Bowling%20for%20Columbine

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Bowling for Columbine

• Two parts
• a. Form, genre and production
• b. Industry and Audience

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Objectives

• Through looking in detail at a case study and
  then creating your own case study you will
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of media
  concepts, contexts and critical debates. AO1
• Apply knowledge and understanding when analysing
  media products and processes to show how meanings
  and responses are created (AO2)

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Part One

• Form, genre and production

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Key Links

• http//bowlingforcolumbine.com/
• http//uk.imdb.com/title/tt0310793/
• http//www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bowling_for_columb
  ine/
• http//www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Bowling_fo
  r_Columbine
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_for_Columbine
  
• http//documentaryheaven.com/documentary-list/

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The Film online

• http//documentaryheaven.com/pt-12-bowling-for-col
  umbine/
• http//documentaryheaven.com/pt-22-bowling-for-col
  umbine/

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The Form and Genre

• What things do we know?
• What should we be looking for?
• What questions should we ask?

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The production

• Consider your own production experience.
• What questions do we need to ask?
• What do we need to know?

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Homework

• Watch the whole film.
• Do some research on the internet
• Make further notes and analyses about genre and
  production
• Work in pairs
• Present a six slide Photostory3 presentation on
  conclusions you can draw or debates youd open on
  genre and production.

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PART TWO

• Industry and Audience

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The Industry

• What are the key questions?
• How will we find out?
• What do we not know?

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The Audience

• What questions do we need to ask
• What angles do we need to explore?
• What can we find out?

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Homework

• Do some research on the internet on
• Audience
• Institution
• Make further notes and analyses
• Work in pairs
• Present another six slide Photostory3
  presentation on conclusions you can draw or
  debates youd open on genre and production.

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Half term Activity

• Watch a documentary of your choice.
• Analyse it in terms of
• Production
• Genre
• Audience
• Institution
• Write an essay about your chosen documentary
  providing a commentary and analysis under the
  four headings
• Add in any additional reflections yu think
  appropriate.