Superhero Revision - Codes and Conventions

Superhero Revision - Codes and Conventions

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  GCSE – ExamRevision
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  In this session,we will…  Provide you with an example exam paper  Go through the first two questions of exam  Revise terms for analysis  Revise conventions of superhero movies  Analyse two scenes from The Avengers
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  Exam – Paper1  Exploring Film – Superhero Movies  1.5 hours  4 questions  Clip from Film (analysis) – 2 questions  Print Resources (creative task) – 2 questions  Total 50 marks (10,10,10,20)
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  Question 1 –Analysis  Tends to make reference to a specific micro feature (eg. Camerawork, editing, etc)  Identify the micro feature  Explain the relevance of the micro feature  Combine with another feature to examine audience response (eg. Tension, excitement)
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  Terms for Analysis Mise en Scene  Sound  Cinematography  Lighting  Editing  Remember: MuSCLE
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  Question 1 –Example  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD5ol EUvL6k (The Avengers)  Identify one example of editing from this scene  How is editing used in this sequence?  How is editing and sound used to convey the emotional conflict in this sequence?
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  Question 2 –Conventions  Asks you to identify one convention from the sequence  You have to relate this to another Superhero film  Explain why the convention is used in other films
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  Remember...  Superman’s  Tights Can  Produce  Nasty  Smells
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  STCPNS
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  Conventions Question Answer  Whatis the typical setting of a superhero film?  How do we separate the themes in superhero movies?  Which character types typically feature in the superhero genre?  Often a major American city. Lots of crime. Hero will have secret hideout/HQ  Public / Private  Hero  Villain  Princess
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  Conventions Question Answer  Whatterm do we use to describe a significant object that the plot revolves around?  What props would we typically expect to see in a Superhero film?  What is the typical narrative of a superhero film?  MacGuffin  Gadgets (Iron Man’s suit, Batman’s utility belt), Iconic Superhero weapon (Thor’s Hammer, Captain America’s shield)  Good vs Evil, Todorov (equilibrium, disequilibrium, equilibrium)
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  Question 2 –Example  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP7qo EcHEd4 (The Avengers)  Identify one typical convention of the Superhero film used in this clip  Describe how this convention is used in another Superhero film  Explain why this convention is used in superhero films that you have studied
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  Summary  What isquestion 1 of your exam about?  What is question 2 about?  How do we remember terms for analysis?  How do we remember terms for conventions?  Name two typical conventions of a superhero film