A2 FILM STUDIES STUDENT FILMS 2011- 2012

TRIPTYCH Film by Chris Parker, Callum Lamb and Jess Wagner

WHO FRAMED CHARLIE CHAPLIN Film by Caitlin Boak and Megan Humphrey

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR Film by Matthew Hunter and Ben Jefferson

DISTURBED Film by Jess Marshall, Tori Scott, Paul Duncalfe, Autumn White

PIE IN THE SKY Film by Jade Lanaway

FM2 SECTION A: Funding British Cinema Debate

 Following the closure of the UK Film Council David Cameron has announced that the British film industry should focus more on supporting commercially successful pictures.

•  Andrew Pulver's article for The Guardian weighs up the arguments from both sides.
•  The Telegraph article response to the same news here.
•  BBC News with Ken Loach video link.

Read the information and watch the clip to help you to consider the arguments for and against such a decision.

AS FILM 2012: FM2 SECTION B: BRITISH FILM - THE HORROR GENRE

For this unit we will be studying 2 British horror films:

Both films were released in 2008.


Mark Kermode reviews Eden Lake here

Sightonsound provide a podcast review here


AIMS:


We will be focusing on what defines British horror.  We will investigate the production of the 2 films using some of this information for FM2 Section A.


When studying the 2 horror films our ultimate concerns are narrative, themes and representation.


Kermode mentions The Final Girl concept in his review (Carol Clover) which will be useful in our study.


We will examine the representation and theme of children in the two films.  


"Paedophobia" is a term used by Kermode and others to examine the fear of children present in such films.


We will use Andrew Tudor's narrative ideas about invasive threats and explore paranoid and secure horror narratives in order to understand these films further in relation to the genre of horror.


Through this investigation we will be asking ourselves "what makes a horror film?"

We will also be developing our understanding and appreciation of the 2 films as examples of British cinema.

A2 FILM STUDIES 
FM3 Section A SMALL SCALE RESEARCH PROJECT


Example of a research project studying Lynch under the framework auteur and examining how film noir has influenced his style. http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxhMmZpbG1zdHVkaWVzfGd4OjcxNGU0NDJlNmI2ZDRjN2M

AS FILM STUDIES 1st TASK

AS FILM HOMEWORK TASK 1
1. You need to choose a 5 minute sequence from a film of your choice.
Week by week you will apply what has been studied in class to your own film extract.
Your sequence needs to therefore be one that you are happy to study again and again.
You will be examining PERFORMANCE, MISE EN SCENE, SOUND, CINEMATOGRAPHY and EDITING in the extract.
It is best not to pick an animated film for this study.

2. Once you have chosen your film you need to visit the Internet Movie Database website www.imdb.com and find out the following details:
The director of the film
The year of production
The running time
The genre
The budget (if possible)
The country of origin

You need to present this information in a word processed document underneath the title of the film.

3.  You must then write a small explanation as to why you have chosen the film and the particular sequence from that film as your case study piece.

I look forward to reading your choices and reasons.

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AS FILM SECTION A EXAM REVISION

FM2 Section A:
This is all about PRODUCERS and AUDIENCES.
You must respond to case study material and bring in your own examples to help you to answer the question.

 Useful sources to find out a bit more about the film industry:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/programmes/subjects/VGVmL3N1YmplY3QvYnJpdGlzaCBjaW5lbWE
This Radio 4 source allows you to listen to a range of programmes concerning the world of cinema.

Other ways to revise and prepare:  

• Watch some film trailers for 4 films due to be released this month.  How are they advertised?  Who is their target audience?  How do they appeal to the target audience?
• Visit this link (Pearl & Dean and remind yourself about cinema audiences) http://business.pearlanddean.com/audience_profile
• Go over your Winter's Bone notes from the Roy Stafford event.  He told you some  very important and useful facts about cinema, distribution, audiences and exhibition.
• Look at earlier posts on this blog for actor rates, British film information, marketing.
• Look at this weeks listings for Showcase (Stockton) Cineworld (Middlesbrough) and the Arc (Stockton) to see what choice and variation the cinemas have to offer.  Compare these to what films are showing in London, Manchester, Bradford to get a sense of audiences being catered for. 
• Use your own blogs to revise: You should have a completed british film case study, Paul marketing information, new Hollywood information, BBFC information.
• Revise using class notes.  We have covered Hollywood studio system, New Hollywood, New New Hollywood, High  Concept films, Hays Code, BBFC, Internet marketing and Word of Mouse, new media technology and film, festivals, multiplex and film choice and experience, independent film and cinemas, British film companies, piracy, Straight to DVD, TV film screening, awards ceremonies, stardom, fandom, Orange Wednesdays, Where film ideas come from, Opening Weekends, case studies include Birdemic, Christian Bale bad publicity, Blair Witch Project starting Internet marketing revolution, more recent examples include Cloverfield, but also think about Donnie Darko, Requiem for a Dream, Harry Potter, Paul, Oscars 2011, Pi Faith in Chaos (Aranofsky), Garden State (Zac Braff), The Last Broadcast (Avalos)