Gavin Hood –

Director Commentary Lesson

Tuesday 2nd December

FM4: Varieties of Film Experience – Issues and Debates

After School Screening – Compulsory

Wednesday 10th December

Why?

Aims & Objectives

• YOU WILL re-cap prior learning.

• YOU WILL gain another perspective of some key scenes from the text with Gavin Hoods Director commentary.

• YOU WILL also learn about Tsotsi in more detail.

• 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.

Starter –Re-cap Prior Learning

You need to complete the Quiz on FM4 – Section A by going to:

ncrafts.wordpress.com – Hover over ‘WJEC A2 Film Studies’ and then ‘Section A’ –Click on the ‘FM4: Section A’ Page – Click on the hyperlink to the quiz

Exam Board –Information

• Make sure you READ the Paper carefully before answering any questions.• Your Questions for Section A are under this heading – DON’T FORGET!

READ

HIGHLIGHT and PLANTask 1) – 3 minutes

YOU MUST complete the 2 stages above and determine HOW you would answer a question like this based on what you have learnt about Tsotsi so far.YOU SHOULD try and think of AT LEAST x1 example that conforms to the key words highlighted.Extension – YOU COULD plan on referring to MORE THAN x1 example

Feedback

HIGHLIGHT and PLAN

Use the worksheet you have been given

EXPLAIN and DEVELOPTask 2) – 15 minutes

YOU MUST watch the x2 scenes from TSOTSI and determine – through the Director commentary – HOW “stylistic choices” were made in order to create “meanings” for the spectator.YOU SHOULD write down anything that Gavin Hood says that would help answer this question and then draw upon the Film Language (Mise-en-scene, Cinematography, Sound etc.) represented in the text.Extension – YOU COULD make brief comparisons to other scenes from the text.

Feedback

EXPLAIN and DEVELOP

Answer the Question

YOU MUST write a PEA Paragraph on ONE of the “stylistic choices” made by Gavin Hood

and explain what meanings they convey (present) to the spectator.YOU SHOULD ensure you have x1 example of “Evidence” to support your “Point”, then“Analyse” the impact on the spectator.

Task 3) – 5 minutes

What have you learnt?

PLENARY – 2 minutes

YOU MUST write down as much as you can about what you have learnt in today’s lesson.

Extension – YOU COULD refer to specific examples from the text OR from what Gavin Hood said about some of the “Stylistic choices” made.