International Baccalaureate
Macro study refers to the big picture – the big ideas surrounding the whole film. Genre, Narrative & Representation You will need to come to some quick and early conclusions about your chosen film as a whole under these three headings. Here is a copy of a document similar to one which you will get… Read more Film Studies Macro Refresher
How we study a film: Example: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Doyle: The context and macro analysis have been done for you below… your teacher will talk you through it: Your Micro Analysis. Remember TEAS: Identify the term used to describe the micro technique. Name a specific example from the sequence. Analyse the meaning / impact for the… Read more Film Recap
Distance Learning Week 3 Intro Video. Watch and make note on content and task: Let’s do some close analysis of select sequences from our two set texts. You will be allocated two sequences to analyse, one from each film. TASK DETAILS Your job is to explore the representation of the vampire monsters at these moments… Read more Representation of a Vampire
Remember Narrative? – The Study of Stories… Narrative Revision Task 1 In pairs or three review the previous posts on narrative; summarise for each other and then a whole class discussion. Narrative Part 1 Narrative Part 2 Narrative Part 3 Task 2 Complete a narrative analysis of The Dark Knight Independent Study Watch this video… Read more Narrative in the Dark Knight
‘The world about us has changed and is continually changing at an ever-accelerating pace. So have we. With the increase in media coverage and information technology, we see more of the world, comprehend its workings a little more clearly, and as a result our perception of ourselves and the society surrounding us has been modified.… Read more Batman Evolves
Archetypes in literature are fundamental or prototypical characters that are used in stories. They have recurred in literature and art since the earliest writing. “They personify universal patterns of human behaviour.” Film uses and reuses archetypes in various forms and with varying degrees of nuance, between realism and hyperbole. In this exploration of Batman the… Read more Archetypes in Film (Heroes and Villains)
The Super Hero Film We have explored the princess archetype in Pan’s Labyrinth now we are going to explore another archetype, the (Super) Hero. We are going to analyse the genre and the narrative. We are also going to try and understand how the social, political, historical contexts echo and resonate in that film. First off,… Read more Superhero Movie – A Study of Genre
An IB Film textual analysis essay is multi-layered (like an onion). Here is a graphic, which tries to explain those layers: 1) The outer layer is the context layer. This film was made as a comment on the Spanish civil war, the people who rose to power (the Fascists) and the resistance of some, to… Read more Pan’s Labyrinth – Final Essay
Narrative Analysis of Pan’s Labyrinth. Task: Create a presentation (on Google slides) which analyses the narrative features in the Pan’s. Please work in pairs and use no more than four slides, one for each section listed below. 1) Structure The film starts at the end and takes us back to the beginning – why? Also,… Read more Narrative in Pan’s Labyrinth
Non-linear Narratives Films have a big advantage in how they can tell stories. They are not bound by the rules of normal time! Editing can reorder screen time, which is different from reel time (the duration of the film), and this reshaping of the narrative can add to the audience’s pleasure of the film. How?… Read more Narrative in Film (Part 3) Non Linear Narratives