Essay for today mock exam - email

1. Complete the analysis grids of Black Swan using the Mirror Stage and Male Gaze

2. Read the 3 resources and apply their ideas to chosen scenes

3. Write a response to the essay question on Gender (title is under last weeks lesson) using each of the 4 critical approaches (psychoanalysis, mirror stage, male gaze, Spectatorship) to Black Swan as a separate paragraph.

4. Look at last weeks lesson (some didn't cover) to help you and the 3 resources on Black Swan

Intro
Answer the question - how significant gender to a spectators experience and what evidence do you have for your argument?

Para 1.
Psychoanalysis
Themes of parental influence (see clips on Psycho etc) on childhood and repressed subconscious animalistic desires (sex violence, sexuality)

Para 2.
Mirror stage
Themes of struggles with identity and the any Micro techniques used to break the God like perspective given by continuity editing and use of the 3rd person camera

Para 3
Male Gaze
Voyeurism and sexual gratification

Para 4
Spectatorship - alignment, emotional response/intellectual/spectacle and FACTORS - MAKE A JUDGMENT ABOUT GENDER IN BLACK SWAN
How does this GENDERED approach apply similarly to Clockwork Orange as well as Black Swan?
Make a judgement: IS GENDER SIGIFICANT STILL?

Conclusion
Sum up your points and argument

Email to Rich.barton@leighacademy.org.uk when complete

Homework for Easter - counter argument; Oppositional Gaze

Research oppositional gazes - queer gaze, female gaze, black gaze - and write Present an analysis on a contemporary film of your choice using reviews, ratings and google scholar to apply an Oppositional Gaze.
Present this film week 1 next module with key scenes that show your analysis of the oppositional gaze and how it is constructed (micro) to create response in the spectator

Use the grid to structure

La Haine Context Case Study

Lesson 4 la haine research lesson from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Lesson 4 la haine research task handout from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Lh close analysis from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Aesthetics of la haine handout from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Lh 7 france and arabs from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Udder confusion cow meaning from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Lh7 massacre of setif from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Lh 5 jews in france and vinz from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Lh 5 m'bowole summary from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Lh 6 blackout - black culture in france from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Lh 6 black culture key scene handout from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Lh7 - culture vs subculture from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Lh7 key scene handout from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Lh8 narrative from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Narrative - Scene 1 - vinz driving around paris from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Lh8 narrative from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Narrative - Scene 1 - vinz driving around paris from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Narrative - Scene 2 - art gallery from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Narrative - Scene 3 - roof top from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Narrative - Scene 4 - tv crew from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Narrative - Scene 5 - huberts bedroom from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Narrative - Scene 6 - dj killa from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Narrative - Scene 7 - grunwalksi from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Narrative - Scene 8 - skinhead from South Sefton Sixth Form College

Set Work for Weds & Half Term

Read over the following slides on the Section B blog - this is where we will be studying from now on

http://leighmediaa2filmsectionb.blogspot.co.uk/

Identify the following terms for use in your case study

Last week
http://leighmediaa2filmsectionb.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/spectatorship-responses-to-film-intro.html
Audience vs Spectator - define?
Emotional Response (last week)
Factor that affect (gender, sexuality, experiences, beliefs)

Processes of Spectatorship 1: Alignment & Allegiance

Define the following terms and apply to the clips - write up your notes on the attached worksheet
Consumption:
http://leighmediaa2filmsectionb.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/film-consumption.html


Now use your note from last week and the clips to gather the Textual Evidence to discuss how we are aligned with the characters.

Alignment:
http://leighmediaa2filmsectionb.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/alignment_11.html


Apply to demonstrate: Pick your Case Study from the list of Film recommended to discuss you own emotional response and alignment:

Task: Analyse the Micro techniques (MES, Cinematography, Editing, Sound) used by the director to provoke/manipulate these responses to gain the preferred reading/response from the spectator. Explain how this functions and what factors affect this?

Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain & The Exorcist: AUDIENCE RESPONSE in Ideology, Narrative, Cinematography, Mise-en-scene, Sound etc. from Gloria Asha-Tafa

Notes Wk 1: Emotional & Sensory Response, Reception Factors

Spectatorship - Intro Emotional Response & Spectatorship Theory

 

http://leighmediaa2filmsectionb.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/spectatorship-emotional-responses.html 

Spectatorship Theory

Emotional Responses - Spectatorship & FMJ

http://viooz.co/movies/4862-full-metal-jacket-1987.html

Phillip Seymour Hoffman Tribute

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26025780