Action Adventure Stock Character Traits

Section A examination questions

Media Studies Exam Section A: Moving Image from LouiseDownie

Year 10 Evaluation of Film Poster

Evaluation means to discuss what you have learnt? You are going to write about what is good and bad about your final product and how the production process developed during the time you spent making your film poster. It needs you to discuss the impact it will have on your target audience. Why is it an effective product? What changes would you make to improve it?

Task: Use the questions to help you structure your ideas. Create a powerpoint presentation for your evaluation.

How effective was your research into similar film posters and the Action/Adventure film genre. What did you learn from your research?

What creative decisions did you have to make at the different stages of your production?

How closely does your film poster follow the forms and conventions of existing film posters?

How would your film posters appeal to the target audience?

How successful are your finished film posters? What are its strengths and weaknesses?

Master and Commander

1. Explain two ways the characters and/or events in the extract fit the action adventure genre. [10]

2. Explain how each of the following is used to create effects that fit the action adventure genre:
soundtrack
camerawork
editing
mise-en-scène. [20]

3. Discuss how people are represented in the extract. [20]

Exam Techniques

Read through Mr Ford's post.
Click here  to find some great tips about how to deal with the exam questions.
Use this to prepare for our mock exam which is due to take place on Friday 22nd April and Tuesday 26th April.