neev media coursework

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

Film Industry: BBFC film regulation Film regulation and the BBFC - blog tasks: 1) Research the  BBFC  in more detail.  This  BBFC Wikipedia page  may help. What is the institution responsible for? The BBFC decides what age rating films and TV shows should get. How is it funded?  It is funded by the money it gets from classifying films (not directly from the government because it is independent). What link does it have to government?  It works with the government because it has to follow UK law on films and videos. 2) Read this  BBFC summary to Age Ratings  and the  BBFC classification guidelines .   Write a paragraph about each of the different ratings: U  means Universal. These films are fine for everyone and only have very mild content. PG  stands for Parental Guidance. Some scenes might upset younger children, so the parents should decide if it’s suitable. 12A/12  means it’s suitable for 12 and over. Under 12s can ...

Film Industry: Blinded By The Light case study Background reading and production research Read the following interviews and features on  Blinded By The Light : Writer Sarfraz Manzoor on the story behind the film - Guardian Manzoor again on the promotion of the film and audience reaction Variety feature on the best films from the 2019 Sundance Film Festival   1) What is the story behind the production of the film? Blinded by the Light is based on Safraz Manzoor’s experience growing up in Luton in the 1980s. The film focuses on how Bruce Spingsteen’s music helped the protagonist understand identity and inspired him to become a writer. Safraz Manzoor worked with Gurinder Chadha to turn his personal experience to a film.  2) What was the audience reaction to the film? The audience reaction to the film was mostly very positive. Many viewers said they were able to relate to the story and connect with it emotionally, even if they were not British or familiar with Bruce Springste...

  Factsheet #132: British Film Use our brilliant Media Factsheet archive  on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets)  to find Media Factsheet  #132  on  British Film . You can  find it online here - you'll need to log in using your Greenford Google login .  Read the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British.  Defining what we mean by British Film can be difficult as what it means to be a British film can include many different criteria. For instance, it could  be said that if a film is made in Britain then it is a British film. 2) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and production context of a British film?  A films production context is the  conditions under which the film has been made. For instance the Hollywood production context means that most films made by Hollywood studios  have high budg...

1)  Film poster analysis 2)  Mise-en-scene analysis blog tasks 3)  Mise-en-scene video recreation and learner response 4)  Lighting analysis blog tasks 5)  Sound analysis blog tasks 6)   Sound: parallel and contrapuntal video feedback and learner response 7)  Cinematography analysis tasks 8)  Cinematography video feedback and learner response 9)   Editing video task and learner response 10)  Editing blog task - 750 word analysis

  1) Type up your feedback/comments from your teacher. - good music track - good match on action  - good editing - better quality 2) Type up your feedback from fellow students. - good editing - perfect match on action - good cuts - good sound track - better quality 3) Now reflect on your video. Did you meet the brief and successfully include the three key editing aspects we have learned? Yes, i have met the brief by including 2 good match on action sequences and also completing the 180 degree rule. I also met the requirement for a shot - reverse - shot, which i executed.  4) What were the strengths and weaknesses of your final film? Write a detailed analysis picking out specific shots, edits and any other aspect of film language you think is relevant. I believe that the strengths for my video were mainly the match on action scenes with  the use of the door. This is because the cut of the match on action scenes were very precise and perfect. However, i  believe t...