Romeo and Juliet

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

Specific topics:

  • genre — the western
  • broadcast fiction — filmed versions of Shakespeare

Practical project: creating a filmed sequence.

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.



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