question 1b - how and what to revise - concepts

8/16/2019 Question 1B - How and What to Revise - Concepts

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CONCEPTSSection 1B


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What we will look at…

• Quick overview of exam requirements

• Making revision eective

– Understanding each concet

– !dentif"ing which theorists to use – Understanding and interreting their ideas

– #ow to organise "our examles when revising

– $onverting examles in to essa" aragrah

lans

– #ow to ractice essa" writing

• %racticing #&W '& al" this in the session


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G325 – SECTION A

QUESTION 1B

#ow dierent

MEDIA CONCEPTScan (e alied to "our

coursework

It’s about

THE TEXT

GENRE

NARRATIE

MEDIA !ANGUAGE

AUDIENCE

REPRESENTATION

)ou must give examles from o"#$ ONEiece of coursework * "our MUSIC

IDEO


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MA%ING REISIONE&&ECTIE

#&W '& +%%,&+$# )&U, ,-.!S!&/ 0&, Q1(


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Understanding the $oncets

,ead through the $&/$-%'Sdenitions hand out

Make sure "ou understandwhat each concet means

)ou can (egin "our introduction aragrah with2• a (rief denition of the concet• Sa" "ou will al" theories a(out the concet

to "our +dvanced %ortfolio Main 'ask * + Music.ideo

•

Brie3" sa" which theorists "ou will discuss inour answer


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4eciding which theories to use

0or -+$# concet look at the

'#-&,!S'S and theories the"have a(out the concet

!dentif" which theories

"ou want to talk a(out in"our essa"

%ick a M!/!MUM of 3 '()*+*"t t,*o+(*s for each concet

! +*-o..*"' $ou '(s-uss /0 '()*+*"t ('*as (ut this will

deend on2• #ow well "ou understand the ideas• Whether "ou can nd good examles from "our music

video to discuss the theories• #ow condentl" "ou can write a(out them in 56 mins


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Understanding the theories

0or -+$# theor" "ou need to (e

clear a(out what the" mean andwhat it tells "ou a(out the concet 0or each idea7 make notes

or an interretation in"our own words of what

the idea means

Use the hand out to hel "ou develo "ourunderstanding


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What torevise…

• 4ivide u "our revision into

$&/$-%' +,-+

• 0or each $&/$-%'7 list eachof the theorists +/4 each oftheir ideas that "ou havestudied for that concet

• 0or each theorist 8 theor"7identif" 1 or 9 examlesfrom "our Music video

• 0or each examle2 – +nal"se how "ou used the

use of camera7 editing andmise:en:scene

– -xlain how this suorts orchallenges the theor"

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Mulve";oodwi

n

,ailton<

Watson

'u=illo

Male

;a>e

+ctive0emale+rtists

Masculine %ower

Masculinit"< the

outdoors

Masculinit" as

%h"sical%ower

A2EG11

$amera *

shot t"e<

movement

A2 EG12Mise:en:

scene$&S'UM-

A2

EG21$amera *shot t"e

A2 EG31

Mise:en:scene

costume

A2EG21-diting *

=um cuts

A2 EG32

$amera *cameraangle

A2 EG/1

Mise:en:scene :location

A2 EG/2

$amera *shot

distance

A2 EG51

$amera* shot:t"e <angleA2 EG52

-diting *cuts andscreentime


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;rids and Mindmas…

or an"thing that can (eeasil" converted to anessa" aragrah lan

such as

0?+S#$+,4S

Making "our notes eective#ow to organise "our revision…


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,-%,-S-/'+'!&/

'#-&,!S' '#-&, )

M.examle 1

M.examle 9

MU?.-)M+?-;+@-

A2 EG11$amera * shot t"e

< movement

A2 EG12Mise:en:scene $&S'UM-

4!,-$'+44,-SS *

+$'!.- 0-M+?-+,'!S'S

;&&4W!/


A2 EG21-diting * =um cuts

,!+?'& <W+'S&/

M+S$U?!/-%&W-,

'#,&U;#4-S-AU+?!S+'!

&/

A2 EG 31Mise:en:scene

costume

A2 EG /1Mise:en:scene : location

',U!??&

M+S$U?!/!') +SS',&/; +/4%#)S!$+??)%&W-,0U?

A2 EG 32$amera * camera

angle

A2 EG /2$amera * shot distance

',U!??&

M+S$U?!/!') +SB-!/;

&U'4&&,S < !/

%UB?!$ S%+$-S

A2 EG 51$amera * shot:t"e

< angle

A2 EG 52-diting * cuts and

screen time

Making "our notes eective#ow to organise "our revision…+

suggestion of how to use grids


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'he need for ',!+/;U?+'!&/

1C /ame the theorist <exlain their idea a(out the

concet

9C ;ive a detailed7secic examle from"our music video *anal"se it and sa" how

it links to the theor"a(out the concet

5C -xlain how the examlesuorts or challenges the

theor" 8 idea a(out theconcet * how useful and

relevant is their idea

&r a aragrah sandwichD

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'#-&,!S' '#-&,) +9 -A+M%?- 1 +9 -A+M%?- 9

MU?.-)

