Children's Film Project (G321)

Deadlines

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26th Sept to 30th Oct Preliminary Task
3rd Oct to 7th Oct Children's Film Intro and brainstorming.
10th Oct to 14th Oct Storyboarding and planning.
17th Oct to 21st Oct Filming and Editing.
31st Oct to 4th Nov Editing. Final Cut Deadline:End of last lesson this week,
7th Nov to 11th Nov Writing. Interim deadline Monday 14th Nov.
Final writing deadline Monday 21st Nov e-mailed to your teacher.

XMAS MEDIA COMPETITION!

2012-11-19T03:34:00.000-08:00

ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS!!

Here is our first MEDIA COMPETITION!

Entries can be made by all Year 12 and Year 13 Media students.

You can check out the brand new competition blog at:

http://longroadcompetition.blogspot.com/

Winners work will be screened at the Art Picturehouse at the end of term!

Visit the blog for entry details and deadlines...and the prize!

Blog of the Week 3

2012-11-10T03:41:00.000-08:00

This week's 'Blog of the Week' is from group 24. Their posts are thorough and tell the story of their creative journey very well.

Check it out on the link below:

http://24longroadchildrensfilm10.blogspot.com/

Tanya

BLOG OF THE WEEK 2

2012-11-04T06:24:00.000-08:00

Group 64 are the new blog of the week. They have lots of excellent posts. Have a look at the link below:

http://64longroadchildrensfilm10.blogspot.com/

Tanya

BLOG OF THE WEEK 1

2012-10-19T02:10:00.000-07:00

'Blog of the week' starts this week and the first winners are group 61. Their blog is excellent and has a wide range of interesting posts. Check it out on the link below:

http://61longroadchildrensfilm10.blogspot.com/

Tanya

And remember, YOU could be blog of the week next week.

CHILDRENS FILM 2010/11: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

2012-10-01T06:35:00.000-07:00

If you have any questions about the Childrens Film scheme, you can now submit questions and have them answered by Media Studies staff!

To submit a question, log into blogger and create a NEW POST under the QUESTION & ANSWER: CHILDRENS FILM 2010/11 blog that has been set up for you.

You can view current Q&A's in the following link:

QUESTION & ANSWER: CHILDRENS FILM 2010/11

Children's Film Opening Sequence Evaluation Questions

2011-11-13T01:45:00.000-08:00

In your evaluation, you must answer and illustrate the following questions:

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

5. How did you attract/ address your audience?

6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

PROBLEMS WITH PHOTO UPLOADS TO BLOGGER.

2011-10-08T01:27:00.000-07:00

You may experience some problems with photo uploading in blogger.

When uploading a picture, blogger may tell you that you have gone over your limit. This may occur if you have uploaded too many high res pictures in a short period of time.

(If this happens - you may want to think about being more selective with the pictures you upload, to avoid this problem happening again).

If this problem occurs, please follow the step-by-step guide below:

Go to flickr.com and log in.
Username: longroadchildrensfilm10
Password: mediastudies
Upload any pictures you require (label them so that you can find them).
Find the picture that you want to upload to your blog.
Click on 'Share This' and Grab the HTML code. Copy and paste this code into your blog. Repeat this process for all the pictures you require.
Before you post your blog, at the bottom of the page click on 'Post Options' and select 'Interpret typed HTML'. This will convert all the code in your blog into the pictures you had flickr.

Thanks,

Amar.

Introductory Presentation

2010-10-11T06:16:00.000-07:00

Childrens Film G321

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The Princess Diaries

2010-10-04T07:22:00.001-07:00

101 Dalmations (1996)

2010-10-04T07:13:00.000-07:00

Monsters Inc

2010-10-04T07:04:00.001-07:00

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

2010-09-24T03:58:00.000-07:00

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 trailer

2010-09-24T03:55:00.000-07:00

Agent Cody Banks

2010-09-24T03:37:00.001-07:00

Pirates of the Caribbean

2010-09-24T03:34:00.000-07:00

A Muppet Christmas Carol

2010-09-24T03:23:00.000-07:00

The Parent Trap

2010-09-24T03:15:00.000-07:00

CHILDRENS FILM OPENING 2009/10 BLOG ARCHIVE

2010-09-20T01:42:00.000-07:00

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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

2010-09-17T06:12:00.000-07:00

Stardust

2010-09-17T06:10:00.000-07:00

Where the wild things are.

