2. In this session, we will…
Provide you with an example exam
paper
Go through the first two questions of
exam
Revise terms for analysis
Revise conventions of superhero movies
Analyse two scenes from The Avengers
3. Exam – Paper 1
Exploring Film – Superhero Movies
1.5 hours
4 questions
Clip from Film (analysis) – 2 questions
Print Resources (creative task) – 2
questions
Total 50 marks (10,10,10,20)
4. Question 1 – Analysis
Tends to make reference to a specific
micro feature (eg. Camerawork, editing,
etc)
Identify the micro feature
Explain the relevance of the micro
feature
Combine with another feature to
examine audience response (eg.
Tension, excitement)
5. Terms for Analysis
Mise en Scene
Sound
Cinematography
Lighting
Editing
Remember: MuSCLE
6. Question 1 – Example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD5ol
EUvL6k (The Avengers)
Identify one example of editing from this
scene
How is editing used in this sequence?
How is editing and sound used to
convey the emotional conflict in this
sequence?
7. Question 2 – Conventions
Asks you to identify one convention from
the sequence
You have to relate this to another
Superhero film
Explain why the convention is used in
other films
10. Conventions
Question Answer
What is the typical setting
of a superhero film?
How do we separate the
themes in superhero
movies?
Which character types
typically feature in the
superhero genre?
Often a major American
city. Lots of crime. Hero
will have secret
hideout/HQ
Public / Private
Hero
Villain
Princess
11. Conventions
Question Answer
What term do we use to
describe a significant object
that the plot revolves
around?
What props would we
typically expect to see in a
Superhero film?
What is the typical narrative
of a superhero film?
MacGuffin
Gadgets (Iron Man’s suit,
Batman’s utility belt), Iconic
Superhero weapon (Thor’s
Hammer, Captain
America’s shield)
Good vs Evil, Todorov
(equilibrium, disequilibrium,
equilibrium)
12. Question 2 – Example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP7qo
EcHEd4 (The Avengers)
Identify one typical convention of the
Superhero film used in this clip
Describe how this convention is used in
another Superhero film
Explain why this convention is used in
superhero films that you have studied
13. Summary
What is question 1 of your exam about?
What is question 2 about?
How do we remember terms for
analysis?
How do we remember terms for
conventions?
Name two typical conventions of a
superhero film