Tuesday 30 June 2015

Past GCSE Exam B322 Film Clips

From the OCR FAQ:

What have the exam extracts been so far? 
June 2014 
Spy Kids (Director: R Rodriguez) 
In point: 1 minute 48 seconds – 'Once upon a time there was a man and a woman' 
Out point: 6 minutes 24 seconds – The couple land on a boat with a 'just married' sign. 
June 2013 
Hot Fuzz (Director: Edgar Wright, 2007) 
In point: 1 hour 27 minutes 55 seconds – Man rides down the high street on a horse. 
Out point: 1 hour 32 minutes 2 seconds – After man says “Hag!” 
Jan 2013 
Hancock (Director: Peter Berg, 2008) 
In point: 37 minutes 48 seconds – Man says “I’m Hancock and I drank and stuff”. 
Out point: 41 minutes and 52 seconds – After “Get me the hell out of here!” 
June 2012 
The Hurt Locker (Director: Kathryn Bigelow, 2009, Lions Gate) 
In point: 27 minutes 52 seconds - Two men in the bathroom: 'I need to talk to you about something' 
Out point: 32 minutes 37 seconds - Ends with the track across the row of bombs in the car boot. 
January 2011 
Grosse Point Blank (Director: George Armitage, 1997, Hollywood Pictures) 
In point: 1 hour 34 mins 7 secs - Woman and man enter kitchen and look shocked 
Out point: 1 hour 38 mins 25 secs - Father pats daughter's back in the bath – fade out music
June 2011 exam extract: 
Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (Widescreen Collectors Version) Paramount Home Entertainment UK 
In point: 8 mins 40 seconds - Lara's Greek accomplish is standing in the underwater cave by a statue of a horse
Out point: 12 mins 42 seconds - The antagonist is running from the collapsing cave as a pillar crashes on top/next to him.

Wednesday 24 June 2015

Analysing AUDIENCE from CD covers

THE WORKSHEET:


YOUR TASK:
(1) Discuss who you think your chosen CD cover is designed to appeal to. Refer to gender, age and the primary target audience (GAPS) in your answer, and any other elements of audience you choose. Clearly identify which part/s of the cover make you think this way: use either the table or write annotations (notes) around the print-off pointing to the relevant detail/s. Include a brief statement describing the most likely primary target audience (for example: male hip-hop fans aged 13-18).

FORMING PAIRS: The examples are numbered so that 1 and 2 will be compared by a pair, also 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 7 and 8!

(2) Once you've done this, discuss and compare your findings with someone else - feel free to make changes or additional points after you discuss and compare your views. 
  • Do you both agree that the audience is the same for your texts?
  • Are there any differences? Think carefully about age for example: what age range do you think each text has primary appeal to (for example, 8-14, 45+)
(3) Each pair will present their findings to the class, including noting how similar or different they thought the audience might be for their CD covers. All of you can share your views as we do this.

Note: you can find the PowerPoint from today's lesson at the end of this post.

EXAMPLE: TAYLOR SWIFT v STORM QUEEN


YOUR CD COVER CHOICES:
To view these as larger images, hold in the CTRL button and left-click
Pair 1: two Christina Aguilera covers
1: CHRISTINA AGUILERA: MI REFLEJO
The front cover
The rear cover
2: CHRISTINA AGUILERA: MY KIND OF CHRISTMAS
Front cover
Rear cover
Pair 2: two One Direction covers
3: ONE DIRECTION: UP ALL NIGHT
Front cover

Rear cover



4: ONE DIRECTION: MIDNIGHT MEMORIES
Front cover

Rear cover


Pair 3: Eminem & Englebert Humperdinck covers
5: EMINEM: EMINEM IS BACK
Front cover

Rear cover


6: ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK: ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK CALLING
Front cover

Rear cover

Pair 4: Atomic Kitten & Faithless covers
7: ATOMIC KITTEN: WHOLE AGAIN
Front, rear and inner (digipak format)


8: FAITHLESS: THE DANCE GOES ON
Front, rear and inner (digipak format)

POWERPOINT/VIDEOS FROM TODAY'S LESSON





MASH-UP OF 80s MUSIC VIDEO/VIDEO GAMES




SIMPSONS/FAMILY GUY CLIPS

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