Introduction to narrative theory

Read through this introductory powerpoint and make notes.

Look up the following theories in more detail:
- Todorov
- Propp
- Strauss (Binary opposition)

Choose one and make notes on how this can be applied to any TV drama of your choice.

Message for Miss Osborne's class

Apologies - I will not be able to make Monday's lesson - 14th January. Please use this time to ensure that your work on sub-genres of TV drama is completed and ready to present back Tuesday period 2.  We will have a visiting teacher from Darrick Wood joining us in the lesson - make the right impression by arriving well-prepared with thorough feedback!

Once this is completed, you can use the rest of the lesson to continue with your coursework - your blogs indicate that this extra time is much-needed!

See you Tuesday period 2 and apologies again for any inconvenience.

Miss O

TV Drama - Miss O's lessons

Please find the links to lesson powerpoints below. Please also check these slides for details of any homework that may have been set to ensure you stay on top of the workload:

Monday 7th plus Tuesday 8th (cover lesson) January - Intro to TV drama

Tuesday 22nd January - Introduction to mise en scene (resource currently unavailable - please get the notes from your 'Study Buddy' in the meantime)

Monday 28th January - Mise en scene and sound

Tuesday 29th January - Writing about sound

Monday 4th February - Camera shots and angles

Tuesday 5th February - Writing about camera shots and angles

Monday 11th February - Introduction to camera movement and editing (handout here)

Tuesday 12th February - TV Drama, time and editing

Tuesday 26th February - Binary Opposition and gender

Monday 4th March - Gender in an extract ('Cutting It')

Tuesday 5th March - Preparing an exam response AS Media Studies mark scheme

Thursday 7th March - Binary opposition and crime drama (handout here)

Cover work for 11th and 12th March

Thursday 14th March - Narrative theory and representation ('Life on Mars')
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwqC0c0U1v7GM1Q4UmZQMmNsQ28/edit?usp=sharing

Monday 18th March - Introduction to representation of ethnicity ('Luther'). Accompanying article is saved here.

Tuesday 19th March - Cover lesson - Background reading and accompanying questions on 'Race in the Media'

Thursday 21st March - Representation of ethnicity in Spooks

Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th March - Ethnicity in an extract ('Hotel Babylon')

Monday 15th April - Peer assessment lesson on 'Primeval' (gender extract set for HW) Candidate's responses here. Please also refer to hard copy of 'Peer assessment' pack

Tuesday 16th April-Friday 19th April - Representation of age in 'Monarch of the Glen'. Low level 2 response here. Low level 4 response here.

Monday 22nd April - Period dramas and class

Tuesday 23rd April - Putting together a model analysis of representation of class in 'Cranford'. Example of note-taking stage here.

Thursday 25th April - Introduction to representation of disability

Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th April - Analysis of camera angles and  editing linked to representation of disability

Independent work set on representation of sexuality in TV drama - Support powerpoints are available here and here.

Reminder for Miss Osborne's class - Mon 10th and Mon 18th

As discussed, by now you should have all of the theory and information you need to proceed with planning and producing your music magazine so you should spend our Monday lessons in a computer room working on this.
There are no rooms available for us to use as a class, so please work in one of the following rooms, assuming they are not fully-booked: S2, S13 (some PCs available sharing with Ms. James's Year 11s), M15 or M16 - or the sixth form study area.
I will be based in S12 as usual should you have any queries; please report to me in there at some point during the day so I can mark you present. And of course, don't forget I'll be accessing your blogs to check on the progress you are making!
Tuesdays - Please continue with your coursework as usual.
Thursdays - Our lessons will take place as usual in S13.

Remember that after Christmas, all lessons will be spent preparing for the exam, so you must make excellent use of the remaining lesson time you have!

Good luck.

Research and planning: Progress check

Remember, you should be keeping a close eye on the production schedule for your magazine, which can be found here.

Many of you are falling behind and you are not making use of the resources on this blog. In order to move forward with the planning phase you should have done the following and posted your findings on your blog:

• Researched the music magazine industry 
• Researched examples of music magazines - their brand identities, audiences and content analysis
• Identified the genre for your own magazine - explaining how you have reached your decisions (not just because you like it!)
• Researched the conventions of this genre and the personae of typical artists from this genre (mood boards would be useful for this - check out the examples on the blog)
• Researched the conventions of magazine design for your chosen genre - including detailed textual analyses of front covers, contents pages and double page spreads, which you link back to the magazines' respective brands and target audiences.
• Taken this research to your audience and get their feedback on what they want from a music magazine

As we stressed when you produced your school magazine, it's essential that you reflect on  your findings and identify how they will influence your decisions about your own magazine.

Then, you are ready to start planning the following and explaining reasons for your decisions, based on your research findings.

The magazine in general:

• Your magazine's 'brand identity' and mode of address - You should explain how you will lay out your magazine in a way that reflects the brand identity. Use the example we did together, analysing Q magazine to help you.
• A flat plan for your magazine showing the contents
• Your magazine's title and masthead
• Your choice of register, colours, fonts etc. to form a style guide for your magazine

The artists you will photograph for your magazine:

• Your choices of models
• The 'star images' or 'personae' you are going to construct
• Costume, hair and make-up
• Gesture codes and modes of address
• Camera shots and angles and lighting you will use
• Locations, props, colours you will associate with these artists

Your front cover, DPS and contents page:

• What you will include and how they will be laid out (hand-drawn drafts are fine for this at first - you can scan these in and upload them on to your blog, accompanied by either a written or audio commentary)

Intro to textual analysis skills lessons and resources

As promised, where relevant, I'll upload power points and resources from our lessons on to Googledrive and create links to them below. Separate posts will be created for the different topics we study.

Links to all 'Introduction to Textual Analysis' lessons will appear in this post. Please ensure you use these resources to keep your notes up to date and catch up on any work you have missed.

Miss O

Intro to Media Language lesson 1 - 10/9/12

Intro to Media Language lesson 2 - 17/9/12

Cover lesson for Thursday 20th September

Cover lesson for Tuesday 25th September

Intro to Media Language - Magazine covers - 27/9/12

Media Language and Modes of Address - 1/10/12

Media Language - Analysing photographs and planning your own - 8/10/12

Shot list for use in cover lesson 9/10/12 - Please plan in detail!

Linking textual analysis of music magazines to brand and target audience - 19/11/12

Images for Tues p2 lesson

Click on your allocated image to download the jpeg file. When it appears, right click and select 'Save image as...' - then save it to your 'My documents' or USB stick.