Remy GCSE Media Studies

  1) Write a 100 word statement of intent explaining what you are going to make for your preliminary exercise. Statement of intent:  100 words explaining what you plan to make. Example statement of intent [133 words]:  I plan to make a 45-second TV drama scene for a show called Connection. This is a fantasy drama about a young school student, Alex, who has mysterious powers. This scene will be the moment the student is chased by the show's other main character, Ryan, before Alex admits she has these powers and the dangers that they are facing.  Both characters will be dressed casually as London students and the chase will take place in Fresh Mill Lane alongside school. I will film the whole chase several times and use a variety of camera shots and movements - particularly wide shots and low-angle medium shots - so I can create a fast-paced, dramatic chase when editing. There will be a low, tense non-diegetic soundtrack playing behind the conversation to add atmosphere to the scene.

  1) Research: Fantasy TV drama extracts Watch the following fantasy TV drama clips and write an NCIS analysis of each one. Clip 1: His Dark Materials Narrative and genre:   What is the story here?  How is the narrative communicated to the audience?  How does this fit the fantasy genre?   Technical codes:  What camera shots do you notice and what do they communicate to the audience? How is sound used to create atmosphere? What aspects of mise-en-scene (CLAMPS) help to communicate meaning to the audience? Representations:  What representations can you find in this clip - does it reinforce or subvert stereotypes? How?  Clip 2: Charmed Narrative and genre:   What is the story here?  How is the narrative communicated to the audience?  How does this fit the fantasy genre?   Technical codes:  What camera shots do you notice and what do they communicate to the audience? How is sound used to create atmosphere? What aspects of mise-en-scene (CLAMPS) help to communicate meaning to the audience?