Key Information Here is the guidance from the IB Film Specification Guide The Comparative Video Essay. Here is the assessment criteria Dates and Deadline Script Deadline – Monday 25th November Draft 1 Deadline – Monday 9th December Final Deadline – Friday 20th December Schedule: Week 1 Introduction to film focus: Genre & Style Film Theory […]
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Textual Analysis Formatting Rules
Beginning and ending At the start of the textual analysis, students should clearly state which film elements they are going to discuss. Students must state the number of words used at the end of the textual analysis. List of sources The list of all sources used is excluded from the textual analysis word limit. Images […]
Textual Analysis Structure
Remember the textual analysis assessment target? In some ways this can help you with the structure of your textual analysis essay Remember to include research quotes, eg: ‘In order to analyse a film, one must consider viewer expectations and take note of which expectations are met and which ones modified or rejected. If there are […]
Micro Analysis
Your initial proposal Please complete this form prior to our lesson on Monday Group Meeting I will be meeting with groups of students studying each film early this week. Your work is assessed in three areas: Cultural / historical / institutional context surrounding the film (8 marks) Your analysis of how meaning is constructed in […]
Textual Analysis Film Research Sources
Your Initial Response Complete one of these documents in preparation Context / Film Research. You’ve got one week to conduct the research necessary to help you understand your chosen film: Character Representation Narrative Genre Visual Style Context Critical Reception (Reviews) By the end of the week you will submit a proposed sequence from your film […]
Textual Analysis – Independent Research
A key elements of IB is Independent Research. You must demonstrate that you are able to conduct independent research into: Your chosen films (reviews / online essays) The macro features of the film The wider context surrounding production and reception This must be done independently, your teacher cannot do this for you! We will share our […]
Textual Analysis, Structure and Assessment
Assessment and Structure Assessed Examples Grade 7 Grade 5 Grade 3
Macro Analysis Refresher
There are three key areas to any textual analysis essay: Micro Features Analysis (within your chosen 5 minute sequence) Macro Features Analysis (within the whole film) Cultural Context Analysis (the wider significance surrounding the film / content) We have four lessons to review what we already know and fill any gaps in your understanding. Essential […]
Micro Analysis Refresher
So, let’s get down to the micro… This is a process that you should be familiar with: Identify specific examples of production techniques: Cinematography Editing Sound Mise-en-scene These examples must be named with a technical term Analyse the impact that technique, in combination with others, on the audience? How do ‘we’ read the text? Previous blog posts that […]
Course Review
Please could you spend 5 minutes completing this review? Thanks Mr G