Year 12 lesson 1

Welcome to Year 12 Media

LO: To understand the requirements of the course

To explore the key concept of REPRESENTATION

Year Breakdown

50 % exam 50 % coursework

1st half termIntro to Media concepts and theories, Practical and textual analysis skills

JR – Mise en Scene/Sound SH: Camerawork/Editing

3rd half termFOUNDATION PORTFOLIO – THRILLER OPENING SEQUENCE

5th half termJR - TV DRAMA EXAM

SH - NEW TECHNOLOGIES EXAM

4th half termJR - TV DRAMA EXAM

SH - NEW TECHNOLOGIES EXAM

2nd half termFOUNDATION PORTFOLIO – THRILLER OPENING SEQUENCE

REPRESENTATION

“The media do not just offer us a transparent ‘window on the world’ but a mediated version of the world. They don’t just present reality, they re-present it.”

What could these objects represent?

• A tie

• Sunglasses

• High heels

• A pen

Media terms

• Denotation

• Connotation

Smart, businessman, sophisticated, educated, wealthy, important…

• What does he do for a living?

Denote? Connote?

Mise en scene:

CostumeBody LanguageFacial ExpressionSetting (location)

MISE EN SCENE – ‘Put in scene’

• Everything is chosen by the director – EVERYTHING has meaning and creates the atmosphere and mood to encode messages to be decoded by the audience

• C – Costume/makeup• L – lighting• P – Production Design/Space• P – Performance/body language/facial expression• P - Props

Using CLPPP – what do you denote and connote?

Analyse representation of characters

• Choose two characters in a clip of your choice using CLPPP analyse how they have been represented

• Could look at a tv drama scene or a film trailer

How was mise en scene used to represent different characters?

Consider who is more inferior/superior

• Write for ten minutes – use your new media terms – denote, connote, production design etc

• You will be marked on – spelling and grammar, key media terms, depth of analysis

Mark schemeA B C Below C

Media language 7 or more media terms

5 or more 3 or more 2 or less

Spelling and grammar

Perfect spelling and grammar

1 mistake 2-3 mistakes More than 3 mistakes

Analysis Excellent detail – not obvious answers every time (subverting stereotypes)

Good detail, sometimes giving unexpected answers

Good detail – went for the obvious answer

Limited detail

HMK

• Bring a picture to next week’s lesson of someone who challenges expectations/stereotypes.

• By the end of the lesson:• Take all pictures• Choose most successful, post and explain why in

your new blog• Email your new blog address to• jrutherford@carshaltonboys.org

Challenge Using a digital camera take pictures for the following: Boys are tough and aggressiveBoys are caring and considerateCarshalton Boys is the top school in LondonCarshalton Boys is the worse school in LondonTeenagers are all ASBOsTeenagers are thoughtful and considerateThis school is at the cutting edge of digital technologyThis school is back with the dinosaurs when it comes to technologyTeachers are scaryTeachers are friendly and approachable

CONSIDER YOUR MISE EN SCENE CAREFULLY

Post your most successful photo to your blog and explain why