Worksheets11 Media: Video Essays
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
An example of a narrative convention
Acting
Tripod
Setting
Mise en scene
Your finished video essay should be between
1-2 minutes in duration
3-4 minutes in duration
7-8 minutes in duration
8-10 minutes in duration
In a narrative, characters trigger and react to events. This narrative convention is known as
(a)
Character, setting, point of view and structuring of time are
Codes
Conventions
Narratives
Symbolic codes
When creating your two column script, all video information goes on the
Left side
Ride side
Rubric
Photoshop layer
This director is responsible for these films: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Moonrise Kingdom
(a)
When the order in which events are portrayed corresponds to the order in which they occur.
Non-linear story lines
Linear story lines
Fractured story lines
Flashbacks
In your two column script, video instructions such as fade ins and dissolves should be
included in the right hand column
written in wingdings
WRITTEN IN ALL CAPS
written in lower case
"Anderson uses fast crash zooms, whip pans, and symmetrical framing"
Narrative conventions
Sound codes
Acting codes
Camera codes
What is an example of institutional factors that may influence a directors style?
Production companies who have censored their work
Budgets of films
Financial constraints
Dialogue choices
If a director is restricted by the budget of their films, this would be an (a) factor/influence
At this stage, your video essay and supporting documentation are due on
the 7th of August
the 12th of August
the 19th of August
the 18th of August
Rubric: A comprehensive and informed reflection on the aesthetic and structural qualities of the media creator’s work that engage you and their audience.
Low
Medium
Very High
Very Low
Rubric: Comprehensive analysis of the influences of institutional, economic, social and/or political factors and constraints on the work of media creators
Very Low
Medium
High
Very High
