[RESEARCH]Assign 10: Analysing real OTS

Due: Friday

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Why this task?

• Be able to analyse to understand meaning • You know what goes in an OTS• Research into similar products (mark scheme)• Get ideas for your own coursework

We will look at…..

• 15 effective OTS• Make basic notes for each one

Notes you can take(copy on paper)

NAME TYPE

LinearNon linearSymbolic

Interesting stuff

*take a pic when done……

After watching 15 OTS in class, we have made the following 10 observations (in bullet points):

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• Place photo of group member 1 OTS notes here

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• Place photo of group member 2 OTS notes here

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• Place photo of group member 3 OTS notes here

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• Place photo of group member 4 OTS notes here

We were really inspired by the following 4-8 OTS:

• 1 _____________________• 2 _____________________• 3 _____________________• 4 _____________________

Who will analyse what: Group member 1 Group member 2 Group member 3 Group member 4

Example:

True Blood+The thing

Dexter Evil Dead The Fall+The Walking Dead

Stuff to answer in your annotations:

• -is it linear, non-linear or symbolic? Why do you think this is? (think about purpose/genre)

• -how does the OTS prepare for the film?• -how does it create narrative enigma?• -how does it use or challenge forms and/or conventions of

the genre?• -how are the characters represented and why are they

represented in this way?• -how does the film present credits and the main title?• -What else do you enjoy about this OTS? (sound? Editing?

Camera work? MES?)

‘TRUE BLOOD’

By: John Doe

Answers• It’s a Symbolic OTS:

– To introduce theme of vampires in the south – To symbolise themes: sexuality, greed, nature, hunger, death, prejuduce, segregation, etc

• -The OTS prepares for the film by:– Establishing the subgenre (vampire)– Establish the setting (Southern America)– Establish the themes

• -Creates narrative enigma?– Who is in it? (no main characters are in it)– What will happen in the story (as only symbolic intro)– What do the flashes/flickers mean?

• -It mostly challenges forms and/or conventions of the genre?– Symbolic OTS is not usual for subgenre– Set in usual place which is realistic (usually fantasy or idealogical) which is modern – Unusual characters (in poverty/non vampires/animals etc)– No action/special effects/human victims– But it reinforces aspects such as sexuality, blood, death etc.

Answers (cont) • Characters represented and why are they represented in this way?

– Southern American lower class– Religious: in church/gospel, in white costumes, traditional, priests,

extreme – (white racists) – Trashy girls: stripping, with older men, naked bodies– Hillybilly men and children: mullets, scruffy clothes, at home/on porch,

messy/slobby, caps, tartan shirts, ripped jeans etc

• -Present credits and the main title by:– Using rule of thirds– Smaller font size cast role with bigger size for names– White to make it stand out from darker backgrounds– Title looks like it’s over a blood soaked cloth with jump cut editing

I enjoyed……..

• The following slides illustrate what I enjoyed/found effective

Close up shots & placement of credits

Animals to symbolise themes

Sexuality and low key lighting & filter

Special effects, composition, make up

Transitions

Fast cuts, ambiguous shots and blur

Time lapse, composition (rule of thirds)