Thursday 28 April 2016

A (damn near perfect) Introduction recipe

1. Regulation is about c------  of what?
2. Therefore, we have regulation for what reasons a), b), c)
3. In the past, pr----- the public from what and for what purpose?
4. As a concept Regulation is a c--------- issue and a cons-------- action.
4. Reason for Regulation in 2015/16? D---------- rather than M---- S--------
5. Changes in how we regulate and regulatory practices - Cer----------, Cen-------, Wa-------, Ba----, more li----- ?
6. Arguments are about fr----- vs c------, 
7. Boil it down - the main argument For and against.

5 weeks left - essay structure homework

Question
Discuss the need for media regulation. DOWNLOAD HERE
THIS IS AN ESSAY FRAMEWORK, NOT FOR NOTES. 
COMPLETE IN FULL SENTENCES WITH ANALYSIS AND ARGUMENT NOT
Identify key words & what they MEAN (what do you have to do?)



Associate key words/key theories and debates


Introduction
Answer the question

Summarise: Why is regulation necessary, and what are the issues with having a need for stronger regulation?




Who regulates, - there is no 1 regulator but different institutions, what types and what are the regulatory practices (reactive, proactive, statutory, self-regulating)





What are SOME of the debates for and against regulation? (freedom of individual or controlling population, protection, who’s responsibility – parents, media industry or government, conservative view of upholding moral standards, we have become desensitised so regulation is more liberal? Online media regulation being effective?)




Summarise: What is your opinion:
What should regulation be – Stat or Non, stronger or more liberal, who should regulate? – why do YOU think?
Which is more effective stat or non, pro or reactive? Having different regulators?
Should the public be protected – who?
Who should regulate and how?





Paragraph 2: The Past
Point 1: Historic debates about the need for regulation
What has regulation looked like and what consequences in the past compared to now? What were the reasons for this? (desensitised?)



What are the past debates about the need for regulation, and evaluate this in relation to your opinion




What is your opinion? Are you Active Audience or Passive?
Should there be appointed people in society who regulate* and is this elitism (‘class-ist’)?





Example 1
Case Study
BBFC 1980s Video Nasties, 1945 BBF Censors to uphold moral standards, “for the masses by the few*”, Mary Whitehouse, Video Recordings Act (based on false research and theory)





Explanation
Theory
What theories support your response? Active Audience or Passive?





What theories go against - do you need to argue against?





Conclusion
Compare and EVALUATE (strengths and weaknesses) how does this relate to contemporary current regulation – have we moved beyond needing any regulation, what practices have been effective we should keep or enforce more strictly?




Paragraph 3: Contemporary Film Regulation
Point 2:
BBFC

COMPARE - How does the BBFC regulate NOW – regulatory practices? More liberal – is it effective?

WHAT is the BBFC’s current approach to regulation – liberal, banned films?
Moral decline or more controversial and artistic content?


What are the debates about the need to regulate Film content (be specific here: sex, violence, horror, imitable behaviour, discrimination, controversial content – access to films illegally over the internet, parental responsibility?)




What is your opinion?




Example 2
Case Study
Either: Hatred, Blue is the Warmest Colour or your own recent example
What is your view on this film – are you liberal or conservative/ Active Audience or Passive?




Explanation
Theory

What theories support your response?




What theories go against - do you need to argue against?





Conclude how does this answer the question on contemporary current regulation on whether FILM needs to be regulated more strongly and is the BBFC effective with reasons why




Paragraph 4: Contemporary Broadcast Regulation
Point 2:
OFCOM

COMPARE - How effective and how strongly does OFCOM regulate compared to BBFC? How does OFCOM regulate – regulatory practices? Watershed, financial penalty (fine the broadcaster), revoke broadcast licence

WHAT is the OFCOM’s current approach to regulation, is it effective and is it needed, how is it different to film regulation?

What is regulated – is there a difference in what they find controversial compared to BBFC?



What are the debates about the need to regulate TV content (be specific here and PICK 2: violence, imitable behaviour, class discrimination, controversial content – access to TV on catch up or Youtube, parental responsibility, Twitter hate? Programme makers or Braodcaster’s intentions)





What is your opinion?





Example 2
Case Study
Either: Benefits Street or Woolwich Terrorist Attack or Big Brother Homophobia your own recent example
What is your view on this – are you liberal or conservative/ Active Audience or Passive?




Explanation
Theory

What theories support your response?




What theories go against - do you need to argue against?





Conclude how does this answer the question on contemporary current regulation – what are the strengths and weaknesses of OFCOM being effective with reasons why





Paragraph 4: Contemporary Film Regulation 2
Point 2:
BBFC

COMPARE - How effective/well does it protect the public compared to OFCOM from: PICK 2 sex, violence, horror, imitable behaviour, discrimination, controversial content – access to TV on catch up or Youtube, parental responsibility?)

