A female-driven comic book movie with beloved characters, made at a tempestuous time for DC movies, after the failure of Fox's Dark Phoenix and the wild success of Marvel's Avengers Endgame. No pressure then.
BIRDS OF PREY – Review and Discussion
Media Knowledge Test 4 and 5
Media Test 4 asks the pupils to examine the poster for THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (2011). They should consider categories (medium, purpose, tone, genre) and the use of print media language (image, colour, background, font) and music. Media Test 5 is a fill in the blanks quiz challenging the students to identify a … Continue reading Media Knowledge Test 4 and 5
Media Knowledge Test 3
This test is a simple fill in the blanks quiz, asking students to identify the different types of SHOT TYPE, CAMERA ANGLE and COMPOSITION. This is inspired by the LET HITCHCOCK TEACH YOU SHOT COMPOSITION AND RULES information sheet I have previously published (link at bottom of post). I've also included a short quiz on … Continue reading Media Knowledge Test 3
Casino Royale – poster analysis
This poster for Casino Royale is very striking - and was one of the posters used during the initial publicity for the film in 2006. In any simple poster analysis, we would ask students to discuss the background, use of imagery or colour, the use and position of graphics or fonts (as well as the … Continue reading Casino Royale – poster analysis
The SINISTER side
The dictionary definition of “sinister” would likely say that the word means something evil, or something that threatens or promises evil or the foreshadowing of dangerous people or events. early 15c., "prompted by malice or ill-will, intending to mislead," from Old French senestre, sinistre "contrary, false; unfavorable; to the left" (14c.), from Latin sinister "left, on the left side" (opposite … Continue reading The SINISTER side
Media Knowledge Test 1 and 2
Media Test 1 is a POSTER ANALYSIS question which asks the student to discuss the use of: FONTCOLOUR CONNOTATIONSCAMERA ANGLESLIGHT AND SHADOWLAYOUT in POSTER DESIGN. My previous posts on poster design analysis are linked at the bottom of this article. Both Test 1 and Test 2 are in the pdf link below (or can be … Continue reading Media Knowledge Test 1 and 2
Drama Quizlets
Quizlet is an app/web site where you can join in, or create your own quizzes. The best thing about this is that the user can access the quiz as a learning tool, a match the answer quiz or as flashcards when trying to understand or memorise the content. Even better are the knowledge tests which … Continue reading Drama Quizlets
DESIGN CONCEPTS TABLEMAT
This "tablemat" is best when printed large - at least A3 in size. Each group can have their own copy and use it to note down when discussing and planning their use of design concepts. This encourages groupwork as they have to cooperate to complete it. It also prompts them to read/use appropriate terminology. The … Continue reading DESIGN CONCEPTS TABLEMAT
“YESTERDAY” posters decoded
"Yesterday" is a 2019 fantasy romantic comedy directed by Danny Boyle and with a script by Jack Barth and Richard Curtis. Like any movie today, there are a range of poster variants used to publicise the film. In this post we will look at two of them and discuss TECHNICAL CODES, CULTURAL CODES, GENRE CONVENTIONS … Continue reading “YESTERDAY” posters decoded
Quarantine Watch #4: Iron Man 2 and Spider-Man Far From Home
Some spoilers in this retrospective. Mostly for the Spider-Man discussion below. I'm not a fan of Iron Man 2. Yet as I've recently rewatched Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, I thought I could try another look at the first Iron Man sequel. Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko I remember being disappointed with the film … Continue reading Quarantine Watch #4: Iron Man 2 and Spider-Man Far From Home
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