The spider

25.11.12

Year 12 Blog development...

Checklist.....

Following my one to one chats on Friday I have compiled a list of posts that need to be on each of your blogs. The posts should be labelled research.

RESEARCH

The following should be on your blogs by the end of this week:

1. Completed practical production videos with learning commentary demonstrating your understanding of the filming technique being explored.

The Homecoming

Shot reverse shot

Foley exercise

Preliminary task

2. Written up notes on EDITING lessons - HOT FUZZ analysis - demonstrate your understanding of editing techniques and their impact on the unfolding narrative of any given film.

Completed After Effects sequences (with learning commentary)

Anatomy of Murder

Teletubbies

- a post reflecting on ideas for your own ident/titling

3. David Fincher - Case Study

4. Analysis of three Saul Bass title sequences

5. Genre - a precis of the notes I gave you/class discussion about the significance of genre

6. Research into chosen genre - www.filmsite.org

7. Deconstruction of the openings of THREE films in your chosen genre - including the dvd you brought to class

8. Alfred Hitchcock - case study. Upload your essay.

9. Deconstruction of THREE contrasting production company/studio logos/idents.

BLOGS MUST BE DYNAMIC - USE IMAGES/ LINKS/ VIDEOS.

6.11.12

Slow film movement......

Article on the need for less spectacle.......

Slow film movement

24.10.12

Year 13 G325 Section A: prompt questions...

Can you answer the following questions on your G325 blog please? 1. Outline, briefly, how your approach to your current production work differs from your experience of pre-production at AS. 2. What decisions have you made about the narrative structure of your short film. How has your thinking about narrative moved on since Year 12? 3. To what extent could the short film form be considered a discrete genre?

23.10.12

Half term work - case study on DAVID FINCHER

The video above is on The Art of the Title Sequence. There is also an extended interview with the director David Fincher and clips from the openings of some of his films. Your job is to: 1. Outline how Fincher approaches the creation of an opening title sequence for a film. (You will need to read the interview and analyse some of the clips of his work. You will see that he notes the work of Saul Bass as an influence). 2. Deconstruct the opening of Fincher's film Se7en. Key words Denotation/connotation. Then answer the following: 3. What kind of story world is signposted in the opening of the film Se7en? All work needs to be posted on your blogs by: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7th.......