How to mark a 1,500 word MICRO essay

Aims: For students to watch an extract from Enter the Void (Gasper Noe, 2010); then read and mark a student essay based on the extract

Outcomes: by the end of the lesson students should be able to:

1. Read the essay and highlight specific use of MICRO language2. Apply the WJEC marking criteria to the essay3. Evaluate the student’s performance and agree upon a mark

Trailer:Does the trailer make you want to watch the film?

What strikes you as different or unique about the way the film is shot?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKRxDP--e-Y

Opening CreditsExample of a new and exciting way to start a film. The titles would have been designed in Adobe Photoshop and imported as a PSD (Photoshop file). This is an effect you can try for your Creative Projects.

Question: Judging by the credits – who would you say is the TARGET AUDIENCE for Enter the Void?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPxgi-PiNFE

Warning:Opening credits contain strobe effects

Student MICRO essayLast year a student based his MICRO essay on the scene above

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncJLlVnZoWY

Read the essay (from Sound sub-heading)Highlight any words you do not knowLook up the words in your Camera WorkbookMark the essay based on the WJEC mark criteria

Stretch and Challenge:Your copy of the essay doesn’t mention CAMERAWORK. Having watched the extract – what sort of comments would you make about the director’s use of CAMERAWORK? How are the audience positioned in the scene?