2010-09-17T06:07:00.000-07:00

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

2010-09-17T06:05:00.000-07:00

Up (Russell)

2010-09-17T06:01:00.000-07:00

Toy Story 3 Trailer

2010-09-17T05:55:00.000-07:00

What Makes A Good Children's Film?

2009-12-14T05:50:00.000-08:00

In this Telegraph article, SF Said explores just what qualities make for a good Children's Film.

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CONTENT

Returning to the broad wiki definition of children’s films as ‘films aimed for children as its audience', this doesn't make any specific reference to what to expect in terms of content as opposed to genres such as 'horror' or 'thriller'.
Therefore it's worth assessing the genre of Children's Film in Fedric Jamesons framework who defines genres as 'essentially institutions, or social contracts between a writer and a specific public'. So while many children's films could be catergorised as other genres - fantasy, sci-fi, comedy, social realism, historical etc - they have similarities in other ways such as structure, ideology, themes and delivery.

Here's some examples of the many genres Children's Films have used.

Animation
Toy Story, Up,

Crime
Fantastic Mr Fox, The Thief Lord

Thriller
Spy Kids, Stormbreaker, Cody Banks

Sci-Fi
Zuthura, E.T., Escape to Witch Mountain, Wall-E

Fantasy
Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia

Musical

Band Slam, High School Musical

Supernatural
Haunted Mansion, Casper, Spiderwick Chronicles

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DEFINITION

Children’s films in their broadest terms are ‘films aimed for children as its audience - as opposed to a family film, no special effort is made to make the film attractive for other audiences.’ (Wikipedia)

The problem with this definition is that it doesn’t define what is meant by ‘children’ - however, Cary Bazalgette and Terry Staples in their book In Front of the Children define children ‘as people under the age of about twelve’ which is helpful for two reasons.
Firstly it helps us differentiate children from teenagers who depending on their physical and emotional development will have significantly different tastes and expectations from a film compared to a younger child. And secondly as it allows us to focus on the certification we would expect a Childrens' Film to have; if it is a film targeted for the under-twelves then it has to have a U or PG classification.

U Universal – Suitable for all It is impossible to predict what might upset any particular child. But a ‘U’ film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. ‘U’ films should be set within a positive moral framework and should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat or horror. If a work is particularly suitable for a pre-school child to view alone, this will be indicated in the Consumer Advice.

Discrimination
No discriminatory language or behaviour unless clearly disapproved of.

Drugs
No references to illegal drugs or drug misuse unless they are infrequent and innocuous, or there is a clear educational purpose or anti-drug message suitable for young children.

Horror
Scary sequences should be mild, brief and unlikely to cause undue anxiety to young children. The outcome should be reassuring.

Imitable behaviour No potentially dangerous behaviour which young children are likely to copy. No emphasis on realistic or easily accessible weapons.

Language
Infrequent use only of very mild bad language.

Nudity
Occasional natural nudity, with no sexual context.

Sex
Mild sexual behaviour (for example, kissing) and references only (for example, to ‘making love’).

Theme
While problematic themes may be present, their treatment must be sensitive and appropriate for young children.

Violence
Mild violence only. Occasional mild threat or menace only.

PG Parental Guidance – General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children Unaccompanied children of any age may watch. A ‘PG’ film should not disturb a child aged around eight or older. However, parents are advised to consider whether the content may upset younger or more sensitive children.

Discrimination
Discriminatory language or behaviour is unlikely to be acceptable unless clearly disapproved of or in an educational or historical context. Discrimination by a character with which children can readily identify is unlikely to be acceptable.

Drugs
References to illegal drugs or drug misuse must be innocuous or carry a suitable anti-drug message.

Horror
Frightening sequences should not be prolonged or intense. Fantasy settings may be a mitigating factor.

Imitable behaviour
No detail of potentially dangerous behaviour which young children are likely to copy. No glamorisation of realistic or easily accessible weapons.

Language
Mild bad language only.

Nudity
Natural nudity, with no sexual context.

Sex
Sexual activity may be implied, but should be discreet and infrequent. Mild sex references and innuendo only.

Theme
Where more serious issues are featured (for example, domestic violence) nothing in their treatment should condone unacceptable behaviour.

Violence
Moderate violence, without detail, may be allowed, if justified by its context (for example, history, comedy or fantasy).

Welcome

2009-09-03T04:41:00.000-07:00