Grade 10 Academic: Media StudiesMovie Trailer Genre Study

Overall Expectations

1. Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques

2. Creating Media Texts

3. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies

Media Studies Strand

Understanding Media Forms, Conventions and Techniques2.2 Identify conventions and/or techniques used in a variety of media forms and explain how they convey meaning and influence their audience.Creating Media Texts3.4 Produce media texts for a variety of purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques.Reflecting On Skills and Strategies4.1 Describe a variety of strategies they used in interpreting and creating media texts, explain which ones they found most helpful, and identify appropriate steps they can take to improve as media interpreters and producers.

Oral Communication StrandSpeaking To Communicate 2.4 Use appropriate words, phrases, and terminology, and several different stylistic devices, to communicate their meaning and engage their intended audience.2.5 Identify a variety of vocal strategies, including tone, pace, pitch, and volume, and use them appropriately and with sensitivity to audience needs and cultural differences.

Specific Expectations

The Shining

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfout_rgPSA

What do you notice about this trailer?

• What is the overall tone and pacing of the trailer?

• What elements are present in the sound and score?

• What do you notice about the editing techniques?

The Shining Recut

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmkVWuP_sO0

Discussion

• Identify conventions/techniques used in video clip

• Explain how the genre is changed from the previous trailer?

• How do these conventions/techniques influence the audience?

• How are elements such as pitch, tone, sound and voice-over utilized?

Group Activity

• Each group is given a genre• New trailer is shown without audio• Students must craft a voice-over specific to

their genre for this trailer• Group will present voice-over to the class

Assessment Tools

Assessment as Learning:Class and Group Brainstorming

Checklist for student knowledge and understanding

Assessment of Learning:Final Project Rubric

Reflective Paper

Reflection

• Describe the strategies used in your voice-over• Identify ways in which you could improve your

voice over• What stylistic devices did you use to engage

your intended audience?• What vocal strategies did you use to convey

your genre and engage your audience?