Entrance Activity

YOU MUST identify: Character NameActor/Actress that plays that characterX1 Fact/theory/Key Term that applies to that character

Mama Lucas (Ruby Dee)

Young Henry v Stevie Lucas

YOU MUST list as many similarities and differences these characters represent to the spectator – for example: • “rise and fall” (Robert Warshow – 1946)• ‘Vicarious Learning’ (Bandura – 1977)

Task 1) - 10 minutes:

Title:Characters – Comparisons

Thursday 23rd April 2015

FM2 – British and American Film (60%) of AS Level)

Section C – US Cinema Comparative Study –

‘Goodfellas’ and ‘American Gangster’ - (40 marks)

Why?

Aims & Objectives

• YOU WILL re-cap prior learning.

• YOU WILL develop your understanding of HOW certain key protagonists (and antagonists) compare to one another in preparation for the exam.

• Review the Learning.

AO1

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of film as an audio-visual form of creative expression together and

AO2 Apply knowledge and understanding, including some of the common critical approaches that characterise the subject, when exploring and analysing films.

Henry v Frank Lucas

Karen v Eva Lucas

Young Henry v Stevie Lucas

Tommy DeVito v Det. Trupo

Character Representation

Task 2) - 20 minutes

Henry v Frank Lucas Henry – Lufthansa HeistFrank Lucas – Drugs and “Hold on” scene “Rise” Karen v Eva Lucas Karen – Visiting Henry in prison.Eva Lucas – Waiting for permission from Frank to leave the table. Young Henry v Stevie Lucas Young Henry – “You look like a Gangster!” sceneStevie Lucas – Chat with Frank about Baseball Tommy DeVito v Det. Trupo Tommy – Kills SpiderDet. Trupo – Kills Franks Dog

YOU MUST – in pairs – analyse the characters listed on the LEFT of this slide and in particular focus on the recommended scenes.

YOU SHOULD note down Micro Feature examples and consider what Semantic and Syntactic elements (Altman – 1984) help construct their representation.

What have you learnt?

Homework

FINISH Character Comparisons. Due: Next Lesson – Friday 24th April – Period 5