Yr 10 film unit summer term not complete lesson 1-7

(Lesson 1 )
Lights, camera, action!
Learning objectives 
- to explore the narrative of a film

Starter - can you work out the Disney films from the anagrams below ?

1. Gal dent 
2. Hatted Millimetre
3. A babysat Tuned Thee
4. A Nacho Pots
5. Whites Won Handstands Fever We 
6. Cleared Nil - Cinderella 
7. Aid land
8. An Tzar - Tarzan 
9. A bench deck to the fu oh mr a 
10. Legion think

Who does what in the Film Industry?

on the quiz i got 36% 9/25

Case study research -

Captain Marvel 

• Director - Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck 
• Writer - Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Nicole Perlman, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Meg LeFauve, Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch
• Producer - Kevin Feige
• Production company - Marvel studio 
• Distribution company - Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
• Date released - 8 March 2019
• Genre - Action, Science fiction, Adventure, Superhero and Fantasy 
• Main actors - Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jude Law, and Clark Gregg etc...

Who does what ?

• Director - Decides how the film should look, sound and what camera angles to use. Main duties include casting, script editing, shot composition shot selection and editing. Must also pay attention to the budget and schedule.
• Producer - Sorts out financing, hires main cast and directors, solves problems and is in complete control of the project. Ultimately accountable for the film's success or failure.
• Screen writer(s) - Writes the screenplay/ script for film

What does the production or distribution company do? 

• Production company - A production company helps to create the film its assists in the budging, scheduling, scripting, casting and more. The company usually looks over the film from when its just an idea to completion. They are responsible for finding a director and much of the acting talent required. However, they are also responsible if anything were to go wrong on the film, for example an actor being injured or property being damaged.
• Distributor / Distribution company - Sends the film out into the world deciding where and when the film will show and also promote the film 

Narrative 

• In the beginning, we see 
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Narrative Theory: Todorov - A films narrative is the story of the film and is broken down into 5 key stages by theorist Tzvetan Todorov:

• Equilibrium - everything in the film world is normal (not necessarily good, but is normal).
• Disruption - Something happens (Usually caused by the films main antagonist) to disrupt life).
• Recognition of disruption - The protagonist(s) realise that something is wrong in their  world or discovered the disruption.
• Attempt to solve disruption - The main protagonist goes on a journey to solve the disruption.
• New equilibrium - The disruption is solved a new normality occurs (things cam never be the same as they were before the disruption, but a new 'normal life' is created). 

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I think my film has a non-linear narrative. i can not break down my film into the five stages as it is non-linear narrative film.

Films that have a non-linear narrative:

• The titanic
• Avengers: Infinity war 
• Five feet apart 

(Lesson 2)

Learning objective:

- to explore the use of characterisation in a film

starter:

1.  Old West Action
2. Groan Madly 
3. A pal icon - Al Pacino
4. 'I'm so cuter'
5. 'Fine in torn jeans' - Owen wilson
6. 'Cool Ego Energy' - Johnny Depp
7. 'Cool Paranoid Ride'
8. ' Cap Star Trek Wit'
9. On any screen - Sean Connery
10. 'Merry Wardrobe' - Drew Barrymore
11. 'A friend if called' - Daniel Radcliffe
12.  'A British Lance'

Case study characters -

Film - Captain Marvel 

• Main characters - Carol Danvers, Nick fury 
• Protagonist (hero) - Carol Danvers
• Antagonist (villain) - Yon-Rogg
• Sidekick characters - Doesn't have one
• What did the main characters get paid for the film? Don't Know 

Characters

Film - Captain marvel

• Main characters - Brie Larson (Carol Danvers)
• The story is about the main character 
• The story is about the characters adventure 
• This is what the character look like -  Couldn't upload photo 
• They way she look shows us she is a superhero/ very powerful
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Vladimir Propp stated that with any narrative there would appear the following 8 broad character types:

