Stars - research task for next week

Research task for discussion next week.

Stars to produce a case study on how a star is presented in different ways in the media. Make these studies valuable.

Performance – what kinds of films are they associated with and what types of roles do they fill? What is their relationship with Hollywood or the British film industry?

Who are the key stars in contemporary Hollywood? Why?

(Include a range of promotional/press pictures and film posters to aid your discussion.)

A revision time-table that you can fill in and print off

Do you need a where you can type in your revision periods to cover your topics? This is as good as it gets.
http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415454339/revisiontimetable.asp#navigation

Narrative - variations on the three part structure

http://www.exposure.co.uk/eejit/3act/index.html

Narrative - Freytag's Triangle

Freytag's triangle is a simple yet effective means of establishing the narrative structure in films.

Narrative in films - the three act structure

http://www.cod.edu/people/faculty/pruter/film/threeact.htm

This is useful for understanding the classic structure of Hollywood films. If you are commenting on a film or creating a storyboard or screenplay for your own film for coursework, aim to establish where you are in Syd Field's three part structure. By clicking on the links for each part of the structure you can find out more.

Narrative Innovations in Film Noir

The following link should prove useful for anyone writing a macro essay on a film noir movie.

http://www.moderntimes.com/style/

A great link for essays and articles on film noir

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/noir/

A montage on the films of John Powell

Here's a well put together montage on the films in which John Powell composed the music. It's an excellent example of the creative use of montage to show the body of the man's work.