TV DRAMA REVISION
Question: Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs the representation of gender (or ethnicity, class and status, physical ability/ disability, sexuality, regional identity, age)
You will have answered 10 exam paper questions in writing and done many more than that orally, so you should feel confident using the exam technique of identifying terminology, examples, then analysis, argument, explanation (T, E, AAE). Return to your marked work and note the corrections.
You need to practise writing under timed conditions, which is not easy. In the exam (and when you practise), hand-write straight onto the exam paper. DO NOT MAKE NOTES as there isn't time. It is easier for computer users who can convert notes into sentences easily.
Tackle the extract scene by scene dealing with ALL aspects (NOT by doing all the camerawork, then sound, then editing, then mise-en-scene). Aim to tie in your comments to the focus ( the words in blue above) as far as you can.
Use Exemplar Material from the OCR which you can find on the OCR website and here:
June 2013
June 2015
and scripts here
I have exemplar scripts as well from our own students which I will email you.
Know your camerawork terminology. There are videos on the OCR exam website to view on their website (open OCR Specification on our class blog). This is what the page looks like:
Below is your Set Topic Content, that is, the film language terms that you are supposed to recognize and use:
THE FILM INDUSTRY REVISION
You are expected to know:
The Avengers
The Avengers is perhaps one of the greatest examples of the extremes synergy can be taken. The film is based on
pre-existing property and has raised the profile of its comic book characters, most of the characters have been features in
spin-off television animation series, re-issues of the old comic books, or re-branded new comic book series.
Tie-ins
have been arranged with fast food restaurants such as McDonalds (for
their happy meals), Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins and fizzy drinks,
such as Pepsi.
However, the most unique facet of
The Avengers marketing and synergy campaign is that each of the protagonists has their own film(s) which have been used to market
The Avengers.
Each of these films has had tie-ins, product placement, merchandise,
computer games and spin-offs and each is based on pre-existing property -
which has been exploited and promoted by the film’s release.
Iron Man,
Thor and
Captain America
have been film franchises in their own rights, but from the build up to
the release of Thor it has been clear that they are all part of the
campaign for
The Avengers.
Marvel was bought by Disney, however a pact was organised between
Marvel and Paramount Pictures to produce a slate of comic book films.
The inter-relationship between two organisations owned by two different
conglomerates: Disney and Viacom respectively, expresses the
oligopoly
nature of Hollywood. From 2012 this relationship will end leaving both
with sizeable profits and Disney will continue to distribute the later
films, including
Iron Man 3 and
The Avengers.
Synergy Activity
Marvel Comics and Disney-Buena Vista (who now own Marvel Comics) have
decided to release a new film on their character Ms. Marvel (see her
profile here:
http://marvel.com/characters/bio/1010338/ms_marvel).
Look at a range of existing comic book examples,
www.moviemarketingmadness.com
could be a helpful resources, research the different inter-linked
products they have i.e. merchandise, spin-offs, cross-promotions, etc.
Mind map synergy potentials for the film
Ms. Marvel remember to consider the different potential audiences you could appeal to and how you could develop pre-existing property.
