S4 Film Case Study Homework Dec 2011-Jan 2012

Analysis – Fiction Film – Case Study

1          Open the Media Studies book at page 2.

2          Read and take notes about the following:

• Genre – p2
• Representation key term – p6
• Stock character / Stereotype key term – p7
• Narrative – green box p 9
• Audience involvement – p11
• Camera terms and definitions p12
• Film promotion and marketing pp16-17
• Trailers – p 8
• Film classifications – p22

3          Choose a film you have at home which you will be able to bring in to school. You will be watching this on your own next period. You can only watch a film which you are legally old enough to watch.

4          As you watch, take notes about your film in the following categories:

• Genre
• Representation key term
• Stock character / Stereotype key term
• Narrative – green box
• Audience involvement
• Camera terms and definitions
• Film promotion and marketing
• Trailer(s)
• Film classification

You will find that the “extra features” section of the DVD will help you with a lot of the “how the film was made” bits.

In the New Year, you will have to make a presentation to the whole class about the film you studied as your “Case Study”. You can use a Power Point, film clips, posters, film trailers etc to help your make your points.