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Friday, 23 January 2009

Key Tracking Assessment Task 1

1. Pick one of the following genres:

  • Science Fiction
  • Horror
  • High-School Teen Movie

2. Research that genre and make a list of its generic elements, i.e.

Typical Mise-en-scène: iconography, props, set design, lighting, temporal and geographic location, costume, shot types, camera angles, special effects,
Editing: Fast paced, slow paced, etc,
Typical Sound Design: types of dialogue, music, sound effects, etc.).
Typical Narrative Structure (plots, historical setting, set pieces).
Themes (the underlying messages, ideas, concepts the film deals with).
Generic Types, i.e. typical character types (do typical male/female roles exist, archetypes?).
Typical Studios, i.e. certain film studios are associated with particular genres.
Typical Personnel (directors, producers, actors, stars, auteurs etc.).

3. Make a list of key film text from that genre.

Deadline: Week Beginning 02/02/09

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