1. 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

2. 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)

3. Form, genre and production
Part One

9. Key Links http://bowlingforcolumbine.com/

10. The Film online

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

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

13. 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.

14. Industry and Audience
PART TWO

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

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

17. 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.

18. 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.