Two parts: a. Form, genre and production b. Industry and Audience Bowling for Columbine Two parts: a. Form, genre and production b. Industry and Audience

Objectives Through looking in detail at a case study and then creating your own case study you will Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of media concepts, contexts and critical debates. – AO1 Apply knowledge and understanding when analysing media products and processes to show how meanings and responses are created (AO2)

Form, genre and production Part One

Key Links http://bowlingforcolumbine.com/ http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0310793/ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bowling_for_columbine/ http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Bowling_for_Columbine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_for_Columbine http://documentaryheaven.com/documentary-list/

The Film online http://documentaryheaven.com/pt-12-bowling-for-columbine/ http://documentaryheaven.com/pt-22-bowling-for-columbine/

The Form and Genre What things do we know? What should we be looking for? What questions should we ask?

The production Consider your own ‘production’ experience. What questions do we need to ask? What do we need to know?

Homework Watch the whole film. Do some research on the internet Make further notes and analyses about genre and production Work in pairs Present a six slide Photostory3 presentation on conclusions you can draw or debates you’d open on genre and production.

Industry and Audience PART TWO

The Industry What are the key questions? How will we find out? What do we not know?

The Audience What questions do we need to ask What angles do we need to explore? What can we find out?

Homework Do some research on the internet on Audience Institution Make further notes and analyses Work in pairs Present another six slide Photostory3 presentation on conclusions you can draw or debates you’d open on genre and production.

Half term Activity Watch a documentary of your choice. Analyse it in terms of Production Genre Audience Institution Write an essay about your chosen documentary providing a commentary and analysis under the four headings Add in any additional reflections yu think appropriate.