How to mark a 1,500 word MICRO essay
Aims: For students to watch an extract from Enter the Void (Gasper Noe, 2010); then read and mark a student essay based on the extract
Outcomes: by the end of the lesson students should be able to:
1. Read the essay and highlight specific use of MICRO language2. Apply the WJEC marking criteria to the essay3. Evaluate the student’s performance and agree upon a mark
Trailer:Does the trailer make you want to watch the film?
What strikes you as different or unique about the way the film is shot?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKRxDP--e-Y
Opening CreditsExample of a new and exciting way to start a film. The titles would have been designed in Adobe Photoshop and imported as a PSD (Photoshop file). This is an effect you can try for your Creative Projects.
Question: Judging by the credits – who would you say is the TARGET AUDIENCE for Enter the Void?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPxgi-PiNFE
Warning:Opening credits contain strobe effects
Student MICRO essayLast year a student based his MICRO essay on the scene above
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncJLlVnZoWY
Read the essay (from Sound sub-heading)Highlight any words you do not knowLook up the words in your Camera WorkbookMark the essay based on the WJEC mark criteria
Stretch and Challenge:Your copy of the essay doesn’t mention CAMERAWORK. Having watched the extract – what sort of comments would you make about the director’s use of CAMERAWORK? How are the audience positioned in the scene?