This is a whole introduction unit for All About Eve - targeting Eduqas and WJEC :
It does assume two things: one the teacher has some experience in teaching film and the language of film for GCE. and that the student has already had some basic film language taught
Of the new films, this really is one of the easiest that is going to write up well. As Old Hollywood, it’s a bit of a gift, using stardom, studio power, it’s Academy Award status, the cinematography and performance, costume and of course, dialogue
This is a first run 30 PPT introduction to the film/documentary and 3 further PPTS - connecting F is For Fake Orson Welles to Exit, one asking Who is Banksy
and one asking who is Guetta
All have some essay questions to encourage students to think more deelpy about the complexity of fake versus fictions, authenticity, art and art fraud, and the role of graffiti
It assumes it will be teacher led and the main PPT is approximately 1/2 before and 1/2 post viewing
I introduce ideas about authenticity, cinema verite, voice over narration, and there is a slide in which the I list the sequences - this would be best printed for students!
There are writing ideas and discussion points
I have assumed students have a knowledge of the language of film and therefore the deep dives are limited to what is more unique to the documentary
This should cover somewhere between 3-5 lessons excluding viewing
This is new to the UK curriculum, but I taught it from 2005-2011. Students fell into two groups: loved it or hated it
There is a work book, and three PPTS - all updated and linked to the UK boards. Essay question, auteur theory specific to this film.
Dips quite deeply into the how to make meaning of this films, However, I have assumed two things: teachers know how to teach film, and students have some basic cinematic teaching/knowledge.
I would never suggest this is the first film to kick off with an A Level course
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This is a series of 5 knowledge organisers which build sequentially from each other introducing the form of the play, acts, context and moving onto the complicated ideas about how/if this is a comedy.
The 5th organiser focuses on Kates Act 5 speech and 3 of the organisers have prompt essay questions.
I have also attached a teacher viewing sheet of online video verision which had working links checked in August 2022 - obviously these can change
I also attach a copy of the 2012 Guardian review which is a helpful tool for classroom discussions.