Week 1 Work - Warp Films and Working Title

Discuss the ways in which media products are produced and distributed to audiences, within a media area, which you have studied.

The candidate received a low A grade for their response and used Warp Films and Working Title as their Case Studies.

Here's the presentation we went through in class:

Exemplar Essay Plan - Warp Films Research from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

Remember YOU have to put together information on Warp Films and in particular Four Lions (2010) and one other Warp Film.

Here's some good info on This is England (2008)

http://prezi.com/bygl1l58xidp/this-is-england-production-distribution-and-exhibition/

This will get you started on Four Lions:



http://www.imdb.co.uk/title/tt1341167/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Lions

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/may/06/four-lions-review

Classification

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/four-lions-2010-2

U.S. Distribution

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/nov/10/four-lions-us-chris-morris

Representation and Four Lions

http://www.cornerhouse.org/film/film-media/four-lions-study-guide-film-and-media

I will go through a Working Title Case Study with you as well. Here it is in advance:

G322 case study working title Case Stu from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

Here's the trailer for The Boat That Rocked:

 

Week 2 Work - Technological Convergence, the Impact of Digital & Monsters

This week our exemplar essay explores technological convergence and the impact of digital on the five main areas of the film industry:

Production, Distribution, Marketing, Exhibition and Audiences.

Here's the powerpoint that helps shape your response to the exemplar essay:



And here's the trailer for the film Monsters:



And here's the powerpoint on the film Monsters:

Year 12 Film Industry Essay

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Q. Using at least three case studies, illustrate how the production, distribution and exhibition of films have developed in recent years.

(Approx. 5 paragraphs - Total of 800-1000 words)

Deadline: Friday 4^th December.

G322 case study monsters from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

G322 section b case study - shifty from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

Case Study - Working Title

G322 case study working title Case Stu from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

Film Industry - Easter Revision for Year 12

Revision for the Film Industry

1. Film Case Studies

Skyfall (2012) will be our big budget case study, Monsters (2010) will be used as an exemplar case study for a micro-budget film along with Shifty (2008).

Read through the power points and make notes on the production, distribution (& marketing) and exhibition of all three films.

To what extent has digital technology affected the production, distribution & marketing, and exhibition of there films?

Spend about an hour on each film.

Monsters

http://www.monstersfilm.com/

http://www.monstersthemovie.com/monsters.html

Gareth Edwards went on to direct the new Godzilla (2014) movie. Find out more about it here:

http://www.godzillamovie.com

Was there anything interesting about the production, distribution and marketing or exhibition of this film?

G322 case study monsters from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

Godzilla (2014) quiet marketing

Godzilla (2014) viral marketing

Shifty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/film/shifty

Eran Creevy went onto direct Welcome to the Punch (2013).

Was there anything interesting about the production, distribution and marketing or exhibition of this film?

Welcome to the Punch Premiere at Glasgow Film Festival

Shifty : A Case Study from robertclackmedia

G322 Section B Shifty Case Study from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

Skyfall

http://www.skyfall-movie.com/site/

G322casestudy skyfall from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

Skyfall DVD Release from Chasen Doerr

Check out the teaser trailer for Spectre:



Ex_Machina

We will also look at the film Ex_Machina (2015) as our art-house 'Indiewood' case study if we have time...

http://exmachina-movie.com

Working Title

If we have time we will also be looking at Working Title Films as a Case Study. It would be very useful for you to watch some Working Title films. There are 'classics' like Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Love Actually but also more quirky (and less successful) releases like The Boat That Rocked (bad film but good case study). Try and watch at one in the hols...

http://www.workingtitlefilms.com

G322 case study working title Case Stu from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

Independent Research

I would also like you to do some research of your own. you should spend a couple of hours on this.

Find out more about the small independent UK film production company Warp Films and answer these 4 questions…what kind of films do the produce? For what audience? How do they market and distribute them? Where are you likely to see them?

http://warpfilms.com

2. Film Industry Revision Documentaries

You will be given a DVD containing 4 documentaries on the film industry that cover Production, Distribution, Exhibition and Film Piracy.

