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L3 - Action Adventure – Character Roles

L3 - Action Adventure – Character Roles. Tuesday 5 th March 2013. Guess the Word!. Aims & Objectives. Why?. Re-cap prior learning of areas we covered last lesson and so far for this unit. Establish what stereotypes exist within the genre in terms of Gender roles and audience expectations.

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L3 - Action Adventure – Character Roles

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  1. L3 - Action Adventure – Character Roles Tuesday 5th March 2013

  2. Guess the Word!

  3. Aims & Objectives Why? • Re-cap prior learning of areas we covered last lesson and so far for this unit. • Establish what stereotypes exist within the genre in terms of Gender roles and audience expectations. • Re-cap Character role theories YOU WILL be familiar with (Propp’s character roles) and introduce some new Character role theory (Monstrous Characters – Neale & Krutnik) • Analyse a series of Case Study example from the Action-Adventure genre. • Review the learning. A02– Assess candidates’ ability to analyse and respond to a short, unseen moving image extract using media key concepts and appropriate terminology.

  4. Re-cap what you know already – Starter 3 minutes YOUMUST fill in the gaps for the areas/key terms/theory we have covered so far – YOU SHOULD be learning these in preparation for the exam on June 6th! Extension: YOUCOULD give examples of Action-Adventure texts/characters (where relevant) to back up your understanding.

  5. “Genre’s are instances of r_________ and d__________” epetition ifference What does this mean? ‘Genre’ Steve Neale - 1980 On your Mini-white Boards, split it into 2 sections (Repetitionand Difference) and come up with at least x2 examples of things (codes & conventions) you would expect to see (or may be not see) in the Action-Adventure genre.

  6. “Repetition alone will not……. attract an audience” ‘Genre’ Steve Neale - 1980

  7. Nick Ro_ _ _ ck: (Sight & Sound – February 2010): “Technology is not only changing the business of film making, but also the importance of s_____” d d i tory Question: What does this connote?

  8. What are these texts (films) all examples of? HYBRID MOVIES

  9. Please get this booklet out if you have not already done so! Quick Fire! YOU COULD be asked to come up to the white board and write down a Code & Convention associated to the Action-Adventure genre!

  10. Berger John “Men ACT, women APPEAR” YOU MUST write down on your mini-white boards the name of the theorist that stereotypes gender roles in the media.

  11. “Brain Storm” - Task How are the malegender usually stereotyped in an Action-Adventure Movie? Extension - YOU COULD tie in theory such as Propp’s character roles (or John Bergers) to the feedback you provide to me and the rest of the class!. The FEEDBACKyou provide will be written on the white board!

  12. Or… YOU MUST, in your exercise books, write down the 2 character roles represented in this image according to Yvonne Tasker (1993). YOU SHOULD write down 2 similarities and differences between these 2 character roles.

  13. Or… Tough Guy Wise Guy Feedback – Howdo we know this?

  14. Binary Opposition (Levi Strauss) How are the femalegender usually stereotyped in an Action-Adventure Movie?

  15. Binary Opposition (Levi Strauss) John Connor – “Boy in distress” who needs rescuing ‘Terminator 2: Judgement Day’ (1991) Dir. James Cameron

  16. ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider’ (2001) Dir. Simon West You are going to watch a short scene from the Action-Adventure text (which was adapted from a popular video game). YOU MUST: Identify x3 examples of codes & conventions (verbal, non-verbal, technical) that “challenge” John Berger’s stereotypical view of gender roles. Write down these examples into your exercise books. YOU COULD compare this representation to another female character from another Action-Adventure text.

  17. FEEDBACK

  18. Camera Mise-en-scene Low angle shot of the female protagonist – Connotations? Costume is black – Connotations? What did you notice about Lara Croft’s (Angelina Jolie) representation in this scene?

  19. In most film and television genres, according to Neale & Krutnik, the presence of a ‘monstrous character’ provides the audience with someone to root against. ‘Popular Film and Television Comedy’ (1990) – Steve Neale & Frank Krutnik In what ways can a character be perceived as “Monstrous” (Neale & Krutnik)? YOU COULD give examples from your own experiences of consuming film in particular.

  20. ‘Monstrous Characters’ (Neale & Krutnik) - Examples

  21. Prove what you have learnt– Plenary 3 minutes YOUMUST write down x2 character related theories you have learnt today. YOUSHOULDstick this on your screen. YOUCOULD give x1 more example of a theory/Action-Adventure convention you have learnt today.

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