Watch This: Dead Set on E4!

Great new TVD for your viewing pleasure - it's called 'Dead Set' and is in E4 all this week at 10pm. This is a great case study for TVD and for your Practical Production coursework as it combines a range of filming and editing styles to create reality TV horror!


Link:

http://www.e4.com/deadset


PS - just been going through your framing guides, and I have to say that they are rather superb!

Bonus: First person back to tell me what the final words said in Thursday night's episode of 'Dead Set' wins something amazing!

Discussion: Please reply by leaving a comment to this question:
What do you think of 'Dead Set' so far?

22.10.08 Lesson

I will be out this lesson.  Therefore I will not see you again until 31st October (after half term hols). You should use the lesson time to prepare the following, but unfortunately the Media Suite will not be available to you.

Lesson task: 

In your A-level Media Textbook, read, understand and take notes on:

P.76 - p.96 - Different types of TV drama and conventions of each. Your notes should be divided into headings, such as 'Teen Drama', 'Crime Drama' etc

Your HL: 

1. Select a 4  minute clip from a TV Drama of your choice - I suggest you record this at home or find an appropriate clip on youtube.

2. Watch the clip 4 times, taking notes on Camerawork, Editing and Sound/Music

3. Write up the analysis in essay form. Title : "Analysis of Camerawork, Editing and Sound/Music in ........".

4. Submit the essay to me either: 

a) on your blog with the chosen clip also posted

b) on paper with a video or DVD copy of the clip you have analysed

Please make sure that you work INDIVIDUALLY on this - no sharing of clips.

Deadline: Monday 31st October

Happy Holidays.

20.10.08 Lesson: Understanding Sound and Music

You will need to refer to your sound and music notes to complete the following:

1. Watch this clip and take notes on ALL of the sound and music techniques that you expect to be used. List these - each sound or piece of music will form an individual layer.

2. Take notes of timing of cuts and when you expect sound / music to begin. Write these down.

3. Use your power of analysis and interpretation to work out what might be said in the dialogue.

4. In Garageband, create the sound and music for this clip. Then export this to iTunes/CD and import it to your iMovie file, underneath the visual extract.




Once you have done all of this, you will have learned about how sound and music are used in TV Dramas, with a strong focus on how to create and support representation and meaning-making.

You will have actually contributed to the diegisis to ensure that the verisimilitude remains intact.

15.10.08 - Lesson and HL task

Absent: RD, EC - Your feedback is on your blog. Please also catch up with notes from the lesson from one of your fellow pupils and complete the following:


Today we looked at the definitions of the sound and music terms (see 'What the Spec says' section).
We then watched 4 minutes of 'Reaper' to identify when and why these techniques were being used.

HL task:

1. Identify how sound and music techniques are used in the 'Hollyoaks' clip posted on this blog below (13.10.08)
2. Read the rest of the 'Editing' handout, understanding the use of special effects.

All work needs to be completed for Monday 20th October - paper copy or blogged.

13.10.08 - Intro to Music and Sound

Today, we briefly looked at this clip from Hollyoaks to determine how soundscapes are created in TV Dramas to support the meaning, representation, characters, themes and action of a particular scene.



Please see 'What the Spec Says' on this blog for a list of sound and music terms that you will need to know.

15.10.08 Lesson on Sound - Pre-reading

It would be extremely useful for you to read the information on the following page about how sound editing works. Each section also has a link to a video clip example of how the sound editing technique has been applied:

http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/htmfiles/sound.htm

Editing notes - great site to look at

Check out this site for more examples and definitions of editing techniques:

http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/htmfiles/editing.htm

08/10/08 Lesson : Editing and Camerawork

Today we looked at Shameless, Series 1, Episode 5: 37-41 minutes.





This clip had plenty on camerawork and editing.

Your HL task for Monday 13th October:

"Explain how (to what effect) camerawork and editing are used in this excerpt."

Please post your responses on your blog, or provide me with a paper copy if this is not possible.