Entrance Activity

YOU MUST list as many examples/approaches to answering this Question from BOTH Case Studies.

Extension – YOU COULD refer to examples that are similar/different.

2 minutes

Entrance Activity

YOU MUST state whether you AGREE or DISAGREE with the view that Prison Guard Raymond Lohan (Stuart Graham) is a ‘Villain’ who receives punishment for his actions.

3 minutes

‘PUNISHMENT’ (Propp): Villain is punished.

Title:WJEC Exam Topics - Structure of Answer

Monday 16th March 2015

FM2 – British and American Film (60%) of AS Level)

Section B – British Film topics Identity Study –

‘In the Name of the Father’ and ‘Hunger’

Why?

Aims & Objectives

• YOU WILL re-cap prior learning.

• YOU WILL develop your understanding of the Exam Boards expectations regarding structure to an exam, what you’re assessed on and HOW you would apply examples to your answer.

• Review the learning

AO1

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of film as an audio-visual form of creative expression together and

AO2 Apply knowledge and understanding, including some of the common critical approaches that characterise the subject, when exploring and analysing films.

FM2 – EXAM BOARD EXPECTATIONS

Mark Scheme

• Excellent Knowledge – Institutional information, Character (Actor names), Key Scenes that are accurate (relevant) to the Question.

• Specialist language = Micro Features, Terminology associated to the Texts being studied – for example ‘The Troubles’.

• Narrative and Representation – Narrative Theory – Hallam & Marshment (2000); Syd Field; Vladimir Propp; Todorov; Stereotypes/Anti-stereotypes.

Recommended Structure

Introduction –

•Demonstrate your ‘EXCELLENT KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING’ of the texts by presenting the films Institutional information such as:

1.‘Name of the Film’ – e.g. ‘Hunger’2.(Year – Director) - e.g. (2008 – Steve McQueen)

•Specialist language - Use some language from the question to state what your essay will focus on and (if relevant) provide some brief context surrounding the films

Recommended StructureMain Body–

•‘EXCELLENT KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING’ of BOTH texts – YOU MUST make ‘very detailed and accurate references to both films’ when answering your question.

•RELEVANCE – RELEVANCE – RELEVANCE.

•Narrative and Representation – When providing your examples, refer to Theories we have covered for BOTH Films, for example:

1. Hallam & Marshment (2000)2. Syd Field 3. Vladimir Propp 4. Todorov’s 3 part Narrative

YOU MUST demonstrate your understanding of these theories.

Recommended Structure

CONCLUSION –

•Brief

•Have you achieved what you set out to?

Look back at your introduction

•Use language from the Question.

Recommended StructureMain Body–

When deconstructing ‘The Setup’ (Syd Field) of ‘Hunger’, it is very apparent that conflict is present amongst the stock characters introduced and there are many enigma clues (Roland Barthes – 1975) that arise to suggest a potential for a ‘confrontation’ (Syd Field) throughout the text.For example, the quiet and isolated figure of the Prison Guard Raymond Lohan (Stuart Graham) is immediately represented as a character who is on edge and wary of the dangers of his job, for example McQueen’s use of a low angle shot of Lohan checking under his car whilst his clearly concerned wife looks on with caution. This connotes how his job and status in society during ‘The Troubles’ provides the spectator with a clear understanding of the dangers of his job. The use of mise-en-scene through the non verbal code of the Union Jack key ring (shot through an ECU) later on in the scene once he arrives at “work” also ‘signifies’ (De Saussure) the establishment of the binary opposition between two conflicting communities during this period of time, as this establishes who he’s loyal to beyond providing for his wife. Towards the end of the opening sequence, a non-diegetic and authoritive voiceover can be heard proclaiming the Republican prisoners to be “criminal” in their actions as they demand political status. Margaret Thatcher’s determined and forthright views only help to further the sense of slow building tension in the narrative and the conflict that will take place in the remainder of the text.

MAIN TASK20 Minutes

YOU MUST annotate the paragraph provided using the following colours:

•BLUE – Theory•Green – Key Terminology/Language from the Question•RED – Evidence from the text

YOU SHOULD then reflect on the strengths of the structure as well.

THEN, YOU MUST write a PEA Paragraph of your own based around the Question below from BOTH of the texts:

What have you learnt?

“What if….”On your mini-whiteboards, YOU MUST write down what you would need to know IF you were presented with an Exam Question such as:

To what extent is conflict a major component of the texts you have studied Narrative?

Homework

Revise for the upcoming Mock Exam Due: 4 Lessons time – Friday 20th March