YEAR 1: UNIT 01 - TASKS TO COMPLETE, DEADLINE: 07/03/13

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL THESE TASKS COMPLETED BY NEXT THURSDAY.

SKITTLES FOR THOSE WHO DO - EMAILS HOME FOR THOSE WHO DON'T.

 

UNIT 01:  AO1 INVESTIGATE AND EXPLAIN HOW THE SUPERHERO FILM GENRE HAS DEVELOPED

UNIT 01: AO2 DESCRIBE THE STRUCTURE OF MEDIA PRODUCTS USING THE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY

 

UNIT 01: AO3 EXPLORE AND DESCRIBE HOW MEANING IS CREATED IN MEDIA PRODUCTS THROUGH THE INTERACTION OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS
Watch the first episode of Misfits.
Explain how the show uses superpowers as a metaphor for problems and issues that each character faces in their life.


UNIT 01: AO4 DISCUSS THE EFFECT OF REPRESENTATION IN MEDIA PRODUCTS ON TARGET AUDIENCES
Compare the representation of Batman with Iron Man.
Discuss what effect these representation might have on a potential audience.
Write up a biography and analysis of the representation of Dave Lizewski from Kick Ass. 
Discuss how Kick Ass the film explores the effect of superhero films on their audience.

UNIT 01: A06 - EXPLAIN THE LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSTRAINTS OF REGULATORY BODIES

 

 

UNIT 01: A06 - EXPLAIN THE LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSTRAINTS OF REGULATORY BODIES

BBFC TALK

Start a new post with this post title as a header.

1)Explain who the BBFC and what is their role. (history, funding, offices etc)

2)Show your understanding of the age rating and certificates that the BBFC use.

3)What legal backing does the BBFC certification have?

4)Explain the reason behind the introduction of a 12 A and which films it has been used for and why.

5)Mention anything else that was interesting from the talk.

As with any post, use appropriate imagery, embed clips, hyperlink your references and develop your answers.

This should be 500 words MINIMUM.

Propp Narrative - Your Game

VLADIMIR PROPP (1895-1970)

Propp was a Bulgarian theorist. In his 1922 work The Morphology of the Folk Tale he analysed something like 400 Russian folk tales. He found that across all of these tales, despite apparent differences, characters and their actions can be categorized into clearly defined roles and functions (8 character roles and 31 narrative functions) which are summarized here:

The hero: seeks something, to fulfill a ‘lack’ of some kind

The villain: opposed the hero, tries to make the hero fail

The donor: aids the hero by providing an object with magical properties

The dispatcher: sends the hero on a quest of some kind

The false hero: pretends to be the hero

The helper: assists the hero in some way

The princess: doubles up as a reward for the hero and the object of the

villain’s plot

Her father: will reward the hero (often by giving the hero his daughter)

CUT AND PASTE THE ABOVE AND PUT IT ON YOUR BLOG.

SHOW YOU UNDERSTAND IT BY APPLYING IT TO A GAME OF YOUR CHOICE - DISCUSS HOW WELL I FITS AND TALK ABOUT WHERE IT DOESN'T.

APPLY THIS TO YOUR OWN GAME AND DISCUSS HOW WELL THE THEORY WORKS

UNIT 01 - AO1 Investigate and explain how the superhero film genre has developed

Start a new post with this header:

UNIT 01 - AO1 Investigate and explain how the superhero film genre has developed

Your task to chart the development of the superhero film by focusing on several key products that change the genre significantly.

For each one you must do the following:

Embed a trailer of clip or find a poster/image

Title:
Year:
Director:

Brief synopsis of the film: Briefly describe what the film was.

Key features: Here you have to explain why this film was significant for the development of the genre - 
Was it a change in tone?
Did it represent superheroes in a new way?
Did it explore key themes - identity, personal issues, the line between good and bad etc
Was it different in style - camp, stylised, gritty, violent, authentic, real
In terms of technology used? - special effects, etc
Was it about key talent involved with the project - key directors etc.

(Word count: 100 words tops)

You can include as many films that you feel are significant BUT YOU MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

40's and 50's theatrical and TV serials

1960s Batman

1978 Superman

1989 Batman

X-Men (2000)

Sam Raimi's Spiderman

Christopher Nolan's Batman

Kickass

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FILL IN THE GAPS WITH ANY FILM YOU FEEL IS RELEVANT. E.G. DARKMAN, BATMAN AND ROBIN, SPAWN, WATCHMEN, SCOTT PILGRIM, HEROES (TV) AND MISFITS (TV)

 

 

TO START WATCH THESE TWO YOUTUBE CLIPS

 

Have a look at the video below and read this

TUESDAY'S LESSON

For today's task create a Character Expressions Sheet for the quirky animal based character you designed last week:

  1. Open a new 1024 x 768 document in Photoshop or Illustrator and at 72 dpi resolution.
  2. Draw SIX head and shoulder portraits of your character. Each portrait should capture ONE emotion from the facial expressions photos or drawings you made last week

Post to your blog and tag UNIT24-AO3