Codes and Conventions Research Deadline:

Would you should know.....

• What Niche / mainstream / Today Programme (broadcasters only) is 
• What your age group expect from these productions (PG / 18+ or UK Audiences (40+)

YOUR IDEA SHOULD HAVE CHANGED AND ADAPTED AFTER FINDING OUT WHAT IS EXPECTED IN THESE PRODUCTIONS - IF IT HASN'T THEN YOU HAVEN'T DONE THE ABOVE CORRECTLY 

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TV and FILM 

Week 1 and 2: Codes and Conventions (Unit 9 LO1) 

Over the next 2 weeks you will look at 

1. Conventions of productions that suit your medium, genre and audience 
2. You will learn HOW TO do these conventions (skills) by looking at experts and also talking to others 
3. You will understand how to produce a production with NO dialgue by looking at locations, colours and sounds 
4. You will understand how to SCRIPT a production with no dialogue 
5. You will create CHARACTERS that suit your genre / TA 
6. How to use MUSIC / FOLEY correctly (not music video producers) 
7. We will go over camera techniques and editing techniques you should now be using 

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Wednesday:
​Task 1: Example analysis - Analyse other examples within your genre / style 

This can be made up of a selection of multiple clips from different programmes or just one or two productions that cover everything you want to achieve. 

ONLY ANALYSE clips / skills / shots / that you want to use in your own production. The examples you look at MUST be tried in your own production in order to meet the conventions you looked at.
​Any clips analysed that are not used will not go towards your final grade so will be a waste of your time. 

Some examples you are working on 

Short Films

Movies For The Kids (Non-Animated) - IMDb Types of films kids love - look at the storyline 

Stop Motion 

Investigative News Programmes

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Task 2: Video Analysis -  Analysing Codes and Conventions

​​You will need to analyse a variety of videos. Consider the codes and conventions and how certain elements change depending on the genre/format. When looking at the conventions also consider how your chosen specialism helps promote the story and genre.

​Some examples of video analysis:

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FRIDAY:
​Telling a story with no dialogue 

Although you are all creating different productions ALL 3 need to focus on telling a story. Your short film and music video won't have dialogue and the stop motion focuses more on Foley than speech. In order to perfect these productions, you need to look at the conventions of the genre. 

Choose ONE which suits your medium

Upload this production to you website 
​Watch the first 30 seconds

1. Discuss what you know about the situation from the colour tone
2. ​What do we know about the character from the setting? Discuss everything you see on screen. 
3. What does the way he is dressed tell us about him? 

Watch the next 30 seconds

1. We hear the sound of the hole for the first time - what does it make you think of? 
2. What does the sound represent? 

Watch the rest of the film 

1. 2.18 in - What do we feel about this situation
2. Are we glad? 
3. What are your feelings towards the character?
4. Why? - he hasn't said anything? 

Upload this production
Listen to the first 30 seconds without any visuals

1. What season are we in?
2. What country are we in? 
3. Is the character happy or sad? 
4. What is he doing? 

Watch between 1 minute and 1.30 

1. What do the foley sounds tell us
2. Does the music change and how does it change the mood? 

Watch the rest of the aniation

1. What do we feel about the characters
2. What is your understanding of the narrative - discuss how you understand this (music / foley / location) 

How has analysing these productions helped you understand how to tell a story through sound, tone and setting? 

Turn the music off

This is an emotional narrative about love 
Discussing the following explain how the story is told through Colour

• Look at the contrast between the pink and the blue on the nurses uniform
• The colour of the two main characters 
• 1.05 in - what does the colour of the scene tell us? 
• What do we feel about the change in tone 1.32 in? 
• 2 minutes in - why have they met in the dark - why is it not the bight tones on 1.05? 

Setting 

• 2.57 - what does the scene tell us about mum and dad?
• ​What do their clothes tell us about their character?

What's the difference between 0.31 and 5.20 - does it wrap up the story

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Why are you doing this? What does this have to do with your work? 

You need to look at EVERYTHING on the screen to realise how to tell a story without dialogue. If you understand how these productions have been put together then your production will be better. 

How has looking at these 3 examples made you think differently about how you could produce your work? 

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​You have looked at professional productions - this is a film created by Bournemouth university students! 
The brief for this university project stated that this short film must be 3 minutes no longer or shorter, contain only two characters and have no dialogue. 

What could this production do to make it better - Discuss colour / setting /camera work? 
OR 
Do you think they have got it all right - if so - How? 
Think about what you have discussed and looked at above
Can you produce better? 

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Week of 7/11/22

1st Hour: 

You will update your weekly blogs and your PRODUCTION SCHEDULE and upload all to your website 

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Narrative Structure: 

If you are to evoke an emotional response to your production, you need to define your narrative structure during the planning stage. Structure is important as it helps you to write with a better flow, whilst also helping the audience understand what is happening.

Linear or Non-linear?

Linear structures work in the more traditional way - Beginning --> Middle --> End    Most narratives are structured in this way.

Non-linear narratives are told out of order. This can be used for various different reasons such as to give the audience additional information meaning they have a greater understanding of the story. It may be used to disorientate the audience, possibly putting them in the same position of a character. 

Non-Linear narratives 

Todorov's Narrative Theory

Todorov believes that every narrative has the same 5 stages to it.

1. Equilibrium - Life is balanced and normal; there have been no disruptions to the main characters life.

2. Disruption - The main character's life has been disrupted suddenly, breaking the equilibrium

3. Recognition - The main character realises their situation has changed for the worse

4. Repair - They set out to fix what is wrong with the situation, trying to make restore their equilibrium.

5. New Equilibrium - They have worked out their problems and have a new equilibrium. They have learnt from their experience as a result of it.

Examples