jclarke | Thursday June 28, 2018
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S1yhSp5jaI Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Introduction Go into a newsagent and scan the film and tv section of the magazine shelves and you should see science fiction healthily represented: SFX magazine, Sci-Fi…
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jclarke | Monday May 14, 2018
Categories: OCR A Level, Science Fiction, Adventure, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR_e9y-bka0 Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Rationale Section A of Paper 1 focuses upon the micro-elements of film form and the construction of meaning and response by both filmmaker and spectator, with a…
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Darin Caudle | Wednesday January 10, 2018
Categories: OCR A Level, Science Fiction, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
Guide Navigation E.T. the Extra Terrestrial Single Film Study: Part 1 Key Sequence Analysis E.T. goes home (final scene in the film) – 1:43:53 – 1:50:59 The sequence begins with a close-up on the makeshift communicator that Elliott and E.T. have constructed, an important prop that signifies E.T.’s ability to transform the everyday items of childhood and suburbia into something fantastical. As Elliott approaches the communicator, the lights from E.T.’s mothership beam down causing the…
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Darin Caudle | Wednesday January 10, 2018
Categories: OCR A Level, Science Fiction, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSx8Jobx-Gs Guide Navigation E.T. the Extra Terrestrial Single Film Study: Part 2 Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Rationale Section A of Paper 1 focuses upon the micro-elements of film form and the construction of…
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vikiwalden | Saturday September 02, 2017
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, A Level, Film Analysis, Inception, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
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Barry Rainsford | Saturday August 26, 2017
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Science Fiction, Film Noir, A Level, Ridley Scott, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
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Rob Miller | Friday September 09, 2016
Categories: EDUQAS A2, EDUQAS A Level, Science Fiction, Pumzi, World Cinema, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
WJEC A2 Film Studies FM4 Section A World Cinema: Empowering Women Empowering Women Past Exam Questions: Discuss how persuasive you have found the different films you have studied for this topic in promoting female empowerment. In the films you have studied for this topic, how far can it be said that central characters and their situations are represented in similar ways? Discuss how far men are represented as enemies of female empowerment in the films you have chosen for this topic. Explore…
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jclarke | Sunday September 13, 2015
Categories: OCR A Level, Science Fiction, Drama, Metropolis, Production Companies, World Cinema, A Level, Film Industry, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
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Rob Miller | Monday October 06, 2014
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, EDUQAS AS, Mystery, Science Fiction, Action, Thriller, A Level, Film Industry, Hot Entries, Film Distribution, Film Marketing, Film Publicity, Film Promotion, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
Introduction One of the most interesting ways to engage with genre is to select two films from the same genre and compare and contrast them. Critically, select two films produced in significantly different time periods and places - by doing this kind of analytical exercise we’re able to go some distance in identifying some of the ways in which a genre evolves. Science fiction film certainly seems to offer a particularly rich case study in terms of what kinds of ideas texts can be encoded…
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Rob Miller | Wednesday March 12, 2014
Categories: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, GCSE, Hot Entries, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Superhero, Analysis, Action Adventure
click on image to enlarge Paper 1 | Superhero Film Case Study | Iron Man (2008) Institutional Factors Literary Origins Production and Funding Distribution Cast and Crew Iron Man is a successful film franchise - Iron Man 2 (2010), Iron Man 3 (2013) and rumours of Iron Man 4 are all based on Marvel Comics characters developed by Stan Lee in 1963. In terms of the 1960s comics, ‘Iron Man’ Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr. in all three films) is an American billionaire playboy,…
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vikiwalden | Monday March 25, 2013
Categories: EDUQAS A2, EDUQAS A Level, Science Fiction, Drama, Action, Crime, History, Comedy, Romance, Thriller, World Cinema, A Level, Audience, Film Analysis, Film Language, Representation, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Non-Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis, Key Concepts
click on image to enlarge Students can find studying spectatorship challenging. There are many theories of spectatorship, but starting with the theory can lead students to list theoretical ideas rather than engage with the texts. Let’s not forget this A2 Film Studies unit is about “emotional responses? more than critical ones. This is a good place to start with students. What is “emotion?? What is “popular film?? And what elements of the film experience trigger emotional…
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Rob Miller | Wednesday November 09, 2011
Categories: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Hot Entries, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis, Action Adventure
Cultural capital would be relevant in terms of intertextual references to the Star Trek television series and significant Star Trek film franchise (8 films) including Star Trek (1979), The Wrath of Kahn (1982), The Search for Spock (1984) and Nemesis (2001). All films were distributed by Paramount Studios, and written and produced by Gene Roddenberry, who created the original 1966 TV Series made by Paramount TV. These are characters of which Star Trek (2009) brings back to life, through younger…
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Rob Miller | Wednesday November 09, 2011
Categories: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Production Companies, Film Industry, Hot Entries, Film Distribution, Film Marketing, Film Publicity, Film Promotion, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Action Adventure
The main aspects of marketing are: PR: offline/online Media: budget, targeting TV, press, radio, outdoor, interactive Research: NRG, Fame, TGI Creative: trailer, POS, print, TV/radio, interactive, strategy. The main aim of marketing is to draw people into the film, but also to target audiences who the company believe will make it a blockbuster. Star Trek provides a very valuable franchise, which has spanned a large period of time. Overall (in terms of films and TV series), the franchise is…
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vikiwalden | Monday October 31, 2011
Categories: Independence Day, Science Fiction, GCSE, Hot Entries, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Disaster, Analysis, Action Adventure
Paper 1 | Disaster Movies Case Study | Independence Day Synopsis Independence Day starts with a Wide Shot of the moon displaying the flag and plaque left by the moon landing crew in 1969. Suddenly a shadow engulfs the surface, and space ships are seen heading towards Earth. At S.E.T.I (Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence), New Mexico, a Scientist is killing time playing golf in the lab; his game is interrupted by an alarm. He sees a signal coming through and awakens his superior. The news…
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