Representation in City of God

Youth and Youth Culture in City of God from Naamah Hill
 

Representation of Gender in City of God from Naamah Hill
 

Representation of Drugs and Drug Culture from Naamah Hill

 

Representation in City of God - Place from Naamah Hill

 

City of god Ethnicity from Naamah Hill

Conflict in City of God

Conflict in City of God from Naamah Hill

Power in City of God

Remember that you need to write at least 500 words about the theme of power and refer to specific scenes and minor elements

05.City of God and the Theme of Power from Naamah Hill

Excellent Resources for City of God

City of God Booklet from South Sefton College

Chapter from a book all abut Brazil on film - starts on page 101
20 Things You didn't know about City of God
Character Study of Lil Ze
City of God 10 Years on
Poverty and Crime in City of God

Favela Rising Documentary

Watch the full documentary here

Intro to World Cinema

Intro to world cinema from Naamah Hill

Unsupervised for the Week beginning 26th Sept

Complete writing up five sources for your annotated catalogue - Due in on Friday.
Start rewatching City of God - the DVD is in the back room and also on the Macs in Student resources.

Film Journal - Summer Homework

Film Journal from Naamah Hill

Films to watch from Naamah Hill

Summary of World Cinema/ Urban Stories

Summary of urban stories 2015 final from Naamah Hill

 

Past questions for world cinema from Naamah Hill

 

Checklist from Naamah Hill

Unsupervised Lesson 16 Jan

Today you will need to write an essay. You must refer to both films we have been studying - La Haine and City of God.


The stylistic choices made by filmmakers define not just the look but also the meaning of the film.’ How far is this true of the films you have studied for this topic? 

• Consider how camera work, editing, mise en scene, sound and performance have been used. You don't have to talk about every thing but you should talk about 3 -4 areas and give specific details e.g The choice of shot sizes and angle and how they make us feel about the characters (low angles of Lil Z = we don't like him, Mid shots of Rocket which emphasis the positive relationships he has with other = we like him, Hubbert if often in the middle of the shot which highlights that he is the leader and we look up to him), pace of editing (slow in La Haine to highlight the boredom of the characters)
• Try to use formal language.
• Plan out what you are going to write and then HAND WRITE you answer so I can see if you are writing long enough - should be a minimum of 4 pages. There is a planning template below.
• If you are away you are still expected to do this and hand it in on Tuesday.
• Remember to structure it as an essay with an introduction, conclusion, paragraphing, good spelling and sentence structure.

Essay 2 from Naamah Hill

Representation in La Haine

Representation in La Haine from Naamah Hill

Extension Reading
http://kec-asa2filmmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/fm4-urban-stories-city-of-godla-haine_23.html
 http://tonymckibbin.com/film/la-haine
http://www.acme-journal.org/vol6/ASi.pdf 
https://filmonogamy.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/film-of-the-day-la-haine-1995/
https://poultersopinion.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/a-cultural-analysis-of-la-haine/

Themes in La Haine

Themes in La Haine from Naamah Hill

Article One (that you all read)

 

Themes in La Haine from Naamah Hill

Article Two 
 

La Haine themes from Naamah Hill

Opening Scene of La Haine

La Haine Opening Scene from Naamah Hill

Extra Information and Readings on La Haine

Interesting article about the theme in La Haine and the way Kassovitz chose to represent them.
Article comparing La Haine and City of God

Intro to La Hanie

La Haine Intro from Naamah Hill

Your Presentations on City of God

The film from Naamah Hill

The director from Naamah Hill

City of god setting from Naamah Hill

 

City of God - Characters from Naamah Hill

Micro Analysis of City of God

Micro analysis in City of God from Naamah Hill

 

Micro elements in City of God from Naamah Hill

Power in City of God

Power in City of God from Naamah Hill

Unsupervised Lesson 3rd Oct

There are four research tasks outlined below.  As a group you need to decide who is going to do each task. Try to pick one that is going to extend you!

You will have two weeks to complete this task and it needs to be in an electronic form as I will be posting them on this blog.  Try to make it informative and visual.

DUE IN ON 17th Oct - at the start of the lesson

The Film

Your job is to research, prepare and deliver a presentation about the film.  You will need to complete the following:

·         Plot summary of the film

Character profiles (with pictures) of all the key characters and the role they play in the film

•  Key Production information (Dates, key personal, Production Companies, Budget, Funding, Marketing etc)
• Information about the awards won by the film
•   A summary of the way in which this film was viewed by critics (including quotes from reviews – you will need to look at a range of reviews from different sources)
•  The influence this film has had on audiences and film making in Brazil

The Director

Your job is to research, prepare and deliver a presentation about the key creative people behind the film, in particular the director Fernando Meirelles, the co director Katia Lund, the author Paulo Lins and the producer Walter Salles. You need to cover the following in your presentation

• Basic Bio information of each person and how their background might have impacted on the film.
• Other films they have work on (comment on how the are similar/different to City of God)
• Their filmmaking/writing style and how City of God reflects this (maybe watch/analyse a key scene).
•  Meirelles as an auteur and evidence of his style from the film.
•  Any critical acclaim key personal have received and why.

The Setting

This film is set in a place and time that will be unfamiliar to most of the class.  Your job is to research, prepare and deliver a presentation about Brazil in the 1960’s to early 1980’s and about the real City of God.  You need to cover the following areas:

• How City of God (the place) came into being 
•   The role of men and women in this society and at this time 
• The  Education system
• The place of Religion
•  Economic Situation
• Police and Crime
•  Demographic profile of Brazil and the City of God
•  The other, more positive representation of Brazil (and how the film challenges this)

You can use the film as a source of information to help address some of these areas.

The Characters

Your job is  to prepare a presentation on the key characters from the film.Choose 4 of the following characters Lil Ze, Rocket, Carrot, Benny, Knockout Ned, The Tender Trio (treat as one).

You will need to include the following:

• Images of the characters so we can clearly identify them – you may need images of when they were young and old.
• Explain their story – what happens to them across the course of the film, what are the key events that happen to them and how does their story end?
• Explain the relationships they have with the other key characters in the film (Lil Ze, Rocket, Carrot, Benny, Knockout Ned, The Tender Trio and any others that you think are important)
•  Choose one key scenes connected with each character and explain what happens in the scene and why you think the scene are important.
•   Explain how they connect with the central themes of the film – power, poverty and conflict. 

Documentaries about Brazil

Ross Kemp Extreme Worlds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-ihNMLoU7I




Ross Kemp Interview about Brazil

BBC - Welcome to Rio
Part One - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b045h914/ad/welcome-to-rio-1-peace
Part Three - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b046s0lj/welcome-to-rio-3-ingenuity 

Favela Rising - Focuses on the area where City of God is set - http://www.linktv.org/programs/favela-rising