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The English Programme: Film Focus
 
The Making of a Blockbuster 1: Pre-production
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The Making of a Blockbuster 3: Post-production
Strictly Ballroom
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Strictly Ballroom

Curriculum Relevance

 

The programme will be of interest to teachers of Media Studies and English throughout the UK. In Scotland it will be of particular interest for the new Higher Still courses in Media Studies.

A/S and A Level Media Studies

Key concepts:

  • media language
  • genre
  • narrative
  • institutions
  • audience
  • cultural context — myth
  • social context — the origins of Strictly Ballroom

Specific topics:

  • genre — the musical
  • broadcast fiction

A/S and A Level Film Studies

  • Making Meaning: film form — narrative; genre; mise-en-scène; cinematography; editing; sound.
  • Assessment Task: detailed analysis of a film sequence.