Year 11 : Week 20

Once again, a quick Socrative Test to get us started (B322 Test 2). Let's hope nobody get's any of last week's questions wrong!

You will also get your action adventure film reviews back and be given time to respond to the feedback you received.

REMINDER: Somebody remind me to tell you about the TV Comedy Case Study Booklet (coming to a classroom near you...soon!)

To start the lesson, the groups that talked through their responses to questions 1 & 2 of the Knight & Day extract last lesson (the folk in the Media Suite) will answer the following question;

1. Can I turn my Knight & Day essay plan for question 1 into a coherent, structured, hand-written response, paying particular attention to spelling and grammar?

You will only have 10 minutes to write your response (that's about how much time you should spend on this question in the exam). Remember, there are 10 marks for this question and you are aiming for a minimum of 55 marks altogether! Marks are deducted for poor SPAG and presentation. I will collect your responses and mark them (don't let me forget to collect them this week!)

Whilst this group of students are completing this task, the students who worked in the Media Work Room last week will answer the following questions;

1. Can I clearly identify two ways in which the Knight & Day extract fits the action adventure genre.
2. Can I explain how soundtrack, editing, mise-en-scene & camerawork are used to create effects in the extract?

To answer these questions, we will talk through your responses. You can make additional notes in response to other students' contributions. 

Once I am satisfied that we are all able to meet the requirements for question 1 (identifying two ways in which extracts fit the action adventure genre), we are going to start our investigations into each of the elements for question 2 (camerawork, editing, mise-en-scene & soundtrack).

Camerawork

In today's lesson you will answer the following questions;

1. What is the media language relating to camerawork?
2. Would I be able to define and recognise examples of this media language?
3. How is camerawork used in action adventure films to create effect?

To answer questions 1 & 2, I will provide a table of media language relating to camerawork. You must then audit your current understanding by RAG rating your ability to define and recognise examples of this media language. Only mark the language that you would be confident using as 'green'. You should use this audit to plan revision and set yourself OHL. I will collect the audit at the end of the lesson and use it to plan questions for individuals (evil laughter!). 

We will then review extracts from the selection of films on the Film Terminology Revision page (see sidebar), suggesting how each of the techniques could be used to create effects in action adventure films. You will record these suggestions in the camerawork table, building an archive of potential answers that you can use as a revision resource. We will be working in two groups; one working independently and the other working with me in the Media Suite. However, we will do the first couple of examples together to set a benchmark standard!

Out of Hours Learning

• Update the Lesson Evaluation Document (I need to know if you understood the lesson).
• Address any wrong answers in the Socrative Test (in preparation for next week's test)
• Revise the media language relating to camerawork that you identified as 'amber' or 'red'. Use the revision pages in the sidebar.
• Revise the potential ways in which each camerawork technique could be used to create effect (the last column in the table), adding more information where there are gaps (to be handed in next lesson).

Next Lesson

• You will be tested on your ability to discuss how camerawork has been used to create effect in a short action adventure extract.
• You will investigate the use of soundtrack to create effect.