WHAT is the BBFC’s current approach to regulation – liberal, banned films?
Moral decline or more controversial and artistic content?




What are the debates about the need to regulate Film content (be specific here: sex, violence, horror, imitable behaviour, discrimination, controversial content – access to films illegally over the internet, parental responsibility?)





What is your opinion?





Example 2
Case Study
Either: Hatred, Blue is the Warmest Colour, Hunger Games or your own recent example
What is your view on this film – are you liberal or conservative/ Active Audience or Passive?




Explanation
Theory

What theories support your response?





What theories go against - do you need to argue against?





Conclude how does this answer the question on contemporary current regulation does the BBFC need to be more stricter or should there be a more effective way with reasons why



Paragraph 5: Contemporary Broadcast Regulation 2
Point 2:
OFCOM

COMPARE - How effective/strong is their regulation and what do they find requires action ……. compared to BBFC?

WHAT is the OFCOM’s current approach to regulation, is it effective and is it needed, how is it different to film regulation?



What are the debates about the need to regulate TV content (be specific here: PICK 2 violence, imitable behaviour, class discrimination, controversial content – access to TV on catch up or Youtube, parental responsibility, Twitter hate?)





What is your opinion? What are we actually protecting people from?





Example 2
Case Study
Either: Benefits Street or Woolwich Terrorist Attack or Big Brother Homophobia your own recent example
What is your view on this film – are you liberal or conservative/ Active Audience or Passive?




Explanation
Theory

What theories support your response?





What theories go against - do you need to argue against?





Conclusion
Conclude how does this answer the question on contemporary/current regulation What do we need to protect the public from and is OFCOM effective with reasons why from your points about




Paragraph 6: Conclusion
Conclusion
Summarise your point and restate your opinion to answer the question

WHAT ARE THE STRENGTHs AND WEAKNESSES of OFCOM & BBFC?



What will Media Regulation look like in 10 years time? Elaborate on why you think so BASED ON YOUR POINTS YOU MADE ABOVE
1.       No regulation at all – the public are educated and trusted to make their own decisions (like the internet and twitter), the internet and all media should be free
2.       Highly strict regulation – invasive ‘Google is watching you’ and watches what you are doing and blocks you, stricter laws for parents that don’t take responsibility, the internet should be policed
3.       There is 1 big regulator of all media
4.       Broadcasters and Film companies and websites are trusted and expected to regulate their own media (so Twitter censors itself)

Explain/Justify:








Wednesday 27 April 2016

Homework 5 weeks to go

Prep work: Create visual 'idiot boards'  using no text to create one of these videos for REPRESENTATION

Monday 25 April 2016

5 weeks left Seminar notes from Regulation Essay 1




http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/24/blue-is-the-warmest-colour-review

BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR

BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR artwork

BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR

TYPE OF MEDIA Film
APPROVED RUNNING TIME 179m 35s
RELEASE DATE 22/11/2013
BBFCINSIGHT Contains strong sex and very strong language
GENRE(S) Drama
DIRECTOR(S) Abdellatif Kechiche
CAST INCLUDES Léa SeydouxAdèle ExarchopoulosJérémie Laheurte,Catherine SaléeAurélien RecoingSandor Funtek
CUT This work was passed uncut.

BBFCINSIGHT PUBLICATION DATE 12/11/2013
Note: The following text may contain spoilers
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR is an English subtitled French language feature in which a teenage girl embarks on a relationship with a young woman. It is rated 18 for strong sex and very strong language.
There is one use of very strong language ('c**t') spoken aggressively in reaction to bullies at a school. There are multiple uses of strong language ('f**k'), as well as uses of 'crap', 'bastard', 'asshole' and 'shit', and use of 'dyke'.
Strong sex includes a number of scenes in which the lead female characters have sex, as well as a sex scene between a man and woman. Some of the sex scenes are quite long and include full nudity, with sight of genitals including brief sight of an erect penis. Sex is seen in a range of positions.
Sex references are also strong, with several references to "eating pussy", for example.
No-one younger than 18 may see an 18 rated film in the cinema. No-one younger that 18 may rent or buy an 18 rated video or DVD.

A side-by-side comparison of the 18-rated Blue is the Warmest Colour and the 15-rated Kick-Ass 2

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH 2013


Blue is the Warmest Colour

Kick-Ass 2

‘Contains strong sex and very strong language’
– British Board of Film Classification
‘Contains strong bloody violence, sex references and very strong language’
– British Board of Film Classification

LANGUAGE

The word ‘cunt’ is used twice during the film’s three-hour runtime, in both cases to illustrate moments of extreme emotional anguish in the life of the film’s adolescent protagonist Adele. The first instance is during a confrontation with a homophobic bully at Adele’s high school. The second comes in the midst of a fraught argument with Adele’s long-term partner Emma.
‘Cunt’ is also used twice here: once to announce the formation of a barbaric supervillain collective known as the ‘Toxic Mega Cunts’ and once in a witty put-down uttered by the film’s superhero protagonist Hit-Girl following her frenzied stabbing of a butch Russian evil-doer: “I would have thought a cunt like you could handle all those pricks”.

