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L5 - Action Adventure – Narrative Themes & Issues

L5 - Action Adventure – Narrative Themes & Issues. Friday 8 th March 2013. Aims & Objectives. Why?. Re -cap prior learning of Narrative and Representation theory to take into the exam!

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L5 - Action Adventure – Narrative Themes & Issues

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  1. L5 - Action Adventure – Narrative Themes & Issues Friday 8thMarch 2013

  2. Aims & Objectives Why? • Re-cap prior learning of Narrativeand Representationtheory to take into the exam! • Look at the scene we analysed last lesson AGAIN to establish to build on our analysis of the 4 Technical areas YOU MUST know for the exam: • Look at the impact the Technical codes can have in creating meanings for the audience. • Review the learning. A02– Assess candidates’ ability to analyse and respond to a short, unseen moving image extract using media key concepts and appropriate terminology.

  3. Re-cap what you know already – Starter 3 minutes YOUMUST fill in the gaps for the areas/key terms/theory we have covered so far – YOU SHOULD be learning these in preparation for the exam on June 6th! Extension: YOUCOULD give examples of Action-Adventure texts/characters (where relevant) to back up your understanding.

  4. Todorov’s 3 part narrative • Beginning – Middle - End ‘New equilibrium’ ‘Disequilibrium’ ‘Equilibrium’

  5. “Whammo” (Joel Silver)

  6. ‘Monstrous Characters’ (Neale & Krutnik) - Examples

  7. CLUE! In Action-Adventure films the characters usually embark on a…. Quest What does that “Quest” usually involve?

  8. ‘The Matrix’ (1999) Dir. Wachowski Brothers You are going to watch the scene again tobuild on your knowledge & understanding of the 4 technical areas YOU WILL have to analyse in the exam , which are:

  9. FEEDBACK • Non-diegetic music - Synchronous to the action – for example the beat in time with the footsteps entering the Lobby. This connoteshow their presence may involve conflict or a battle as it is very military themed. Fades out when the 2 protagonists have won! • Diegetic Sound – Little dialogue, however LOTS of gun fire and • “whammos” (Joel Silver) in keeping the audience entertained.

  10. FEEDBACK The non-verbal code of the female characters facial expression denotes…. DESCRIBE! The representation of the female gender will impact the audience because…

  11. FEEDBACK HOWdoes the editing change from this moment on? Whatshot type and camera angle is this? Low Angle Mid-shot

  12. ‘Avatar’ (2009) Dir. James Cameron Fantasy Action-Adventure You need to get out your Micro Feature Booklet. (See Pages 2 – 4 in particular) In your exercise book YOU MUST “Mind-Map” the technical code of: Camera Work. YOU SHOULD identify as many examples as possible that would grip the audience and provide an adrenaline rush!

  13. Prove what you have learnt– Plenary 3 minutes YOU MUST write down x1 example of a feature associated to EACH of the Technical areas! YOUSHOULDstick this on your screen. YOUCOULD give more than x1 example.

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