Welcome

Welcome to your main Blog page, where you will find links to fellow 'stoodent' blogs. Check in regularly as I will post links and resources here for your independent study.
I hope you enjoy your course and have a very successful AS year.
Mrs Sims
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Tuesday 14 December 2010

UK FILM COUNCIL Statistical Year Book 2010

This is a really useful document for research for your exam. Browse and enjoy!


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Tuesday 18 May 2010

The Swinging 60s

Revise a bit more on 60s Britain. There's a time line of important dates and links to life in the 60s and 70s.

The Retrowow site. Click here

Monday 12 April 2010

SKILLSET Understanding Film and the Industry

Click on these links to go to Skillset - It's an excellent site for all your film research and revision.

SKILLSET - CLICK KERE

Also they give you a storyboard guide to the making of a film and all the processes involved. Run your mouse across the images to find which bits are live and read the extra information. They also offer short videos and pdfs to download. See the link below.

Understanding the Film business CLICK HERE

Monday 5 April 2010

Stars Booklet

This booklet will guide through some work for your exam on Stars. Read through and complete the tasks.
Stars Booklet

Film Language Booklet

This book is a couple of years old, but it explains the micro features really well and is well worth a read. It will help you to write about film in a 'Film Studies' way.

Film Language Booklet

Thursday 4 March 2010

How does a film get to the screen?

What happens to a film when the producers and director have completed it? How does it get into cinemas and how do audiences become aware of it and interested in seeing it?
Click here to watch clips of people talking about the industry

Here's a really useful booklet:

Guide to Distribution

Alice in Wonderland Tim burton

Below you will find a series of links to build up a case study on Tim Burton's latest film

Try this link to the Disney site to check out trailers

Click on this link for good old IMDB

Disney have been in a row with the cinema chains because Disney want a shorter release period in order to Alice in Wonderland onto Blue Ray DVD sooner. Click here to read more.

Compare these posters and explain how they are persuading you to view the film:

Movie Marketing Madness: Alice in Wonderland

Movie Marketing Madness: Alice in Wonderland

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