Assignment B Technical Codes Script Draft for Final Report

Examine and discuss the Skins Trailer S3

http://youtu.be/NWF2JBb1bvM

Task answer each question to Merit and provide screen grabs to support your points. Complete all questions as full sentences using your notes from class

Here is the worksheet to download electronically https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B15FWaY5r7MNdFc2RG1tdzBPNTA/view?usp=sharing

1.    (Pass) Who are the audience(s)

2.    (Pass) What genre is this and what is its purpose?

3.    (Pass) Give examples of M-E-S that makes this recognisable and what it tells you about each of the characters

·         Lighting

·         Location

·         Costume & Make Up

·         Behaviour

·         Props

For a Merit you must explain how the elements (costume, location, lighting etc) of mise-en-scene work with the meaning you discussed by the camerawork?

4.    (Merit) What does this tell us about the character's emotions, behaviour or personality?

5.    (Merit) Identify & discuss the shots, angles and movement used in the camerawork, and explain the way it creates emotion or meaning for the audience

·         Shots

·         Angles

·         Movement

6.    (Merit) How is blocking used to show power or authority between the teenagers and the locals - how are they positioned when they first enter the pub?

7.    (Merit) Who are the important characters and how is the camerawork showing this?

8.    (Merit) Why do the characters come out as shadows of the backlight?

9.    (Merit) How are the characters filmed in the frame - as a group or individually? What could this be suggesting?

10.  (Merit) Why does the camera go out of focus - what is this trying to demonstrate about their statement of mind?

11.  (Merit) What does the ground level shot of the girl under the table suggest about her stereotype or character?

12.  (Merit) Why are the characters filmed in slow motion jumping of the roof from the low angle?

For a Distinction you must analyse how the editing and sound work with the meaning you discussed by the M-E-S and camerawork?

13.  (Distinction) Look for overlap and patterns where your analysis of mise-en-scene and camerawork overlap. Discuss how editing and sound link to, emphasise or reinforce the meaning and purpose you have discussed.

14.  (Distinction) Discuss the pace of the editing and its purpose. How does it fit with the images

15.  (Distinction) What is the soundtrack suggesting about mood, when does it reach a climax and become more energetic?