Connect…

1) Can you identify the following English Films?

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Discover

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CW Intro to A Field In England [08/06/2015]

A Level Media/MS4 Case Study

Learning Objective/ Outcome Level

All: will make observations and suggest links with key concepts 1

Most: will apply key terminology from previous learning to your area of study

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Some: be able to apply a media theory from previous learning to your area of study

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A Field In England

• A FIELD IN ENGLAND is a 2013 British film.

• It is written by Amy Jump and directed by Ben Wheatley

• It stars British actors Julian Barratt, Reece Shearsmith and Michael Smiley

• It was filmed over 12 days near Guildford

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Discover

A Field in England– Initial Analysis

• As we watch the opening sequence (10 minutes) you will need to analyse and take notes on your specific area

• Use the hand out and questions to help you but please feel free to add your own points and any other terms you can think of!

• Your Column in as much detail as you can using the Key terms!

• What predictions can you make about the rest of the film based on the opening 10 minutes?

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Areas of FocusGenre: Identifying genre/s:

• Iconography• Themes• Narratives• Technical Elements (Camera/Editing/Sound)• Characters

Narrative: • Are there any narrative devices present, e.g.

flashbacks, multi-stranded narratives?• What narrative theories can you apply?

Representation: • What groups are portrayed in AFIE? • How have they been represented? • How has this representation been constructed

(Technical/Symbolic Codes)? As you watch…

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Combine Notes

• Swap notes with a partner

• Read their ideas carefully

• Do you understand their ideas?

• Have they justified their choices with evidence?

• Can you combine ideas?

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Develop

A Field In England Independent Research

• You have 15 minutes to research your area even further – finding out as much as you can about A Field In England.

• Use the questions to help guide your research but again find out as much as you can.

• Don’t limit yourself to the questions on the sheet! Nothing is irrelevant!

• When this has been completed - email to the rest of the group to share

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Areas of FocusGenre: • What do others state the genre is? • How do your observations conform or

subvert these ideas? • Are there any intertextual references in

the film so far?• Consider why genre is used to categorise

films and how is this beneficial to an audience/industry?

Narrative: • Read up on the film. What can you learn

about the narrative?• Can you allocate any of Propps character

roles to the characters in the film?• Why do films include a variety of

characters? (Consider appealing to an audience)

• Why are narrative structures important?

Representation: • Find some articles on the film• What do others think? Do they conform

or challenge your own findings?• Can you find opposing views?• What audience theories could be linked

to the way characters have been represented?

As you watch…

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Homework

• Research into Ben Wheatly as a Director

• What KEY INFORMATION can you discover?

• Can you put together a Fact Sheet Slide (1 page) using your findings?

• DUE: 16/6/2015

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Develop

Plenary

• Can you think of any questions that you are interested in answering whilst studying this film?

• Prepare a couple – I don’t want duplicates

• No Question – No Exit!

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Celebrate