A2 Coursework
Summer Holiday: Research and Essay Task
Very Important
work! It is vital that you have done this work for the 1st lesson
back or you will not be able to get going with the planning.
Please read this work carefully. You need to
complete a proper essay for the first lesson back. Making a quick and
confident start to the coursework relies on you doing this task over the summer
holiday period.
TITLE:
Explore the genre and conventions of your chosen media text. How do you plan to
adhere to or develop these conventions?
Research
is the 1st part of the marks:
1) Decide on a GENRE and perhaps a
sub-genre for your trailer or short film
2) Research into other trailers or short
films which influence you. AT LEAST 8 trailers/ or short films. You should make good notes on a lot of
different trailers which you should post on your blog alongside the embedded
video of the trailer.
3) This is a close focus task. You need to refer to very specific shots. Take screen grabs to exemplify what you
are talking about. For each ‘real media text’ that you investigate, you should
look at:
- how they adhere to or subvert the
conventions of the genre
- how they use film language for
effect ie.: notes on
mise-en-scene, editing, camera work, sound
- the structure of the work – be
specific - KEY section
- for a trailer – the graphics/ critics awards/ titles
- for a short film – the theme/ thoughts
put forward in the film
4) Write the essay after you have
completed all the research in (2).
Post this essay also on your blog. I would expect this essay to
reference and discuss a lot of details of the trailers/shorts you have studied.
