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GCSE Film Studies CODES AND CONVENTIONS CODES AND CONVENTIONS OF SUPERHERO FILMS OF SUPERHERO FILMS
In this session, we will Consider CODES AND CONVENTIONS of superhero films Look at the trailer for The Avengers Analyse a scene from The Avengers If we get time, look at the closing scenes from The Avengers
Exam Paper 1 Exploring Film Superhero Movies 1.5 hours 4 questions Clip from Film (analysis) 2 questions Print Resources (creative task) 2 questions Total 50 marks (10,10,10,20)
What are CODES &CONVENTIONS? The detailed rules of the genre (type of film). Things we come to expect Codes and Conventions make it easier to understand the film and easier to make it
Question 2 Conventions Asks you to identify one convention from the sequence You have to relate this to another Superhero film Explain why the convention is used in other films
Avengers Trailer superhero montage Avengers Final Scene
CODES AND CONVENTIONS Setting Themes Characters Props Narrative & Plot Style
Conventions Often a major American city. Lots of crime. Hero will have secret hideout/HQ What is the typical setting of a superhero film? How do we separate the themes in superhero movies? Public / Private Hero Villain Princess Which character types typically feature in the superhero genre? Question Answer
Setting Often American city Place where crime happens Big locations where things can go wrong! Secret base or HQ
Themes Public things that affect everyone Private things that affect the main characters only
Characters Must be heroic Or a villain Or a damsel Or a victim/general public Hero s are often recognisable as normal people Hero s are also something people aspire to be are cool Hero s always want to do good, fight for truth and justice (and the American way?)
CONVENTIONS What term do we use to describe a significant object that the plot revolves around? MacGuffin Gadgets (Iron Man s suit, Batman s utility belt), Iconic Superhero weapon (Thor s Hammer, Captain America s shield) What props would we typically expect to see in a Superhero film? What is the typical narrative of a superhero film? Good vs Evil, Todorov (equilibrium, disequilibrium, equilibrium)
Props Significant items that we expect Macguffin = a significant object around which the plot revolves
Narrative & Plot At its simplest; Good V Evil Often a franchise (series of films) Often starts with heroes origin story Often High Concept (simple plot, big SFX and budget)
Style Includes micro elements to build up a specific look or feel This may link to original comics, or stay throughout franchise
Marvels Avengers
Question 2 Example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP7qo EcHEd4 (The Avengers) Identify one typical convention of the Superhero film used in this clip Describe how this convention is used in another Superhero film Explain why this convention is used in superhero films that you have studied
