GCSE Media Studies - Cardigan by Nick Allen https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1 Made for revision purposes en-us 2016-11-10 19:00:09 UTC 2025-09-28 18:05:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Moderncam.png Mis-en-scene nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/136904693 Choose a frame from the scene below. Take a screen shot and annotate it using mis-en-scene analysis.]]> 2016-11-10 22:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/136904693 Class list nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/136905094 2016-11-10 22:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/136905094 Genre nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/136905195 2016-11-10 22:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/136905195 Mise-en-scene analysis can include consideration of the following: nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/136906132 -  setting, e.g. interior, exterior, natural, stylised, location, backdrop
-   props, e.g. key, incidental, objects, motifs, foreground, background
-   costume, e.g. authentic, stylised, coordination with setting
-   make-up, e.g. naturalistic, expressionistic
-   movement, e.g. figures, animation, blocking, positioning
-   visual effects, e.g. models, miniatures, computer generated imagery

You can also consider camerawork:
- framing/distance, e.g. extreme long-shot, long shot, medium shot, close-up, extreme close-up, medium long shot in-shot, out-of-shot, dynamic, passive, balance, unbalanced (handheld)
- focus (depth of field), e.g. soft, sharp, shallow, deep, fixed, racking, focus pulling
- shots, e.g. establishing, point of view, associated point of view
- movement, e.g. fast, slow and whip panning, tilting, zoom in, handheld
(Steadicam), tracking, crane
- angles, e.g. low, high, neutral, canted
- effects e.g. front and rear projection, green/blue screen
- colour, e.g. black and white, filters, saturated, de-saturated, complementary, contrasting, limited palette, sepia, chiaroscuro 
]]> 2016-11-10 22:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/136906132 Lesson Objectives 11/11/2016 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/136906398 1. To recall/ revise the theories you have learned so far in Media Studies
2. To provide examples of theories as applied to media products
3. To identify typical genre codes in film
4. To analyse film using mis-en-scene analysis
5. To review your progress and set targets for your GCSE Media Studies coursework]]> 2016-11-10 22:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/136906398 Coursework Progress nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/136909365 To help us get an idea of where you are at with your coursework, please take a few minutes to fill some info on the form:]]> 2016-11-10 23:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/136909365 Your Ideas for a Media Production artefact nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/138230313 Lisa: CD cover
Jodie: CD cover
Kieran: Comic
Tai: Animated film
Cameron: CD or DVD cover
Willow: Trailer for horror film
Chris: Animated film
Bryn: CD cover
Amy: CD cover

Questions for consideration...
1. What genre would you most prefer? Find images that typify this genre.
2. What existing products within this genre do you like? FInd images of similar media products.
3. What is the target audience for your chosen product? Find images of a person/ people who typify your target audience. Use demographics/ psychographics and images of the kind of thing your audience would be in to.]]> 2016-11-16 19:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/138230313 Lesson Objectives 18/11/16 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/138571477
  • Extend your mise-en-scene analysis of The Hangover to include another six annotations on your chosen still frame 
  • Identify denotations and connotations from typical genre codes 
  • Analyse a shot or shots from a film scene of your choice using mise-en-scene to include at least six different aspects 
  • Present your analysis to the class using a Padlet page 
  • Create a second Padlet page of research for your chosen media product to include images that:
    1. typify your chosen genre - the typical genre codes 
    2. Show similar media products 
    3. characterise your target audience 
    4. capture the mood and feel of the product you want to produce 
    • and invite other students to comment on it

    ]]>     2016-11-17 21:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/138571477     Post your own mise-en-scene analyses in this space ... nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/138580025 Put your name in the post AND indicate what they denote and connote]]> 2016-11-17 22:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/138580025 Kieran Ellis https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/138667968 2016-11-18 12:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/138667968 Willow Pendragon https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/138668196 please let me sleep]]> 2016-11-18 12:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/138668196 Cameron Craig : ) https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/138668206 Hi Nick (LOL)]]> 2016-11-18 12:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/138668206 Willow Pendragon https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/138668492 im soooo tired i need sleep!]]> 2016-11-18 12:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/138668492 Amy Masters amymasters123 https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/138668505 2016-11-18 12:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/138668505 Nick's Product idea ... nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/139857267 https://padlet.com/nickallen/Product_Research]]> 2016-11-25 09:00:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/GCSEMedia_L1/wish/139857267