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Film Industry assessment learner response

  1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). www: you make some good points in Q3 with references to Bend it like Beckham and yesterday / Ed Sheeran. I think Q1 and Q2  can be good lessons in revision and exam technique  ebi: learn / revise the BBFC and film regulation. / - in Q2 you need specific examples / reasons from the CSP. - In Q3, revise Hesmondhalghs theory. See LR. 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment  carefully. Write down the number of marks you achieved for the three questions: _/3; _/6; _/9. If you  didn't achieve full marks  in a question, write a bullet point on what you may have missed. 1.Film is regulated to protect young people from content that may be considered harmful such as violence, sex/nudity, bad language and matters of taste/decency. 2.Film is regulated to protect young people from content that may be considered harmful such as viol...

Film Industry Index

  1)   British Film Industry factsheets #132 & #100 2)  Blinded By The Light  case study research   3)  Regulation - BBFC research and tasks

Blinded by the light- case study.

  1) What was the budget for  Blinded By The Light  and which companies contributed to the production budget? The budget was £15 million and 'Bend it films' and 'levantine films helped contribute to the production budget. 2) Research the  Bend It Networks website . What other films and projects has the company been involved with? The company has been involved with movies like mistress of spices and the bend it like Beckham musical.  3) Research Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema  on the Warners website here . Summarise the history of New Line Cinema in a short paragraph. New Line Cinema was founded in 1967 and is now one of the major American film studios.  At  Warner , equity, diversity, inclusion, and corporate social, responsibility are moral and business imperatives. They have seen  advocacy and inclusion as a key part to our success, and our approach to these critical issues are rooted in how they address their workforce, programs...

Introduction to TV Drama: Blog tasks

 1) What is serial television drama? Write your own definition. Serial television drama has a continuous plot that unfolds in sequence episode-by-episode until a resolution is reached  2) List five of the TV dramas discussed in the history of the genre on page 1 of the factsheet. How has the genre evolved over time? doctor who the avengers danger man  starksy and hutch  the Sweeney  dramas have become more widespread in terms of content produced and who the audience is targeted at in this new digital age. 3) List the sub-genres of TV drama featured in the factsheet. Come up with your  own example  of an existing TV dramas to fit each category. Police  (crime) - blue blood (2010)  Medical - casualty (1986)  Period (costume) - downtown abbey (2010)  Science fiction/fantasy - stranger things (2016)  Family - fuller house (1987)  Teen - riverdale (2017) 4) Why is setting so important for TV drama? Setting allows the ...

Cinematography video feedback and learner response

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9uWQqJucS4 1) Type up your feedback/comments from your teacher. - nice opening shot , perhaps frame the OTS shot a bit higher - (look for dead space) Great close up and the Pov / looking at the camera approach really works well here. Accurate labelling. Not cinematography but the editing and sound is excellent - the pace feels absolutely right. - In terms of critism - perhaps a lack of camera movement? Focus seemed a little blury ( or due to quality of export / video quality) 2) Type up your feedback from fellow students. - I loved the narrative you chose for your video. The camera shots were executed very well. I loved how the closeups showed emotion. EBI- perhaps add more camera movement  - good range of shots , well labelled shots mostly EBI- incorrectly labelled shot (labelled as extreme long shot when it was long shot) - Really good camera angles , throwing the cards was really nice  3) Now reflect on your work and write your own summary o...