PPT-Codes and Conventions of Film Musicals

Introduction to American Film JC Clapp North Seattle College Overall Style amp Characteristics Songs sung by the characters to advance the plot or develop the films characters or themes. 1. Audience Feedback and Personal Response. 2. Written Response to . Evaluation Questions. 3. Comparison with real film posters.. All evaluations have to been on your blog by next week.. Print Screen or Place the image of your film poster here.. A2 MEDIA EVALUATION. AREK STEPANIAN & ALEX MACLEAN. 1) In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge the forms and conventions of real media products?. Choice of Genre. PSYCHOLOGICAL / THRILLER. Unit 27 . Documentary Formats . An expository documentary is a documentary that exposes a person or a topic. . The codes and conventions of an expository are:. A voice over . Rhetorical questions . Facts and figures . Jack, Josh and Liam . Characters. People with dark history's or backgrounds who have lost someone. Normally the main characters are very controlling. . Realistic people who some can relate to. For instance, with hit men, gangsters, or robbers.. By Michael . Gomersall. Studio News Readers. ‘Anchor’ the show. Speak clearly. Formal presentation. . - What they wear. . - How they speak. Don’t show emotion. Not Biased. Talk directly to camera. Learning Objective:. T. o apply knowledge of codes and conventions to . Action-Adventure . film trailers. Analysing Trailers. Analyse the trailer for . Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls. Learning Objective:. T. o apply knowledge of codes and conventions . to Rom-Com . film trailers. Analysing Trailers. Analyse the trailer for . P.S. I Love You. , . with each group focusing . on different aspects. Factual programming LO2 . Documentary Formats . E. xpository. An expository documentary is a documentary that exposes a person or a topic. . The codes and conventions of an expository are:. A voice over . How do we analyse a film’s use of techniques to make meaning?. What does a strong analytical essay look like?. Techniques Make Meaning. Filmmakers use a range of techniques to communicate character and story.. . Margo Gordon. Allison . Venida. Pooja. Shah. History of Musicals. Illustrations of show musical begin with America’s first talkies. First Musical: Jazz Singer (1927) . Musicals from 1930’s focus more on dancing than singing. ( there was a combination of music, singing, dancing, and spoken dialogue) . To understand the codes & conventions of film trailers. you. Codes & . C. onventions . of . T. railers. What are the codes and conventions (typical features) of film trailers?. Create a checklist of features you expect to see or be told in every trailer.. To understand the codes & conventions of film posters. Codes & conventions. Codes. are the signs and symbols that create meaning (fonts, colours, images). Conventions. are the accepted way of presenting certain elements (names, dates, credits). By Eoin Kenny. What are codes and conventions. These are rules that media organisations must follow when making factual programmes.. Visual codes, for example, how the presenter looks, this will include that they must have a suit, shaved and neat haircut. They must have good communications skills, knowledge of the topic being reported and have a string sense of professional ethics.. you. Codes & . C. onventions . of . T. railers. What are the codes and conventions (typical features) of film trailers?. Create a checklist of features you expect to see or be told in every trailer..