You should watch these and make notes on what you think are the key elements.

Each documentary lasts about 25 mins. so this should take you about two and a half hours.

3. Film Industry Revision Booklets

The last of the revision guides for the film industry (on Exhibition, a Case Study on production and distribution of the low budget British film 'My Summer of Love and information on the Film Industry in the Digital Age) are all available on the department's Slideshare account here:

http://www.slideshare.net/mickgoogan/edit_my_uploads?page=1&type=documents

These should take you about 30/40 minutes to read through.

All available at the same location. Here's the booklet on Exhibition to get you started:

07 g322 section b exhibition 2012 from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

All the booklets are available to download. Which is my way of saying you should download them, read them, make notes and review the questions as knowing a lot about the film industry is the way to get great marks on questions about the, er, Film Industry.

4. Practice Essays

I will give you two practice essays to complete in the three weeks of the holidays. Time yourself and spend one hour writing each.

Here is a break down of the exemplar essay I gave you.

Work hard and you will do well in Media Studies in the summer. Don't do the reading, and watching, and writing, then prepare to underachieve.

Exemplar Essay Plan - Warp Films Research from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

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Year 12 Homework - Complete questions on Distribution for next Tuesday

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Latest section of the Film Industry Booklet...

Complete questions 1- 3 by Friday 22nd...

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Year 12 - The British Film Industry 2012

03 g322 section b the british film industry 2013 from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

Click here to access the BFI Yearbook for 2013

Year 12 - Convergence Presentation

01a general introduction to the film industry convergence from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

Year 12 Half-Term Homework

Read the booklets and answer the questions. Simples.

01 g322 section b general introduction from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

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Weeks 3 & 4 - Shifty and Skyfall Case Studies

Here are the last two case studies:

 

 And here's a bonus case study from the old days...

 

Easter Revision from Mr Grogan

Revision for the Film Industry

1. Monsters & Shifty

You must watch the film Monsters that I have given you on DVD. If you find it won't play on your DVD player you may need to watch it on a computer using the free VLC Player available from download.com. Monsters (2010) will be used as an exemplar case study for a micro-budget film along with Shifty (2008):

http://www.monstersfilm.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/film/shifty

If we can get access to a very busy film producer we may also use Broken (2012) as a case study. It looks great and worth viewing even if we don't have to...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/film/broken

We will also be looking at Working Title Films as a Case Study. It would be very useful for you to watch some Working Title films. There are 'classics' like Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Love Actually but also more quirky (and less successful) releases like The Boat That Rocked (bad film but good case study). Try and watch at least one in the hols...

http://www.workingtitlefilms.com

Other films worth watching might include The Inbetweeners Movie, The Hunger Games, Attack the Block, Inception, The Dark Knight, Cloverfield or Skyfall. I will be putting together various case studies over Easter to help you answer the essay question in the exam.

2. Film Industry Revision Documentaries

You will be given a DVD containing 4 documentaries on the film industry that cover Production, Distribution, Exhibition and Film Piracy.

You should watch these and make notes on what you think are the key elements.

Each documentary lasts 25 mins.

3. Film Industry Revision Booklets

The last three revision guides for the film industry (on Exhibition, a Case Study on production and distribution of the low budget British film 'My Summer of Love and information on the Film Industry in the Digital Age) are all available on the department's Slideshare account here:

http://www.slideshare.net/mickgoogan/edit_my_uploads?type=documents

And I have updated ALL the revision guides from before Christmas as well and these are all available at the same location. Here's the booklet on Exhibition to get you started:

07 g322 section b exhibition 2012 from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

All the booklets are available to download. Which is my way of saying you should download them, read them, make notes and review the questions as knowing a lot about the film industry is the way to get great marks on questions about the, er, Film Industry.



Work hard and you will do well in Media Studies in the summer. Don't do the reading, and watching, then prepare to underachieve.

Christmas Reading and Writing for Year 12 Media Students

Read and answer the questions contained in both study guides. Post the answers on your blog by the end of the holiday, January 7th 2013...read the Production guide first...merry Christmas...!

