Film studies - creative write up - deadline Monday 28th

•Using illustrations and screen shots, compare and explain how Night of the Living Dead and 28 Days Later use similar and differing techniques using key terminology (Marxism, Sexism, Male gaze, Narratives etc)

•50 words of explanation for each key word

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•Does 28 DL challenge any conventions of traditional filming models? Express your opinions using examples.

Research in the film industry - Deadline Friday 2nd May

Explain the different types of data collection and how the film industry uses these to help produce and market their productions. This data collection can be split into 2 parts

Quantitative, eg programme ratings, readership circulation figures, hits on a website, box office figures, sales of CDs and DVDs;

Qualitative, eg film reviews, game reviews, fanzine websites, attitudes to media products, responses to news coverage, responses to advertising campaigns, discussion

Research sources.

Explain what the difference is between,

Primary research

Secondary research

What are the pros and cons of these two methods and how can they be used to research effective film productions?

Who are BARB and how can they help film industries?

Unit 2 - Communication Techniques assignment information

Assignment 1

You will need evidence that you have extracted information (sort of research) for the creation of your magazine.

This includes any reviews of films with annotations, the plans of existing magazine layouts, analyzing audience of magazines etc

Assignment 2

Create a presentation that is interesting (colourful, highlights, text, illustrations) market assessment, market analysis, product analysis, self-evaluation

This presentation must have correct literacy and grammar.

Assignment 3

Delivery of your presentation (8 minutes minimum). you will be marked on how you have held the audience's attention, made it interesting, how well you deliver it and your use of handouts/extras/ICT

Unit 2 - Communication techniques

Unit 2 – Communication Techniques

Assignment 1

1.  Written and pictorial - read and extract information from different sources to prepare for a creation of a magazine.

Assignment 2

2.  Written and pictorial - create an interesting full report of research into film magazine, audience and zombie reviews

Assignment 3

3. Presentation – pitch a proposal for your magazine using digital technology and delivering it with confidence and interest

Evidence for unit 51 (Print Design and Layout) deadline 31st Friday January

•Assignment 1 – Edited review (to suit your magazine) and the audience profile

•Assignment 2 – Sourced images. Evidence of where you got them, how you sourced them and why.

•Assignment 3 – Evidence of manipulating images such as Photoshop screen shots.

•Assignment 4 – Double page spread and front page finished. Screen shot of Photoshop document. Layout plans

Target audience profile and presentation

Finish a profile for your magazine's target audience.

Create a presentation pitch about how your magazine will appeal to and cater for your target audience's psychographics.

Explain with images and words and mention

- text (fonts, sizes, word count etc)

-language used

- colours (be specific) 

- themes

- layouts

- connotations    

You are expected to spend 90 minutes on this homework