What to ReviseHow to organise Revision

Converting your revision into essay plans

SECTION A

1A – SKILLS & 1B - CONCEPTS

SKILLS

Section 1A

What to revise…• Divide up your revision into SKILL

AREA

• For each SKILL, think of 3 or 4elements/software that you haveused over the course of the ASand A2 productions

• For each skill ‘element’ list 1 or 2examples of the ways in which youused it

• For each example:– List 1 example from your AS Thriller– List 1 or 2 examples from your A2

Music Video / Ancillary– For each example you give you

MUST reflect on:• What it allowed you to do with your

work• When & how you used it in your

work• What you can do now as a result of

that skill, that you couldn’t dobefore.

POST PRODUCTION

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A2 EG1.1BASE

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A2 EG1.2Lip Synch

A2 EG2.1COLOUR GRADING

A2 EG5 cropping

A2 EG6

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A2 EG2.2GREEN SCREEN

The need for triangulation

How to organise your revision

Grids and Mindmaps…

or anything that can be easily converted to an essay paragraph plan

How to organise your revision…A suggestion

POST PRODUCTION

FCPro cuts AS EG1MATCHCUTS

A2 EG1.1BASE TRACKS/

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A2 EG1.2Lip Synch

Skill element & Feature AS Example 1 A2 Example 1 A2 Example 2

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How to organise your revision…some detailSKILL ‘ELEMENT’ / FEATURE OF SKILL AS EXAMPLE A2 EXAMPLE 1 A2 EXAMPLE 2

Final Cut Pro cutting

AS EG1• MATCHCUTS create

continuity; quicken pace; heighten tension.

• when protagonist is chased by the Villain after leaves house.

• I cut when actor ran out of the door in long shot. I used a long shot from the pavement to see him running away from the house

• Helps heighten action by making it feel natural and continuous

A2 EG1.1• BASE TRACKS/ JUMP

CUTS • create disconnection;

get from one shot, verse, location to another

• Filmed 10 base tracks, lay them down on top of each other on timeline, marked every 4th beat, cut with razor tool

• Intro it helps us establish artist in 4 different locations and jump cuts to the beat to take us from one location to next

• Creative way to introduce our artist and helped us to follow conventions.

A2 EG1.2• Lip Synching• Matches image and

artist singing with lyrics

• Marked the audio at the beginning of verse & did same with base tracks

• Lined them up, cut between them

• Need to be very precise - out of synch in 2nd chorus look less professional as a result as you can tell the artist is miming

Special effects

AS EG2DESATURATION

• Indicates change in time; the past; flashback

• Selected footage, clicked on effects etc…

• When protagonist looks at the B&W picture of the child, after the cross dissolve we see child playing in the park in b&W

• makes us feel it was his memory of the past so it helped us tell the audience about our character’s history

A2 EG2.1COLOUR GRADINGWhy did we use it –what effect can it

create?When did we use it in

our video?What was the overall

effect of using it? How did it improve our

video?

A2 EG2.2GREEN SCREEN

Why did we use it? What effect can it create / help us to

achieve?When did we use it in

our video?What was the overall

effect of using it? How did it improve

our video?

Final Cut Pro

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POST PRODUCTION

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A Chronological Essay

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Paragraph 10 Conclusion – reflect on the main skills you have developed from AS to A2 and evaluate how important developing the skill has been to your work at AS and A2

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CONCEPTS

Section 1B

What to revise…• Divide up your revision into

CONCEPT AREA

• For each CONCEPT, list eachof the theorists AND each ofthe theories that you havestudied for that concept

