Ben – How have representations of  mental illness on film changed over time using the films Lust For Life (Minelli 1956) and A Beautiful Mind ( Howard, 2001)?

Molly – How do the films Guns of Navarone (1961) and Dunkirk (2017) demonstrate how the war genre has changed over time?

Hannah – How have narrative interpretations of Joseph Campbell’s monomyth changed over time using the films Kubo and the Two Strings and The Hidden Fortress?

Kirsty – How have representations of women in the Coming of Age Genre changed over time using the the films Rebel Without a Cause and Ladybird?

Cameron – How are children represented in war films from different cultures. Using the films Grave of the Fireflies (1988, Japan) and Empire of the Sun (1987, USA)

Matilde – How have representations of LBGTQ characters on screen changed over time? Using the films Call me by your Name 2018 Rebel Without a Cause 1955

Luke – How has the Film Noir subgenre changed over time using the films Sin City Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez (2005) and Lady from Shanghai (Welles, 1947)

Misty – How are the social underclass represented in different cultures using the films La Haine Kassovitz (1995) Slumdog Millionaire Boyle 2008

Phoebe – How the folk horror sub genre has changed over time using the films Midsommer (Aster, 2019) and The Wicker Man ( Hardy,1973)

Ruby- how are women represented in Period Drama from different cultures (Feminism) using the films Portrait of a Lady on Fire (France, 2019) Little Women (2019, US) ?

Jack – How has female representation in horror films changed over time? Using the films Friday the 13TH Part 2 1981 (Miner,US) and The Cabin in the Woods 2011 (Goddard, US) ?

Bryna- To what extent can films be said to offer an insight into the collective unconscious of their times? Using  the films Fight Club and US.

Kai- How have techniques of montage evolved over time? Using the films Strike (Eisenstein,1925 USSR) and Dunkirk (Nolan ,2017 US)

Tom – How does the Serial Killer SubGenre change when applied to different cultural contexts? Using the films Zodiac (Fincher 2007 US ) Memories of Murder (Bong Joon Ho 2004 Korea)

Liberty – How does the social thriller genre differ across cultures using Parasite (South Korea, 2019) and Get Out (US, 2017)? 

Olivia- How is the male gaze used in the films Vertigo (1958, Hitchcock,1958 US) and Basic Instinct ( Verhoeven,1992 US)?

You should arrange to check in with me at least 4 times over the coming study leave period which covers 3 weeks beginning the 25th April to the 13th May.

Student name	Session 1	Session 2	Session 3
Matilde	Tuesday 2:30pm 26th April	Tuesday 2:15 3rd May	Wednesday 9:15 11th May
Hannah	Monday  April 25th 1:20pm	10:30 Thursday 28th April	Thursday 5th May 10:15
Luke	Tuesday April 26th 2pm	10:30 Thursday 5th May	12th Thursday May 10:45
Kai	Monday April 25th 12:35	Friday April 29th 11:35	Thursday 5th May 10:45
Ruby	Wednesday April 27th 9am	Tuesday 3rd May 2pm	Thursday 10:15 12th May
Tom	Friday April 29th 11:20	Friday 6th May 11:35	Friday 1:35 13th May
Jack	Friday 29th April 11:50 am	Wednesday 4th May 9 45 am	Thus 12th May 10:35
Liberty	N/A
Olivia	N/A
Molly	Monday 25th April 10 am	Friday 29th April 12:05	Tuesday 10th May 3pm
Cameron	Wednesday 27th April 10:15 am	Wednesday 4th May 9 am	Thus 12th May 11 am ??
Misty	Tuesday 26th April 1:35 pm	Thursday 28th April10:30 am	Wednesday 4th May 9:30 am
Ben	Tues 26th April 2:45pm	Friday 29th April 12:15	Wednesday 4th May 9:30
Phoebe	Monday 25th April 1:35	Tuesday 3rd May 1:35	Friday 13th May 1pm
Bryna	Monday 25th April 1pm	Tuesday 3rd May 1:45 pm	Friday 13th May 1:15 pm
Kirsty	Wednesday 27th 9:30 am	Friday 6th May 11:20 am	Friday 13th May 1:30pm

