l10 fm2 - goodfellas - key scene analysis l3

Entrance Activity30 seconds

Rick Al_______ (19___) –

Genre is defined by S__________ Elements (Iconography, Setting, Characters) and

S___________ Elements (Narrative, themes & issues)

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The “rise and fall” (Robert Warshow – 1946) of a ‘tragic hero’

Date? Director?

‘Goodfellas’ (1990 – Martin Scorsese) ‘American Gangster’ (2007 – Ridley Scott)

Entrance Activity2 minutes

YOU MUST write a PEA Paragraph about WHAT the connotative meanings presented to the spectator in this scene. YOU SHOULD aim to refer to syntactic elements (Altman – 1984) associated to the Gangster genre such as Friedrich Engels (1884)

Title:‘Goodfellas’ –

Key Scenes Analysis – Screening (L3 of 3)

Monday 20th April 2015

FM2 – British and American Film (60%) of AS Level)

Section C – US Cinema Comparative Study –

‘Goodfellas’ and ‘American Gangster’ - (40 marks)

Why?

Aims & Objectives

• YOU WILL re-cap prior learning.• YOU WILL develop your

understanding of the key messages & values represented in some of the key scenes from ‘Goodfellas’ and HOW they COMPARE to ‘American Gangster’

• YOU WILL be able to recognise where theory/key ideas apply to these key scenes.

• Review the learning.

AO1

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of film as an audio-visual form of creative expression together and

AO2 Apply knowledge and understanding, including some of the common critical approaches that characterise the subject, when exploring and analysing films.

FM2 – EXAM BOARD EXPECTATIONS

Mark Scheme

‘Goodfellas’ (1990 – Martin Scorsese) ‘American Gangster’ (2007 – Ridley Scott)

“story of enterprise and success ending in precipitate failure”

(Warshow – 1954)

Main Task – 25 minutes

YOU MUST analyse the scenes ABOVE and establish what Film Language (Mise-en-scene, Sound – Diegetic & Non-Diegetic, Cinematography) helps construct the following:

•Friedrich Engels (1884)•“Rise and fall” (Robert Warshow – 1946)•Warren Farrell (1993) and other Gender Representation theory•Propp’s Character Role Theory

• Henry in Jail• Paulie confronts Henry about the Drugs.• ‘May 11th 1980’ scene.

“Both sexes had roles: women's role was [to] raise children;

men's role was [to] raise money."

(Warren Farrell - 1993)

Friedrich Engels (1884) suggested that many families ‘rule by the Father’

FEEDBACK

YOU MUST summarise the key themes represented in the 3 scenes YOU have analysed from this text, THEN investigate how they compare in similar ways to ‘American Gangster’

Extension – YOU COULD present your findings in detail through a past paper answer.

What have you learnt?

Write down 3 theories we have covered in this lesson that YOU MUST learn for the Exam.

Homework

1) FINISH your L8 Key scene Analysis and watch the key scenes again.

2) Continue to complete your FM2 – Section C Revision Booklets

3) Continue with FM2 – Section A & B Revision Due: Next Lesson – Tuesday 14th April