• For each theorist /theory, identify 1 or 2examples from your Musicvideo

• For each example:– Analyse how you used the

use of camera, editing andmise-en-scene

– Explain how this supportsor challenges the theory

REPRESENTATION

Mulvey GoodwinRailton

& Watson

Tujillo

Male Gaze

Active Female Artists

Masculine Power

Masculinity& the

outdoors

Masculinity as

Physical Power

A2 EG1.1Camera –

shot type & movement

A2 EG1.2Mise-en-

scene COSTUME

A2 EG2.1Camera –shot type

A2 EG 3.1Mise-en-

scenecostume

A2 EG2.1Editing –

jump cuts

A2 EG 3.2Camera –camera angle

A2 EG 4.1Mise-en-scene -location

A2 EG 4.2Camera –

shot distance

A2 EG 5.1Camera –shot-type &

angle

A2 EG 5.2Editing –cuts and

screen time

The need for TRIANGULATION

How to organise your revision

Grids and Mindmaps…

or anything that can be easily converted to an essay paragraph plan

How to organise your revision…A suggestion

REPRESENTATION

THEORIST THEORY MV example 1 MV example 2

MULVEY MALE GAZEA2 EG1.1

Camera – shot type & movement

A2 EG1.2Mise-en-scene COSTUME

DIRECT ADDRESS –ACTIVE FEMALE

ARTISTSGOODWIN A2 EG2.1

Camera – shot type

A2 EG2.1Editing – jump cuts

RIALTO & WATSON

MASCULINE POWER THROUGH DESEXUALISATION

A2 EG 3.1Mise-en-scene

costume

A2 EG 4.1Mise-en-scene - location

TRUJILLOMASCULINITY AS

STRONG AND PHYSICALLY POWERFUL

A2 EG 3.2Camera – camera angle

A2 EG 4.2Camera – shot distance

TRUJILLOMASCULINITY AS

BEING OUTDOORS & IN PUBLIC SPACES

A2 EG 5.1Camera – shot-type &

angle

A2 EG 5.2Editing – cuts and screen

time

How to organise your revision…some detailTHEORIST THEORY A2 EXAMPLE 1 A2 EXAMPLE 2

MULVEY

The Male GazeRepresentation of women

highlights imbalance in patriarchal society. Women as passive, sexual objects to satisfy male pleasure - they

are ‘looked at’ and the male viewer is ‘active’ – the

person who ‘looks’.

A2 EG1.1• Camera –movement & shot

type • 1st verse – tilt up to intro

our female artist – use of camera to draw audience to her body before we intro her face – conventional of MV – repetition of this shot at the beginning of each verse

• Use of big close up on lips in chorus – dismembers mouth – becomes an object

A2 EG1.2• Mise-en-Scene - costume• 3 separate costumes – 1 per verse

– helps to brand artist and connect with target audience of men & women

• 1st verse especially reinforces male gaze – short black dress – appeal to male audience

The Active Female Artist

Although the female artist might be dressed

provocatively or use shot types that indicate a male gaze, he argues

that in looking directly at the camera, breaking the 4th wall, the female artist

takes control of her representation and is

active not passive

A2 EG2.2• Camera – Shot type• Chorus – use of mid shots

and medium close ups help us see the artist looking directly at the viewer, breaking the 4th

wall. • makes the artist look in

control in the MV – she knows we are watching her and she is watching us

A2 EG2.2• Editing – jump cuts• The bridge – tempo of sound

increases – use of jump cuts creates repetition of CUs where we use a zoom in on the artist face one after another

• reinforces she is singing directly to us – the zoom in brings us closer to her to remind us that is singing to us directly

Goodwin

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REPRESENTATION

THEORIST THEORY MV example 1 MV example 2

MULVEY MALE GAZEA2 EG1.1

Camera – shot type & movement

A2 EG1.2Mise-en-scene COSTUME

DIRECT ADDRESS –ACTIVE FEMALE

ARTISTSGOODWIN A2 EG2.1

Camera – shot type

A2 EG2.1Editing – jump cuts

RIALTO & WATSON

MASCULINE POWER THROUGH DESEXUALISATION

A2 EG 3.1Mise-en-scene

costume

A2 EG 4.1Mise-en-scene - location

TRUJILLOMASCULINITY AS

STRONG AND PHYSICALLY POWERFUL

A2 EG 3.2Camera – camera angle

A2 EG 4.2Camera – shot distance

TRUJILLOMASCULINITY AS

BEING OUTDOORS & IN PUBLIC SPACES

A2 EG 5.1Camera – shot-type &

angle

A2 EG 5.2Editing – cuts and screen

time

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Intro – define concept / say you will analyse your music video and give the name of your artist, the song and genre you worked in / you could also mention some of the theorists you will look at

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Conclusion – Summarise the main theories & ideas that your Music Video supports and those it challenges – reflect on the success of the music video in relation to the concept.

MULVEY MALE GAZEA2 EG1.1

Camera – shot type & movement

A2 EG1.2Mise-en-scene

COSTUME

DIRECT ADDRESS –ACTIVE FEMALE

ARTISTSGOODWIN A2 EG2.1

Camera – shot type

A2 EG2.1Editing – jump

cuts

RIALTO & WATSON

MASCULINE POWER THROUGH DESEXUALISATION

A2 EG 3.1Mise-en-scene

costume

A2 EG 4.1Mise-en-scene -

location

TRUJILLO

MASCULINITY AS STRONG AND PHYSICALLY POWERFUL

A2 EG 3.2Camera – camera

angle

A2 EG 4.2Camera – shot

distance

TRUJILLOMASCULINITY AS

BEING OUTDOORS & IN PUBLIC SPACES

A2 EG 5.1Camera – shot-

type & angle

A2 EG 5.2Editing – cuts

and screen time

GOOD LUCK