A level media coursework blog

 1) Type up your feedback from your teacher. Minor technical point- resolution of image in places This meets the brief well- good choice of music and the parallel section is perfect. Good pace and transition to the editing too The contrapuntal section works (particularly the black and white effect) but perhaps doesn't have the same impact as some of the contrapuntal sections we have seen 2) Type up your feedback from fellow students - you can summarise key points if several students give you similar feedback. Good choice of music good switch from happiness to sadness smooth transition quality could be better 3) Now reflect on your work and write your own evaluation of your video. Write a 'What went well' (WWW) paragraph and a paragraph for 'Even Better If' (EBI) underneath the rest of your feedback. WWW: Met the brief and used good pictures to match sound EBI: pictures could have been better quality and I could have tried to make the pictures that are contr...

  1) Find a film clip on YouTube that uses sound in an interesting way. Analyse the use of sound, making sure you use the key language we have learned about sound in film: Diegetic and non-diegetic sound The sound of metal by Darius Marder uses sound and the absence of sound to further impact the audience and take them on Ruben's,a  heavy metal drummer,   emotional and devastating journey navigating newfound hear loss. The drift from sound to complete silence puts the audience in Ruben shoes and almost makes audience panic at moments of stillness. The static in his ears are non-diegetic as only the audience and Ruben can hear the silence. The silence is contrapuntal to the heavy metal music Ruben is playing which is another way the audience is make to feel uncomfortable because of the unfamiliarity

  1) Still image analysis Look at the still images on slides 33-37 of the Film Language PowerPoint  linked above. Copy the images into your blog and answer the following questions for  each  image: Identify examples of  high  and  low-key  lighting. Say which depict  top ,  back  or  under lighting . What  effects  are created by the lighting in each image?             Low key lighting soft lighting for glamour weak filler  for a mysterious, enigmatic effect (cant see where she is) High key lighting for a realistic effect Strong back light low key  lighting  Strong back light  to create a strong mysterious effect (can only see half his face) Mix of light as there is light deliberately on his badge and gun to show is the protagonist High key lighting  Top lighting to make her look glamorous No filler -there is a shadow showing a little of her si...

  WWW : You were a great student at GCSE and I’m delighted to say you still have good habits at A Level! Your blog is up-to-date and I really like the still images you’ve chosen for the mise-en-scene analysis (Home Alone and the Dead Poets Society – classics!) The challenge now is adding the depth and detail required at A Level because it is a big step up from GCSE. EBI : Your film poster task also doesn’t really do what I wanted you to do. The idea was to analyse each poster and suggest what it might be communicating about narrative or audience (even if you don’t suggest the real answer). Getting a summary of each film from the internet basically makes this pointless. The positive is that you have two years of GCSE experience to fall back on but don’t forget your ability to analyse media texts (particularly unseen texts like these film posters) will be crucial for the 70% exam section of the course. Reflect on your first month of Film & TV Language. What aspect of Film & T...