'he Male

;a>e,eresentation ofwomen highlights

im(alance inatriarchal societ"CWomen as assive7sexual o(=ects to

satisf" male leasure :the" are Elooked atF

and the male vieweris EactiveF * the erson

who ElooksFC

A2 EG11• $amera *movement <

shot t"e•

1st

verse * tilt u to introour female artist * use ofcamera to drawaudience to her (od"(efore we intro her face* conventional of M. *reetition of this shot atthe (eginning of eachverse

• Use of (ig close u onlis in chorus *

dismem(ers mouth *(ecomes an o(=ect

• Suorts Male ;a>e• #els to show how

women are reresentednegativel" in M.s

A2 EG12• Mise:en:Scene : costume• 5 searate costumes * 1

er verse * hels to (randartist and connect withtarget audience of men <women

• 1st verse eseciall"reinforces male ga>e * short(lack dress * aeal tomale audience

• Suorts Mulve"Fs ideas• #els to show the

reresentation of an artist

will (e from the oint ofview of roducer (ut alsoconstructed with theaudience in mind 'he +ctive

0emale+rtist

+lthough the femaleartist might (e

dressed

rovocativel" or useshot t"es thatindicate a male

ga>e7 he argues thatin looking directl" at

the camera7(reaking the Gth wall7 the female

artist takes controlof her

reresentation and

is active not assive

A2 EG22• $amera * Shot t"e• $horus * use of mid shots

and medium close ushel us see the artistlooking directl" at theviewer7 (reaking the Gth

wallC• makes the artist look in

control in the M. * sheknows we are watchingher and she is watching us

• Suorts ;oodwinFs idea• #els to oer a counter

argument to Mulve" <indicates howreresentations can (eseen dierentl" deending

on oint of view

A2 EG22• -diting * =um cuts• 'he (ridge * temo of sound

increases * use of =um cutscreates reetition of $Us wherewe use a >oom in on the artistface one after another

• reinforces she is singingdirectl" to us * the >oom in(rings us closer to her toremind us that is singing to usdirectl"

• reinforces ;oodwinFs idea ofthe artist taking control and(eing active in her role withinthe M.

;oodwin

#ow to organise "our revision… makingeective notes

!tFs in the detail…lanning detail in revision gives "ou


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0rom revision to -xam…converting grid to lan,-%,-S-/'+'!&/

'#-&,!S' '#-&, )

M.examle 1

M.examle 9

MU?.-)M+?-;+@-


< movement

A2 EG12Mise:en:scene $&S'UM-

4!,-$'+44,-SS *

+$'!.- 0-M+?-+,'!S'S

;&&4W!/


A2 EG21-diting * =um cuts

,!+?'& <W+'S&/

M+S$U?!/-%&W-,

'#,&U;#4-S-AU+?!S+'!

&/

A2 EG 31Mise:en:scene

costume

A2 EG /1Mise:en:scene : location

',U!??&

M+S$U?!/!') +S

S',&/; +/4%#)S!$+??)%&W-,0U?

A2 EG 32$amera * cameraangle

A2 EG /2$amera * shot distance

',U!??&

M+S$U?!/!') +SB-!/;

&U'4&&,S < !/%UB?!$ S%+$-S

A2 EG 51$amera * shot:t"e

< angle

A2 EG 52-diting * cuts and

screen time

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!ntro * dene concet 8 sa" "ou will anal"se "our music video and give the name of "ourartist7 the song and genre "ou worked in 8 "ou could also mention some of the theorists

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$onclusion * Summarise the main theories < ideas that "our Music .ideo suorts and those

it challenges * re3ect on the success of the music video in relation to the concetC

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%ractice -ssa" Writing

• Using the lan that "ou have made with "ournotes2 – 'ake a ast exam question for each concet

–

Write out an essa" following the structure "ou havemade with "our notes• ou MUST ADD THE EA!UATION s*"t*"-* Lso oint

5 on the aragrah triangle at the end of ever"aragrah (4 $ou ,a*"’t 'o"* t,(s (" $ou+ "ot*s

– ;ive "ourself as long as "ou need to write theessa"• +t 56 mins draw a line on the aer to show where "ou

got to


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What MUS' "ou show in "our essa"N

• structure "our answer well

• understanding of the concet

• a range of examles2 – of dierent theorists Lnames

– dierent ideas Lwhat the" sa" a(out the concet

– secic examles from "our music video Lthat refer to "our use ofcamera7 editing and mise:en:scene

• "ou can use aroriate media and theoretical terms

• whether "ou suort or challenge the dierent theories a(outthe concet

• a(le to rovide an argument * what do "ou think a(out theconcetN Which theor" do "ou nd most useful7 interesting7relevant in heling "ou to understand the concetN

• write more than 5 sides


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%racticing timed writing

• When "ouFre ha" with "our essa" structureand the wa" "ou are using "our content… – Set "ourself 56 mins

–

Use notes for reference – Sto at 56 mins < see how far "ouFve got

– ,eeat ,eeat ,eeat ,eeat ,eeatDDDD

• nish (" having a go at writing a timedessa" without notes

• Move onto the next concet…


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GOOD!UC%

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