Year 7 - Superheroes
A superhero film, superhero movie, or
superhero motion picture is an action, fantasy or science fiction
film that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes,
individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a
normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public.
These films are almost always
action-oriented, and the first film of a particular character often
includes a focus on the origin of the special powers including the
first fight against the character's most famous archenemy or super
villain. The plot typically revolves around the efforts of the
superheroes to thwart some dire peril of significant
consequence.
For more information please visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhero
Year 8/9 - Biopic of a sporting hero
'Biopics' is a term derived from the
combination of the words ‘biography’ and ‘pictures.’ These films
depict the life of an important historical personage (or group)
from the past or present era.
For more information please visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biopic
'Biopics' is a term derived from the
combination of the words ‘biography’ and ‘pictures.’ These films
depict the life of an important historical personage (or group)
from the past or present era.
For more information please visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biopic.
Year 10/11 - Thriller
Thrillers are a genre of literature,
film and television programmming that uses suspense, tension and
excitement as the main elements. Common subgenres are detective and
mystery. Please clearly read the guidelines relating to this film
category.
For more information please visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=thriller+genre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_fiction
Year 12/13 - Drama
A drama film is a film genre that
depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters
dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism,
drug addiction, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty,
crime and corruption put the characters in conflict with
themselves, others, society and even natural phenomena
This film genre can be contrasted with
an action film, which relies on fast-paced action and physical
conflict but superficial character development. All film genres can
include dramatic elements, but typically, films considered drama
films focus mainly on the drama of the main issue.
For more information please visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama
Documentary - The Olympic
Truce 'Celebrating sport to build peaceful
cultures'
A documentary asks a question on a
particular topic of interest and attempts to answer it by outlining
conclusions and possible solutions by the end of the film.
Documentaries should:
- Clearly state the issue - think about
a question you want answered
- Show the cause of the issue
- State the consequences of the issue
- Discuss a possible resolution
This year’s documentary category is
focused on London Olympics and the Olympic Truce which encompasses
unity, peace, sporting chances, belief, achievement and spirit of
sportsmanship.
For the documentary description please
visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary
For more information on the Olympic
Truce visit
http://getset.london2012.com/en/get-set-goes-global/get-set-for-the-olympic-truce
Film tip: When interviewing someone,
choose questions that cannot easily be answered with a ‘yes’ or
‘no’ to give the interviewee the chance to express their views and
opinions on the topic.
Key stage three animation - fantasy
Animation is the rapid display of a
sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in
order to create an illusion of movement. It is an optical illusion
of motion duethe phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be
created and demonstrated in a numbeof ways. ‘Stop – frame’
animation is popular as is Adobe Flash software – a combination of
both is possible, CGI animation is accepted.
Fantasy is a genre that uses magic and
other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme,
and/or setting. Many works within the genre take place in fictional
worlds where magic is common. Fantasy is generally distinguished
from science fiction in that it not provide a logical (or pseudo
logical) explanation for the scientifically impossible events that
occur, though there is a great deal of overlap between the two
(both are subgenres of speculative fiction).
For more information please visit
http://www.filmsite.org/animatedfilms3.html
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy
Key stage four/five animation -
disaster
A disaster film is a film genre that
has an impending or ongoing disaster (such as a damaged airliner,
fire, shipwreck, an asteroid collision or natural calamities) as
its subject. These films typically feature large casts of
well-known actors and multiple plotlines, focusing on the
characters' attempts to avert, escape or cope with the disaster and
its aftermath. The gehad its greatest box office success during the
1970s.
For more information please visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/disaster_film
Best pop music video
This should be a short film that
accompanies a complete piece of music/song. Music videos use a wide
range of styles of film making techniques, including animation,
live action filming, documentaries and non-narrative approaches
such as abstract film. Some music videos blend different styles,
such as animation and live action. Many music videos do not
interpreimages from the song's lyrics, making it less literal than
expected.
Copyright: Due to copyright restrictions, if you use an artist's
soundtrack then this will be muted on the evening of the awards and
played through the Kingsgate state of the art technical system. You
must not use any images of artists or clips from
their videos.
For more information please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_video
For copyright queries please contact Helen Gregg
on telephone 01733 863618 or visit www.prsformusic.com/Pages/default.aspx
and telephone 020 8378 7500.
Best film in a foreign language
A film based on one of the available drama or documentary
categories i.e. 'drama' with the primary use of a foreign language
and/or sign language throughout. The film should still fulfill each
of the criteria specific to the chosen genre and should also
include subtitles in English.
Best film by a teacher
Best film by a teacher (chosen from any of the above
categories). The film should still fulfill each of the criteria
specific to the chosen genre.