I am an A Level tutor who teaches Film Studies A Level & G.C.S.E., Sociology A Level, E.P.Q., English Language G.C.S.E.
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I complete schemes of work for each of my courses and aim to upload as many resources as I can in the near future. If you like my work and would like to request a resource, please let me know and I will produce what you need.
I produce video resources here:
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I am an A Level tutor who teaches Film Studies A Level & G.C.S.E., Sociology A Level, E.P.Q., English Language G.C.S.E.
*PLEASE REVIEW*
I complete schemes of work for each of my courses and aim to upload as many resources as I can in the near future. If you like my work and would like to request a resource, please let me know and I will produce what you need.
I produce video resources here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC31WbZO2OQW3Ul108I0QUmw
This pack contains:
1 PowerPoint Quiz - 31 questions [and answers]
1 - picture round - 20 questions
1 - student handout to record answers/scores
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All resources are editable**
This is a fun way to end the term!
This pack contains SEVEN lessons that cover DISTRICT 9.
All lessons have been planned using exam board past papers, guidance and additional materials. Each lesson focuses on a specific element of the course and builds towards an assessment based upon previous exam papers/questions.
The lessons included all come with accompanying handouts and additional resources:
Lesson 1 -Intro to Science Fiction Genre and Screening tasks
Lesson 2 - Character Types - The Hero’s Journey applied to Wikus
Lesson 3 - Cinematography of District 9
Lesson 4 - Representation & Context: Apartheid
Lesson 5 - Mise-en-scene of District 9
Lesson 6- Narrative of District 9
Lesson 7 - Sound of mise-en-scene
**This pack contains a 31 slide PowerPoint addressing a contextual reading of the film. A 14 page student booklet is also included. **
This lesson covers:
**Aesthetics - magical realism, Phantasmagoria, The Grotesque in Del Toro’s work
Aesthetics of PL **- Blue/Black for the real world vs. Orange/red for the fantasy world.
Discussion of how aesthetic choices drive meaning in the film.
Consideration of past exam question (students will work towards answering this question as they go through this lesson with you)
Magical Realism - define and explore.
Magical Realism - a vehicle for exploring the horrors of the 20th century.
Dr. Tom Shippey article re: magical realism and fascism in the 20th century.
Film Analysis
Each scene is explored in DETAIL with the students. There are detailed notes provided (these can be given to students, used by teachers to inform their own reading, or ignored in favour of a student lead approach)
1 - intro to the film
2 - Intro to Ofelia
3 - The Captain
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Using Disturbing Art to reflect a disturbed world **
Discussion of 'disturbing art’
Introduction to Goya and his Black Paintings
Study of Saturn Devouring his Son - primary aesthetic inspiration for the Pale Man
**Analysis:
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4 - the Dinner scene
5 - the Pale Man - links to fascism, the catholic church, symbolism of the Pale Man as the Captain.
Assessment included.
This pack contains a 39 page PowerPoint presentation and a 16 page student booklet.
The lesson can be taught as one linear session, or split in to smaller, more manageable sessions. This lesson contains everything you need to prepare students for the contextual issues, and stylistic choices, that inform the film.
The lesson covers:
Look at past questions - looking for trends and recurring topics
Intro to film (basic production context info)
Del Toro - mini-auteur study and formation of his style / themes.
(Task - watch clips from some Del Toro films. Students to note down stylistic and thematic consistencies in his work)
Contextual Issues
What is Fascism?
History of Fascism in Europe
Franco’s Spain - rise of fascism in Spain.
Gender - how Franco’s fascist policies impacted women, minorities, non-Fascists in Spain (specific focus on women and how this informs the representation of gender in the film).
Role of the Catholic Church - links to Fascism and Franco
Additional research links
Pre-screening consolidation task - this can be re-visited AFTER the screening. Students can begin building contextual links to the film on their own/in groups before in-depth study begins with the teacher.
This pack contains THREE lessons. A break down of each session is listed below:
(in case you re returnign to this listing: it used tolist FOUR lessons - this was an error by myself that has been corrected)
All three lessons are fully animated, thoughtfully designed, engaging, and come with student booklets
The pack also includes a ‘screening notes’ handout - teacher’s screening notes whilst watching the film with students.
**Lesson 1- Introduction to Mogul Mowgli / production context
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Bio of director Basam Tariq
Bio of writer/star Riz Ahmed
Ted Talk from Tariz " The Beauty & Diversity of Muslim Life"
Defining terms: MOGUL / MOWGLI
Produciton context slides - covers studios involved, intent of filmmakers, support from the UK Muslim Film organisation
Research task: research Ahmed and Tariq’s inspiration for the film / their reasons for creating the film / their perspectives of representaiton of ethnic minorities in cinema.
