Wednesday, 5 March 2014

FMJ scenes for analysis - spectatorship

Week 2: Spectatorship Theory

How are we lead to identify with the characters?
What do we identify with?
What is our emotional response and how has the Director manipulated this (Micro)?
To what extent is Gender a factor?
What is the meaning behind the film?

See example of worksheet below

Point - apply the words to the Film (Spectator Theory - Emotional Response, Alignment, Central Imagining (Mirror Stage)

Analysis - Textual Micro and reasons (Factors) in FMJ - key scenes below:
 
Explanation - What and How we identify, how we are positioned Emotionally - Intellectual or Visual Pleasures or aligned to draw meaning




Synthesis (come to and justify a conclusion): Preferred Reading and from different POV (ie a male reading or a female reading)


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4.2 Starter - Alignment & Spectatorship Theory

Lesson 4.2 Spectatorship Theory & FMJ (post screening)

http://www.slideshare.net/mattheworegan/spec-resp-lesson-5#













Lesson 2






how are we aligned with Tyler Durdan

What techniques have been used?




Apply to demonstrate - Video Essay answering the above questions (1 group each) embed clips from FMJ

Wednesday, 26 February 2014

4.1 Lesson Half Term Knowledge & Understanding FMJ Screenig


Objectives:
Film & Audience Experience
To investigate the relationship between film form and audience response
To explore varieties of audience experience gender, ethnicity, sexuality on spectator response
To issues of audience and impact on emotional, sensory and cognitive experiences
CASE STUDIES: Brokeback Mountain, Full Metal Jacket, City of God, Clockwork Orange, Exorcist, Baise Moi, Django Unchained 


Starter: What Case Study? Emotional Response & why?

Feedback from homework

Concept
Audience vs Spectator - define?
Emotional Response (last week)
Factor that affect (gender, sexuality, experiences, beliefs)
Film Consumption


Activity:
Share Learning: Textual Evidence to discuss how we are aligned with the characters/meaning created.
Map out emotional responses to the film
What factors have affected your response
What is the preferred reading?
Mind map on Sheets answers to questions:
The Big Shave
Metropolis
Desserts
Goodfellas
FMJ & Platoon

Apply to demonstrate:
Response & Construction:
Exorcist, Brokeback Mountain, Full Metal Jacket scenes

Rotate and answer

In groups watch FMJ


Emotional Responses & Alignment
FMJ

Task: Analyse the Micro techniques (MES, Cinematography, Editing, Sound) used by the director to provoke/manipulate these responses to gain the preferred reading/response from the spectator. Explain how this functions and what factors affect this?

Map these out as notes to build on next week.

Write up response to question assess responses to questions from Homework

Homework: Prep reading/tasks:
Watch Clock work Orange
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answer the questions