SEX

The film’s much-feted sex scenes chart the evolution of Adele and Emma’s relationship in intimate, emotional terms, as well as documenting Adele’s gradual discovery of her own sexuality. According to Variety’s Justin Chang, ‘each coupling signifies a deeper level of intimacy, laying an emotional foundation that pays off to shattering effect in the film’s third hour… audience titillation is beside the point’.
A group of teenage girls are sexually aroused at the sight of a Union J video, in a scene designed to teach Hit-Girl the error of her nonconformist ways, and remind her that, deep down, all adolescent females are basically hopeless boyband fetishists. Elsewhere, sadistic villain The Motherfucker asks a shackled woman if she wants to ‘know what evil dick feels like’ before forcing himself upon her, only to find himself unable to maintain an erection. ‘Look,’ the film seems to say, ‘he’s not even man enough to commit rape.

VIOLENCE

At the height of a fierce verbal confrontation between the pair, Emma slaps Adele firmly across the face. The slap lands with devastating clarity, jolting their emotional dynamic into the physical realm. Their relationship never truly recovers from the impact of this blow.
Frustrated by his abortive rape attempt, The Motherfucker orders his heavies to savagely beat his intended victim — an order which they carry out with haste and zeal. As she’s hospitalised, another villain turns her attention to the attending police officers, who are graphically killed one-by-one in one of the film’s countless mass-murder set pieces. The heroes, for their part, aren’t exactly models of compassion: in the film’s most gung-ho sequence, they order a German Shepherd to mutilate the genitals of a suspected paedophile, before retiring to their secret headquarters to high-five and quip.

OTHER

Parents should know that Blue is the Warmest Colour encourages the acceptance of love in all its forms and the treatment of other human beings with respect and understanding.
Parents should know that Kick-Ass 2 thinks the best way to deal with a high school bully is to force them to publicly shit themselves in a cafeteria queue.

Sunday 24 April 2016

5 weeks left Narrative Revision



http://youtu.be/IOsuFlIPqjM

https://youtu.be/AkTm1IF9tK8 



Which Theorist?

Resources: http://www.slideshare.net/ctkmedia/1-genre 

D. Identify, categorise and define 4 Narrative theories
C. Examine own trailers for examples theory
B. Apply the theory to your trailer by comparing with RMT
A. Explain the function of narrative in your trailer 


Starter:
1. Name 5 Narrative theorists
2. List the 3 stages of narrative
3. Explain how trailers use narrative structure 
4. Explain how Horror uses binary opposites
5. Give an example
6. Give an example of Propps Archetypes?
7. Give 2 of the 8 Modes of Narrative 

Revision Task: Use the resources and your essays from September to Create Top Trump Cards for each theorist.

Photo
Name
Year
Credibility (?/5)
Summary of Theory
Horror Trailer Relevance (?/5)






Introduction Theorist: "Narrative is..."
Plot or Story? whats the difference?
Linear or Non-Linear?

1 Theory: Equilibrium Disruption - no Resolution? Who, where and how? (C) 
Compare with actual Horror RMT and why? (B)
Explain the need/function for this narrative structure in your Trailer (A) 

2 Theory: Archetypes & Characters - Who, where and how? (C) 

Compare with actual Horror RMT and why? (B)
Explain the need/function for archetypes in Horror films to create meaning (A)

3 Theory: Binary Opposition - themes and Characters - Who, where and how? (C) 
Compare with actual Horror RMT and why? (B)
Explain the meaning and function of Binary Opposition in your trailer (sub text)? (A)

4 Theory: enigma, action and/or hermeneutic codes - themes and Characters - Who, where, which and how? (C) 
Compare with actual Horror RMT and why? (B)
Explain the meaning and function of these codes in yr trailer (A)

5 Theory: 8 Modes of Narrative Who, where, which and how? (C) 

Compare with actual Horror RMT and why? (B)
Explain the meaning and function of these modes in yr trailer (A)

Theorists: Barthes, Propp, Todorov, Domaille, Levi-Strauss


Paragraph Plan:
Point - Apply the theory and it's terms, consider how much your Trailer uses/can apply the Theory (do not explain the theory)

Example - Specific description and examination of your trailer - how you have 'build' or shown this theory aspect (ie: Character MES or presented the disruption visually on screen)

Explanation/Analysis - How does the Trailer 'function' or 'work' using this theory, what Meaning or Messages does this reveal? Is it aiming to be more complex, realistic, unpredictable?