1. YEAR 1
2. Summer Task (What makes a good film? )
3. Activity 1 Induction slides :Connecting the IB Learner Profile to Film Studies
4. Activity 2 Induction slides: Categorising Film.
5. Activity 3 Induction Slides : Identify a Formula for Box Office Hits
6. Mise en Scene “Chaotic vs Anally Tidy” Examples.
7. Mise en scene definition
8. Mise en Scene Choose a Film which you think demonstrates “excellent use of Mise en Scene” and explain why. (Remember to illustrate your ideas with still images from the film!)
9. Homework WK 1: (20 /09/21) Film as Art “Spectrum” Activity (from Monaco How to Read a Film).
10. Bladerunner First Response and Memorable Scene
11. Homework WK 2: (27 /09/21) Bladerunner Mise En Scene Essay (E MAIL TO ME DIRECT)
12. Cinematography/Cinematographer definition (28/9/21)
13. Diegetic, Intradiegetic, Extradiegetic gaze examples (30/9/21)
14. Shot Distances Examples (1/10/21)
15. Shot Angles Examples (1/10/21)
16. Shot Movement Examples (1/10/21)
17. Shot Types Table (4/10/21)
18. Kubrick Shot Types (Steadicam, Symmetry, One-point Perspective) (15/1021)
19. The Shining First Response (15/10/21)
20. Homework WK 3:Shining essay on Cinematography (18/10/21) (E MAIL TO ME DIRECT)
21. Definition of Editing (18/10/21)
22. Kuleshov Effect Tableau (20/10/21)
23. Simple Edit of Joker Opening Sequence ( 22/10/21) Uploaded to Exported and uploaded to Microsoft Stream Channel – Put link on Blog/Share with teacher
24. J Cuts and L Cuts – definitions and examples (5/11/21)
25. Match Cuts – definitions and examples (5/11/21)
26. Homework Week 9 Whiplash essay on Editing (12/11/21) (E MAIL TO ME DIRECT)
27. Sound Tasks from PowerPoint (19/11/21)
28. Sound of Metal First Response (23/11/21)
29. Homework Week 11 Sound of Metal essay on Sound (29/11/21) (E MAIL TO ME DIRECT)
30. Sound Practical Task The Shore upload to M drive and place blog link to the finished project on your Microsoft Stream channel (29/11/21)
31. Complete Portfolio Roles Choices (10/12/21)
32. Complete research into chosen roles (10/12/21)
33. Complete research into inspirational practitioners (17/12/21)
34. Complete 2X Inquiry Paragraphs/ Film Makers Intentions for Role 1 and 2 (17/12/21)
35. AFTER XMAS AUTEUR presentation 9 PP Slides uploaded to the blog (AS pdf) by 8/1/22
36. Cinemagoing in Jersey Blog Post 10/1/22
37. Story of Film Questions Part 1 on the blog 10/1/22
38. Birth of Hollywood Presentations 26/1/22 & 27/1/22 (Send individual slides to Ms Magowan by 31st of January)
39. Citizen Kane Written tasks on blog 14/2/22
40. Citizen Kane Practical Tasks 18/2/22
41. German Expressionism Cabinet of Caligari Blog Posts 14/3/22
42. German Expressionism Cabinet of Caligari Essay 14/3/22
43. German Expressionism Cabinet of Caligari Practical Task 18/3/22
44. Russian Constructivism Blog Tasks 25/3/22
45. Russian Constructivism Essay “Strike” 25/3/22
46. Russian Constructivism Gerasimov Editing Task 25/3/22
47. French New Wave Blog Tasks 8/4/22
48. French New Wave Essay “La Jetee” 8/4/22
49. French New Wave Long Take Practical Task 25/ 4/22
50. Choose Films and Film Focus (on the blog) 25/4/22
51. First draft of research question 2/5/22
52. Finalised research question on the blog 9/5/22
53. Deadline for the first 1600 word draft of your comparative essay  e mailed to me 27/5/22
54. Have completed the Screenwriting Session Homework (on blog /one per group) by 15/6/22
55. 2nd Draft of Comparative Essay e mailed to me by 17/6/22
56. Have formed production team for Collaborative Project and assigned roles by 17/6/22
57. Have completed the Narrative Mapping task on slide 17 of the Screenplay Structure Slides
58. Collaborative Project – have created a screenplay outline by 1/7/22
59. Comparative Project -have assembled a first draft in premiere by 1/7/22
60. Comparative Project – have marked up script and recorded V/O by  24/6/22​
61. Collaborative Project – have created a shooting schedule and shooting script by 15/7/22
62. Have uploaded a completed  Comparative Project by 15/7/22