Watch this TV drama in class together.
Question: Discuss the ways in which the extract from Fargo constructs meaning through the following:
- camera shots, angles, movement and composition
- editing
- sound
- mise-en-scène.
Extract: Fargo
Viewing 1 – watch for narrative sense – what is it about – what are the main themes and issues and how are the characters represented?
Viewing 2 – you can now make notes: Pick out all of the relevant MES (CLAMPS) you can that are relevant to representing the main themes and issues and characters.
Viewing 3 – Pick out all the Camera and Editing you can that are relevant to representing the main themes and issues and characters.
Viewing 4 – Pick out all the Sound you can that is relevant to representing the main themes and issues and characters.
Once you have some notes – you will discuss them in class.
Your goal is to write up your first full (ish as we are limiting how many examples you need to include) TV Drama textual analysis. The template and guidance is in classroom.
You will have one lesson to complete this and if it is not submitted then there will be a deadline for submission in classroom.
Good luck.