The mark scheme- broken down

What are the examiners looking for ?

ANALYSIS /20 marks
-Stereotypes
- Challenging theories
-Audience
-Describing – analysis and why?
-Intentions/ ideas + concepts
-Institution
-Genre

Explanation / analysis / argue

EXAMPLES / 20 marks
-Relevant?
- Frequent?
-Varied?
-Specific?

TERMINOLOGY/ 10 marks
-S,P,G
- Rocus on the question

Mark scheme
level 4 = Excellent (B/A)
Level 3 = Proficient(D/C)
Level 2= Basic (E)
Level 1= Minimal (U)

TV Drama - Summary

TV drama summary
Mise en scene- everything in the scene
• props
• lighting- back light
- key light
- fill light
• costume
• Character
• Body Language
• Setting
• Colour
• Denotation/ connotation
• Iconography
• Stereotypes – Tessa Perkins

Camera
• Angles
• Movement
• Framing –positioning
• Focus

Editing
• Transitions
• Effects
• Speed/pace
• Length of frames
• Continuity
• Shot reverse shot- showing exchange
• 180 degree rule
• Narrative- time
                 - theory
• Codes (enigma)

Narrative time
The main types used are
• Screen time- the length of time it takes on screen
• Subjective time- experience the same sort of time as the character
• Compressed time
• Long take- one shot that continues through
• Simultaneous time- 2 different scenes 2 different characters but at the same time
• Slow motion
• Freeze frame
• Flash forward
• Ambiguous time

Sound
• Diegetic – in the scene
• Non-diegetic sound- later added in (not natural)
• Contrapuntal – sound doesn’t fit/ match the scene
• Parallel- sound matches the action
• Bridges- links 2 scenes together.

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Analysis of the opening of After Thomas

After Thomas

Sound: The sound in the opening consists of what sounds like heavy breathing, high pitched screaming and crashing waves.

These sounds set the mood of the clip as the sound is very soft and calm then you hear screaming. 

The sound used communicates emotion to the audience.   

The sound is manipulated as it has been blurred and stretched out.

The diegetic sound does not match the non- diegetic sound.

Diegetic sound (in the scene) 

    - screaming

Non-diegetic sound

      -waves 

Sounds were magnified - emphasises the danger of the situation

Editing 

The date of 1993 is added on at the beginning of the clip.

Pace of editing is fast- action editing makes audience feel tense.

White screen shows that you can believe that the story is true.
Different place in time therefore the sound is being sucked out.

There is the same scene as the start but in real time so that the audience feels the same emotion as the mother.

Mise en Scene 

Colour- dull, red shows connotation of danger and is presented through the red bus. 

A fire alarm is used to make clear what the man’s priorities are as he refuses to evacuate and carries on working.

The representation in this clip is of disability and how the mother copes with it.

Narrative theories

The clip challenges Todorovs theory that there is no equilibrium.

 Barthes- enigma codes, action codes

Levi- Strauss - binary opposite’s
                         normal family- family coping with a disability 

Creates an enigma code because the audience doesn't know what is going on and doesn't know if the mother and child will survive.

This reflects the relationship between mother and child.

The ideology is to show disability through the eyes of a parent and how they cope with day to day life.

Narrative time

Subjective time- the beginning of the clip is in slow motion so that the audience feel the same as the characters.

Camera movement 

Pan around characters when they enter the shoe shop. 

Close up on faces shows the distress of each character.

White screen is a straight cut.

Camera angles
long shots are to show the full scene and are used when the two characters enter the shoes shop.
An over the shoulder shot is used so that the audience can see the boy’s nappy and is used so that the audience can make the same judgement as the mother and daughter do when they are in the shoe shop. They are asking the audience to judge the mother, the other women enforces this by telling her daughter not to stare.

Story

The mother has a routine with the child as when he is good he gets rewarded and it is kind of a bribe because the boy knows that he will always get a treat at the end.

 The mother is trying to do normal things with her son by teaching him how to cross the road and such.

The mother reveals her anger at the other people watching her from the side of the road she feels that they are judging her because of her son and she feels that she has to apologise on behalf of her son even though they have done nothing wrong. 

 

Success Criteria

success Criteria
/50= /20 + /20 + /10

First 20 Marks are awarded for :
- Explanation and reason why
- Analysis what is being portrayed and why
- Argument show understanding of other points of views and theories

The next 20 marks are for:
- use of examples which include:
+ a range of examples
+ frequent use of examples
+ examples which are relevant and appropriate
+ focus on the set question and always refer back to the question given

The final 10 marks are awarded for terminology:
- accurate use of terminology
- well structured work
- spelling punctuation and grammar
- frequent - use terminology throughout the work.
- complex - complex sentence structures and complex words

narrative time

Narative Time

Narative theorys in a short film

jack jack attack - pixar.com

4 theorys



Todorov's theory is shown in this short clip as the equilibrium is resolved at the end of the clip.

Propp's narrative theory is presented in this short film as the characters involved each represent a part if Propp's narrative theory. 

             Hero- Mr incredible 
             Villain - Syndrome (the replacement baby sitter)
             Donor- the original babysitter -Kari
             Dispatcher-
             False hero- syndrome
             Helper- 
             Princess- jack jack 
             Father- Mr incredible 

Barthes- some of Barthes codes are presented in the jack jack attack short clip such as 

Levi Straus' theory represents Binary Opposites this is demonstrated as good and evil as the incredible family represents the good and syndrome represents the evil. 

Ideology  The idea behind this short clip is the concept of good and evil and how it can be shown in the clip.

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