Lesson 2- Pre-Screning / Context / Post Colonial Theory
*** Context covered**:
History of Partition
British Empire’s role in India
Consequence of Partition (At the time and modern)
Ghost Trains - phenonemon associated with Partition, and one that is central to the narrative of MM.
Trauma
Generational Trauma
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POst-Colonial Film Theory; Tony Gilroy**
Task: Indiana Jones analysis task - representation of formerly colonised groups in Western media
Overview of Post Colonial Theory (See screenshots for level of detail in slides)
Albonic Nostaliga vs. Post-Colonial Britain
‘Racial Otherness’
Ideological representation of Muslim people / Muslim way of life in cinema:
Task - analysis and student reflection
‘The Muslim Other’
Examples of ‘othering’ across different British media
Great interview of Riz Ahmed reacting to the othering of Muslim peoples
Lesson 3 - Post Screening response
This powerpoint includes all former questions for this module (up to 2022)
A history of TOBA-TEK-SINGH
Several guided tasks and activities that are designed to draw out student understanding of both NARRATIVE & IDEOLOIGICAL messaging within Mogul Mowgli.
Assessment included in this lesson.
This pack contains a 62-slide PowerPoint and accompanying 20 page student booklet. The lesson offers a comprehensive analysis of Vertigo’s post-WWII cultural context with a focus on Post War Gender Relations.
The lesson covers:
Starter - breakdown of exam / types questions students will face
Students to discuss their response to the film and list adjectives for key characters (to be used later in assessments)
Analysis of the opening scenes (credits and roof-top chase)
Introduction of key themes: voyeurism, women under scutiny, castration anxiety/loss of masculine status
Historical Context: the cold war, 1950s as ‘Age of Anxiety’
Gender roles and gender anxiety in post war America
Image analysis: compare images of Rosey the Riveter / WWII propaganda that promotes women with 1950s advertisements that position women as domestic, passive, in the home - reflects change in attitudes toward gender roles post WWII
How were traditional gender roles reinforced?
Psycho-analysis - introduction of key concepts
re-analysis of opening sequence - explore castration anxiety in post WWII USA
Analysis of Midge’s apartment scene: castrated males, powerful women
Repetition compulsion
Ernie’s - the feminine ideal / Madeleine = the ‘ideal’
The Bell Tower - phallic image / Scottie’s trauma prevents masculine duty
Second Bell Tower scene - the return of the traditional, untraumatised male
Assessment included with a plan
This pack contains a 31-slide PowerPoint Presentaiton and accompanying 29 page student booklet
The lesson covers:
Starter task: In pairs, students discuss and reflect upon the design aspects of the film, specifically the Nostromo, and the Alien
Introduce exemplar question that can be set as assingment
Aethetics of Alien
Introduce ‘Metal Hurlant’ magazine and its influence on Scott
Introduce two main designers and their different design philosophies: Ron Cobb (Ship), H.R. Giger (Alien)
Task - what is the function of ‘the monster’ in horror/sci fi films? - example provided, points consolidated
Quick Re-cap of context session task
Establish the aesthetic of Sci-Fi films in the 1970s and show how Alien broke away from establishes tropes
Analysis - The Nostromo
Link mise-en-scene of the ship to meaning/contextual issues
Detailed analysis of the ship
Doors - designed to evoke the Alien’s mouth
Analysis H.R. Giger
Introduction to him/his style
Biomechanical nature of the Alien - “fusion of man and machine”
Case study - the Xenomorth - 1 - phallic symbol, 2 - psycho-sexual imagery of the film - linked to meaning and response
Analysis - The Derelict ship
Vaginal imagery of the film
Analysis - The Chestburster scene
Link to meaning - fear of feminine power, fear and anxieities surrounding gender roles in society at the time
Analysis The Xenomorph -
discussion of *Vagina dentata*
Reading - article then reflection
SUmmary
Plenary -
Essay question set / essay plan included in PowerPoint/booklet
This pack addresses the PRODUCTION CONTEXT of Alien, and it contains: TWO POWERPOINT lessons:
**POWERPOINT 1 - New Hollywood (31 slides)
POWERPOINT 2 - EMERGENCE OF THE BLOCKBUSTER (16 slides)
Both PowerPoint are accompanied by a detailed student booklet
Both PowerPoints are full of images, are animated and have been designed with student engagement in mind (see screenshots for examples)
NEW HOLLYWOOD PowerPoint:**
Starter - Vertigo production context starter task (optional)
KEY TERMS defined
Q&A - Why did the studio system fail? - test student knowledge
NEW World = New Hollywood - history of post-war USA, studios failed to resonate with the public
NEW HOLLYWOOD
How did America change in the 50s/60s?
