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Tsotsi – Screening

Friday 21st November 2014

FM4: Varieties of Film Experience – Issues and Debates

Section A Specialist Study 1: Urban Stories – Power, Poverty and

Conflict

HomeworkResearch a review:

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2006/mar/17/2

Pick out 3 Verbal codes that help establish the themes & issues represented in the film –

YOU COULD research the Director and his intentions for the film as well.

Due: TODAY

Why?

Aims & Objectives

• YOU WILL re-cap prior learning.

• YOU WILL begin your analysis of one of the key texts YOU MUST learn in detail for the exam in establishing HOW a “difficult urban environment” is represented to the spectator.

• 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.

Starter – Re-cap Prior Learning

You need to complete the Quiz on FM4 – Section A by going to:

ncrafts.wordpress.com – Hover over ‘WJEC A2 Film Studies’ and then ‘Section A’ – Click on the ‘FM4: Section A’ Page – Click on the hyperlink to the quiz

FEEDBACK

How did you get on?

FM4 – Section AEXAM BOARD EXPECTATIONS

FM4 – Section A

YOU MUST answer the questions during the screening and use the “Blank Canvas” to address other key areas surrounding the text.

FM4 – Section A

You are going to watch the first 45 minutes

What have you learnt?

What were YOU able to identify?

What has Mr. Crafts taught you?

YOU SHOULD take a picture of the notes made on the white board to EITHER add to your “Blank Canvas” notes at home OR for future Revision for this text.

HomeworkProduce a “Mind-map” of the themes & issues represented in the text based around the “social issues” represented in the

text.

For example – Poverty, Disease, Violence, Education, Crime

Due: L7 – Tuesday 25th November