Wednesday 29 September 2010

Tasks for Thursday 30/9/10

Please see the tasks file below. Those of you who were here last lesson should already have a printout of this. You need to work through these in Thursday's lesson.

Thursday 23 September 2010

Link to The Wire - Pilot Episode

Here is a link to the pilot episode of The Wire, that we have been watching in lessons:

Click here to download file

This download is for educational purposes!

Monday 20 September 2010

Exam Question template

Below is a page summarising some possible exam questions. This will be important, as it allows us to see the kinds of topics and issues you may be asked to discuss. Whichever issues you discuss, the examiner will want to see how you link camera, editing, sound and mis-en-scene to the construction of representation.


Glossary of mis-en-scene and lighting terms

Below is a glossary of mis-en-scene and lighting terms:

Glossary of Sound Terms

Below is a glossary of sound terms which we will need to analyse. We will be doing this soon, so study this list:


Glossary of Editing Terms

Here is the glossary of editing terms I gave out last lesson:

Thursday 9 September 2010

TV Drama Conventions

Homework Reminders

From Lesson 1, homework was to watch an episode of a drama of your choice and make brief notes on the points listed on the sheet given out.

From Lesson 2, homework was read the camera shots information sheet, then watch a short scene of a drama of your choice (doesn't have to be a whole show) and fill in the camera shots sheet. Remember: Denotation is what is literally being shown - e.g. a medium shot of two people talking. Connotation is if the shot gives a hidden meaning to what is happening - e.g. a high angle of two 'hoodies' walking down an alley could give the impression of security camera footage, making them seem sinister, even if it not mentioned in the plot.

Camera Shots

Representation Continued...

Wednesday 8 September 2010

First Lesson Presentation

The Powerpoint Presentation from our first lesson, on 'What is Representation?":

What is TV Drama?

Specification for TV Drama

Below is a link to the specification for the TV Drama topic we will be covering in lessons. I have highlighted the parts relevant to our lessons in the PDF file...


Specification



If you are having difficulty accessing the file at the above link, you can also view and download it here:


Welcome

Hi all. I'll be updating this blog regularly with bits of very useful information relating to the Drama unit of the AS course.

You will need to create your own blog, so that you can upload any work we do in class and homework for me to check.

Mr Mariani.