• Hero - generally leads the narrative; has a quest or has to solve something: wants to succeed; can be any gender. - Shrek
• Villain - struggles against the hero: seen as morally bad: attempts to stop hero from fro achieving the goal. - Lord Farquaard
• Donor - gives hero something special (power, weapon, wisdom etc..); enables hero to complete quest. - Muffin man 
• Helper - sidekick to hero: appears at critical moments: their limitations help define the hero. - Donkey 
• Princess - can take two forms: object sought by the hero or the reward. - Fiona 
• Dispatcher - sends hero on the mission ( can be combined with another role). - Lord
• Father - gives task to hero: authority figure: protective over princess (doesn't have to be her biological father). - King
• False Hero - appears to act heroically and often mistaken for the real hero: gets credit for the work; gains respect from the father. - Prince charming

In my film -

• Hero - carol danvers 
• Villain - Yon-rogg
• Donor - Tesseract sat in the possession of Kree scientist Mar-Vell, who found a way to channel its energy into a machine known as the Light-Speed Engine. So, Carol Danvers got her powers from the energy of an Infinity Stone
• Helper - no helper 
• Princess - no princess 
• Dispatcher - 
• Father - no father 
• False hero - no false hero 

(Lesson 3)
Learning objectives
- to apply narrative theory to your own ideas

Starter: work out the film from the following emojis?

1. f
2. f
3. Harry potter
4. f
5. f
6. Planet of the apes
7. Life of pi
8. f

Task 1 

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Equilibrium - 

Disruption -

Recognition - 

Attempt to solve disruption -

New equilibrium - 

(Lesson 4)

Learning objective:

- to explore the use of camerawork in films 

can you work out the film from the close up from the poster?

1. Joker
2. Dunkirk 
3. Sonic
4. Avengers: Endgame
5. Star wars

Camerawork 

I had photos for each of the different camerawork but it messed up  :(
Got confused on what to do for the last parts of this lesson 

(Lesson 5)
Learning objectives:
-  to explore the use of settings and colour in films

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Settings
settings:

1. to show how hard  it would be to run and to get help 
2. as there is a lot more to destroy and would have a big impact
3. because the seasides are calm small so the same love interest are more likely to see each other 
4. as it would show the adventure in the film through the travel 
5. to show the scientists are very good at science by having a large laboratory

Colour connotations:

1.  Blue and red are bright, stands out colours so the superhero would be more noticeable
2. because they are dark and hidden 
3. to have the whole in a positive mood.

Setting and colour of chosen film ( Captain marvel)

• the story takes place of earth and another planet 
• To be the reason of the plot of the film 
• when the main protagonist gets captured and the ends up falling to earth.
• the protagonist is confused and on guard as they haven't been to earth and know there customs 
• based upon the setting surrounding them 
• no because it would make sense as she was originally from earth, but was taken and they she some how made it to earth during a mission
• not really you can tell when its day or night though 
• in the past as their are other movies with some of the characters in that are older that the film i'm talking about 
• not sure 
• no the colours aren't associated to a specific person 
• i think towards the end the colours specify what team you are on 
• if the film was in black or white or just 1 colour i think the film would be very boring and not make the same plot 

(Lesson 6)

(Lesson 7)
Learning objectives:
- to explore the use of sound in films

Music 

1. A horror film - dark, creepy, eerie
2. A action film - upbeat, bouncy
3. A thriller - creepy
4. A comedy film - a already sung pop song 
5. A science-fiction film - mysterious

Soundtrack 

When we talk about a film's soundtrack in Media, we are talking about all the sounds we can hear in a film. That could included:

• music
• dialogue 
• sound effects
• voice over / narration 

The sound in a film can be one of two types:

• Diegetic - sounds you would hear if you were in the scene E.g. someone speaking, footsteps, music on a radio.
• Non-diegetic - sounds that only the audience can hear. E.g. narration, internal, dialogue, music

Foley

Most of the sounds that you can hear on a film are added after filming. This is because most scenes are filmed to focus on capturing dialogue. And microphones can't pick up on most non-diegetic sounds within the scene, which even if recorded can sound muddled.

• Foley is the reproduction of everyday sounds for use in film making
• These reproduced sounds can be anything from the swishing of clothing and footsteps to squeaky doors and breaking glass.
• It helps to create a sense of reality within a scene. Without these crucial background noise, movies feel unnaturally quite and uncomfortable.
• Even more important with animations where all sounds will have to be created afterwards.
• Some sounds can't be recorded as they don't exist. Here Foley artists have to imagine the sound and try to create it themselves using natural or synthesised sounds. Films like Harry Potter or Avengers where creatures that don't exist are created.