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05 g322 section b production 2012 from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

12AC and AB - The Film Industry in Britain 2011

Here's the second study guide to the Film Industry. This one focuses on the British Film Industry in 2011 and the recent successes and failures. Work your way through the questions and post the answers onto your blog.

03 g322 section b the british film industry 2011 from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

Introduction to the Film Industry

Click on the link below and download the document to your computer. Make sure you save it onto your hard drive. Read through the study guide and answer the questions as you go posting the answers on your blog under the title - Introduction to the Film Industry - and labelling it under Film Industry.

02 g322 section b film industry introduction from Alleyn's School Media Studies Department

Homework 12AB and 12AC Media

Home work for 12AB and 12AC Media Sets

You'll need to download a plug-in (it's all safe and above board) but I'd like you to watch this documentary on the rules of Film Noir. Bogey, Bacall and Mitchum play it tough as Matthew Sweet celebrates the hardboiled world of noir movies. "This is the world of film noir. It's a dark, American place with a fancy French name. A place where the sun has died, and people get by with neon, where the only pleasure to be had is from Bourbon and the satisfaction of knowing that life is a cheap little game in which everyone plays dirty. It worked out its own rules. And tonight we are going to cast a little light upon them...but only a little."

http://veehd.com/video/4703661_The-Rules-of-Film-Noir-BBC-Documentary

It's about an hour long.

Here are screenshots of the rules for those of you who forget...

Media Homework for MFG

What are the cons (for institutions) and the pros (for the audience) of digital film piracy?

http://www.launchingfilms.com/who-gains

http://www.fact-uk.org.uk/

http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/10022page=1&step=10&viewby=category&value=16980

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/4968765/Tackling-film-piracy-would-generate-614m-for-UK-economy.html

Year 12AB due in Thursday 18th October.

Year 12AC due in by end of first week of Half-Term.

Opportunity to Expand your Learning...

8 - 11 November 2012, York

The Aesthetica Short Film Festival is a celebration of independent film from across the world, and an outlet for supporting and championing short filmmaking.

As a dynamic player in the UK film festival circuit, this year’s festival will take place in the historic city of York from 8 - 11 November 2012. The screenings will cover a wide variety of genres and filmic styles, including: drama, documentary, animation, comedy, music video, thriller, experimental and artists’ film. Showcasing films across 15 distinct and historic locations from medieval halls to ancient city walls, the festival invites visitors to create their own viewing experience.

In addition to four days of screenings, there will also be a series of master classes, workshops, and networking with leading industry figures, as well as special events and opportunities to meet the filmmakers.

Click on the link for details:

Aesthetica Short film Festival 8-11 November 2012

Media Studies Trip to see Looper

It is important you have contemporary case studies to write about in your exam and thus I have organised a trip to see ‘Looper’ at The Ritzy Cinema in Brixton on Tuesday the 2^nd October. The film starts at 18:20 and should finish by about 21:00.

The film has received excellent reviews in the national press.

'A dizzying and exciting time-travel thriller in which an assassin has to hunt himself down'
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Henry Barnes, The Guardian Online: Rian Johnson's thriller about hitmen who assassinate targets sent from the future opened the Toronto film festival in fine style and runs rings around most recent sci-fi releases

'It’s impossible not to be tickled by the playful logic of Rian Johnson’s Looper, a fashionably sleek, unfashionably smart science-fiction film that tick-tick-ticks along with pocket-watch precision.' Robbie Collin, The Daily Telegraph
 

I will meet you inside the foyer of the cinema by 6 o/c and will release you to make your own way home after the showing. You will need money for travel and tickets (about £10) and other essentials like popcorn.

Looper: how to invent your own sci-fi: After having the idea about time-travelling assassins, Rian Johnson then got Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to play two versions of the same hitman. 'I go to unexpected places,' admits the director http://gu.com/p/3agmh

Another New Thriller...

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'This black comedy about unhappy assassins who have hit hard times is a compelling comment on economic bloodletting in the real world.'  The Guardian

'Killing Them Softly, starring Brad Pitt, is a bleakly electrifying hit-man thriller.'  The Telegraph