Spooks Analysis (for Tues 2nd December)

As part of preparation for your mock examinations (and for your AS exam), I would like you to to do a thorough analysis of representation in the BBC Drama Spooks.

Please try to follow the rubric as you would in an exam (take one hour to do this)

Watch Spooks on iplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00flyz9/Spooks_Series_7_Episode_6/

The extract is from 04.45-10.06

• The extract will be screened four times.

• First screening: watch the extract; no notes are to be made this time.

• Second screening: watch the extract and make notes.

• There will be a brief break for note-making.

• Third and fourth screening: watch the extract and make notes.

Answer the question below, with detailed reference to specific examples from the extract only.

Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs representations of social status and class using the following:
• Camera shots, angles, movement and composition
• Editing
• Sound
• Mise-en-scene [50]

Justin.tv VS The Premier League

A really interesting article of football streaming culture....

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2008/nov/26/premierleague-bskyb

Editing and sound

To be done for Tuesday 18th November

Time to start finding examples and writing commentary from British TV drama of:

Editing

Transitions, dissolve, fade-in, fade-out, wipe,
superimposition, long take, short take, slow motion, ellipsis and expansion of time,
post-production,
visual effects.


Sound

• Diegetic and non-diegetic sound;
synchronous/asynchronous sound; sound effects;
sound motif,
sound bridge,
dialogue,
voiceover,
mode of address/direct address,
sound mixing,
sound perspective.
• Soundtrack: score, incidental music, themes and stings, ambient sound.

Coursework pt 1

This is the preliminary exercise you must compete before attempting your main project.

Preliminary exercise: Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door,crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action,
shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

Opening Credits

Start having a look at opening credits to movies and see what they can add in terms of an establishment of atmosphere. You should try to identify why certain images/fonts and music have been used to achieve a particular effect.

This website http://www.imaginaryforces.com/featured/5 might be a good place to start.