements selected. This could be through the use of a montage, the use of continuity editing, or the timing of music combined with the footage to create a mixture of emotive...

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Student Examples of Micro Analysis | Low Level Work »

Nicole Ponsford | Wednesday October 12, 2011

Categories: Analysis, Film Analysis, Micro Analysis, Courses, GCSE, Hot Entries

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  • Student Examples of Micro-Analysis - Low Level Work.doc

Student Examples of Micro Analysis | My Favourite Film

Just as it is important to show students examples of excellent work, showing them work which could be improved can be just as helpful. Look at the two examples below. By asking students to improve and comment on these examples below, students can both apply the assessment objectives, understand what not to do and it will give your struggling students confidence!

Student Example 1 | Stepbrothers | Level 1

In...

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Editsense | A Film Language & Film Making Interactive DVD »

Nicole Ponsford
Friday December 09, 2011

Editsense & Filmsense

What is Editsense?

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‘Editsense is a new approach to learning about film language and film-making’.

This is an interactive DVD with excellent, practical examples of film - perfect for teachers of moving image, be it English, Creative and Digital Media or Film Studies.

It has over fifty video examples and includes materials for the introduction and revision of film. 

What does it include?

It includes video examples of film language including camerawork, mise-en-scene, editing techniques,...

[ read full article ] »


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