Checklist

Write a step-by-step 'checklist' for the process of creating a successful presentation

• Choose a film from the list

• Watch the film at least twice
• 
   Pick a five minute extract from the film which you think demonstrates the most important part of the film or the most representative extract
• 
   Make an analysis on the extract

• Make a summary of the notes, to have them in the oral

• Study the analysis

Independent Study

Task: Write a list of things to do in order to complete the Independent Study effectively. Suggest a timescale for each stage, working towards a final deadline in May 2012. List even the obvious things (like choosing films, watching films...)

 

List:

1. Choose two films for two different countries

2. Watch the films

3. Make a script (8-10 pages)

4. Make a rationale for each film (maximum 100 words)

5. Annotated list of sources (materials used in the researching and the document)

The third man (1949)

The context of the film:

Where and when was it set, and what social and politic themes does the film explore?

The film was released in the 31 August 1949 at the UK. It was filmed at Vienna at different parts of the city.  


Genre:

What genre is the film? (You need to know this in depth) Technically, what are the features of this genre, and this film? Find 3-4 images to illustrate your point.

The genre of the film is Film Noir. This kind of films were developed during and after World War II. It was a style of black and white American films created in the 1940´s, and lasted until about 1960.

          Characteristic:

It has dark, shadowy images filmed in black and white. They are often at night and usually in a gritty urban setting. Many times the setting is nameless. Very often the films are based on a type of crime or a detective story. Characters are usually pretty likable and they sometimes smoke during the film. The main character is always facing a moral dilemma or any kind of threat. Women are usually dangerous and independent. It is common to see a director of a German school. The use of the flashbacks (a change of time from past and present) is very present . There is a voice over narrator, which are used mainly during flashbacks. All the authentically films noir don’t have a good ending.

Critical reception:

Find at least two essays, or works of critical analysis on The Third Man. Link them in your blog, and print them out ready for tomorrow's lesson.

http://www.exampleessays.com/viewpaper/39053.html

http://www.filmsite.org/thir.html

http://varifrank.com/archives/2004/10/the_third_man_r_1.php

 

High school scene shots

Waiting for superman

Pre-production:

• Have many camaras
• Have many people to film
• Have a way to transport form a place to other
• Computer to make all the editing
• Plan all the questions that are going to be asked
• Know who are the most affected

Production:

The persons that were filmed are parents, children, teachers, etc. The place where they are filmed is in mainly in schools and houses at USA. All with the same target that is saying their opinion about the theme. All the filmed stuff is recorded and then edited, so it isn´t capured live, it is archived footage.

Post-production:

In the documentary I can see that there are some editing. For example there are parts where there is a voice and a a video about what is he or she saying. This is recorded in different moments and when editing they are put all together. Also there are some cut present in the film, when it changes the place or the person talking. There is a background music most of the time, but it is more remarkable in the most emotioning, shocking and tensioning parts. This is made in order to make the audience feel what the children feel at that moment

Six Point Plan

Car accidents

I have chosen this topic because i would like to know more about the theme. My message I want to leave to the audience is that people  drive or are starting to specially males drive fast and some adults drive fast too not knowing the damge that could cause to other persons or to the them, to make the audience reflex about what they will do while driving a car.

My target audience are thous persons that can legally drive a car. That means people aged 17 or upwards. But specially for the younger ones because they have less experience driving and they go faster than the allowed just for fun.  

To make my project I will use material from Internet like Youtube videos and if it is possible make a survey to some drivers to know what they think about the theme. I would consider the people that I interrogate the secondary sources because it is just one person´s opinion. And I will consider Youtube videos like a primary source because they are watched by much more people and  who watches a video can comment and put a like or a dislike to the video and that is giving the opinion of the audience about the video and that is better than one person giving his opinon of the theme.  

Documentary analysis

This is a triler called Waiting For Superman





In this video I can hear around 18 differnent voices from students, teachers and interviewers. I can also hear music at the back like a non-digetic sound. All the footage is many different interviews to persons with the same target, that it is to educate young children. And also there are some interviews to young maybe poor people. The main types of documentary are: reference of the interviewed person to let the audience know who is the person talking. The editing is good because it connects the voice of the person talking and the video about his or her life at school. And the education statistics are shown with a close up to the USA