YEAR 10 MEDIA STUDIES

The lesson tomorrow (16.04.07) will focus on genre in relation to institutions, texts and audiences. In advance you must consider the following:

1. How can texts be identified as being part of a genre, what elements help to identify it in this way: thematic, iconographic, representational?

2. Why do institutions produce films at certain moments in time and what do those texts say about the culture they are produced in and its values?

3. How do audiences relate to those genres now in comparison to the ways in which previous audiences have responded in the past?

The theorists we will be studying are Andre Bazin, Robert Warshow and Lawrence Alloway.

YEAR 10 MEDIA ASSESSMENT

Your assessment results are ready for you to collect. Email me and I will forward your asessment mark and grade.

GENRE: ANDRE BAZIN

Whilst the definition of "genre" is the subject of debate, it is generally agreed that one of the key researchers in this area, was the great film theorist Andre Bazin. Bazin queried why a purely American type of film: the cowboy western, which was about American issues and American history clearly appealed to audiences worldwide irrespective of their culure and background. This led him to develop a theory of genre.

Find out more about Bazin and his research by clicking this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Bazin

CONGRATULATIONS 10A MEDIA!

Congratulations to all the students who have given their "horror sequence storyboard" presentations. They have been fantastic. You are all articulate and show clearly that you understand codes, conventions and the "why" of analysis.

Give yourselves a hearty pat on the back.

In the meantime see what you can find out about the Director "James Whale" (pictured above)? Find five famous films he directed and answer this: what is his connection with the First World War and how did this affect his work (if it did). Follow the link to IMDB, this will start you on your quest. Also, name the film made about James Whale and name the actor that plays him. The film is relatively recent. Good luck.

See you all on the other side of the holidays.