Counterculture
Studio productions in the 60s - films that failed to resonate with the boomer generation
Rise of New Hollywood
Easy Rider - analysis and feedback task
[detailed notes included on slides]
NARRATIVE CONVENTIONS of New Hollywood
What is an ANTI HERO?
THEMEATIC & STYLISTIC conventions of New Hollywood
Bonnie and Clyde: case study -analysis tasks
[detailed notes included on slides]
CONSOLIDATION:
Short writing task
Suggested: further reading/viewing for students
POWERPOINT 2 - Blockbuster era
STARTER task: re-cap the ways Alien DOES and DOES NOT reflect the New Hollywood of filmmaking
RE=CAP@ contextual issues addressed by Alien
THE RISE OF THE BLOCKBUSTER
Student discussion: view, opinion and thoughts on ‘80s’ cinema
Conventions of the Blockbuster task: watch several trailers; students to identify and discuss conventions of the BLOCKBUSTER
[detailed noted provided]
HIGH CONCEPT cinema
Alien: A film between production modes:
Assessment: detailed essay planning activity
Assessment: Question and essay plan provided
This pack contains ONE PowerPoint presentation and one student booklet
This session is largely students led, hence the price
The PowerPoint covers:
Starter: students discuss their thoughts on the soundtrack/use of sound in Alien [feedback and class discussion]
KEY TERMS: task/re-cap
Students to make list of ajdectives that describe the sound
Short reading activity: define the sound of alien as ‘dread’
Anlaysis scene 1 - The Nostromo {interoir and exterior]
screen extracts
student group anlaysis
class feedback and note taking
Anlaysis scene 2 - TheFace Hugger
screen extracts
student group anlaysis
class feedback and note taking
Anlaysis scene 3 - The Death of Brett
screen extracts
student group anlaysis
class feedback and note taking
Anlaysis scene 4 -Ripley vs. Alien (final escape/chaotic sound)
screen extracts
student group anlaysis
class feedback and note taking
Consolidation:
Reading (two detailed analyses for students to review/annotate)
Guided essay planning activity
Optional assessment included
This pack contains a 22 slide PowerPoint, and an accompanying 16-page student booklet.
The lesson covers:
Starter - students review the cinematography of Alien - feedback
Explain past questions - exemplar question included; this will be returned to at the end of the session
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Style and approach of Scott / how to start the analysis:**
Scott wanted a grimy sense of realism
Short reading activity - Scott explains how he rejected ‘traditional’ cinematographers in favor of new, unknowns - all to increase the realism of the film
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Analysis Part 1 - The Nostromo (Exterior)**
Dicsussion of techniques used, their effect
Links to social/political contexts are made
Analysis Part 2 - The Nostromo (interior) - workplace of the future
Dicsussion of techniques used, their effect
Analysis of = The Ship, the sleeping/living quarters
Links to social/political contexts are made
Analysis Part 3 - The Death of Brett - in-depth /deep dive analysis
[this task has been designed to help students develop SKILLS, as well as their knowledge and understanding of Alien)
This section will break down each shot of this sequence
Screen the extract
Students (in groups) analyse the camera
Powerpoint then goes through each shot in detail (6 slides of focused analysis)
Assessment:
Exam question
Planning activity
(Optional - set assessment)
This pack contains one 43-slide PowerPoint lesson and a 24 page student booklet.
The lesson covers:
What is ‘digital technology’ starter?
Review of former exam questions
Celluloid vs. digital
Tasks: how has digital technology impact the viewing, exhibition and distribution of film? (student research task)
Discussion in class: How has digital tech changed/impacted the students’ own use of digital media?
Article / reading task: Jenkins and ‘Transmedia’; unbundling, convergence, etc.
How is this all relevant to documentary?
Exploration of documentary in the digital world.
Photo-journalistic approach in documentaries
Cannon Mark II digital camera
Editing - digital non-linear editing and ‘avid’
Analysis of Amy:
Scene 1 - Amy is introduced to Heroin by Blake / attempted rehab - detailed notes for students/teacher included in PowerPoint and booklet
Assessment included - sample response also included (original response)