Spy Kids: Representation Task (Wednesday 25th April)

Today's task: Watch the clip again and complete the sound element of your textual analysis grid in your book. You are going to answer question 3 in your book. Use the powerpoint to guide you through the different representation in the extract. Remember to use What How Why to help you structure your analysis paragraphs.

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Q3. Discuss the representation in the extract. 
      Refer to stereotypes in your answer. 
      Use examples from the extract.

      You might consider the representation of:

• gender
• race and nationality
• spies
• family, love and marriage

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Scheduling Analysis

Through the Keyhole was first broadcast on Saturday 31st August 2013 on ITV at 9.20pm.
Car Share was first broadcast on 29th April 2015 on BBC2 at 9pm, but it was released as a full-series download on BBC iPlayer at the same time.

Task: Look at the two programmes and explain the scheduling decisions, using key terms from today's lesson.

Work to do: Tuesday 17th April - Representation in Master and Commander

Discuss how people are represented in the extract. [20]
You might consider the representation of:

• age
• British and French
• officers
• sailors

The extract is from the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003 - Peter Weir). We are at sea during the Napoleonic Wars (Britain Vs. France), the French have a powerful ship which could help them win the war. Captain Jack Aubrey has disguised his ship, the Surprise (sailing under the name The Syren), and his crew as a whaling vessel in order to lure the much more powerful French ship, the Acheron, alongside his so he can attack and disable them.

Characters in this extract

The British

Aubrey - Captain (long hair)
Maturin - Doctor (hat and cigar)
Thomas Pullings - Lieutenant (scar)


Task:
1. Annotate the images of the characters above.
2. Write your Q3 answer in your book.

Master and Commander: Exam Section A

1. Explain the ways the characters and/or events in the extract fit the action adventure genre (10).

2. Explain how each of the following is used to create effects that fit the action adventure genre: [20]

• soundtrack
• camerawork
• editing
• mise-en-scene
  

3. Discuss how people are represented in the extract. [20]