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22 February 2018

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An in-depth revision guide (42 pages) specifically created and tailored towards the 2016 AQA GCSE Media Studies Unit 1 Exam: Science Fiction Films. This revision guide contains a great deal of detail and includes a wide range of revision activities. It can be reproduced and given to students along with the AQA preliminary material in order to maximise their preparation for the exam.


This 42-page revision guide includes includes:
* Exam guidance, hints and tips
* A list of 53 science fiction films covering a wide range of sub-genres to guide students independent viewing
* Sci-fi sub-genres - alien invasion; artificial intelligence; cybernetic revolt; disaster; dystopia; horror/sci-fi; time travel; post-apocalyptic; space opera
* Sci-fi sub-genre codes and conventions
* Sci-fi film gratifications, linked to example films
* Vladamir Propp character theory - Who's who?
* Issues and fears in sci-fi films - climate change; corporate greed; disease; immigration; oppression; poverty; technophobia; war/invasion
* Representations in sci-fi films - characters and locations
* Marketing a sci-fi film - advertising techniques (print, audio-visual, new media)
* BBFC classifications
* BBFC classifications of sci-fi films
* 3 in-depth case studies via Internet research - 'Jurassic World'; 'The Martian'; 'Gravity'
* Analysing a sci-fi DVD package - 'Pandorum'
* Analysing a sci-fi publicity poster - 'Jupiter Ascending'
* Analysing sci-fi filom trailers - 'Avatar'; 'Interstellar'; 'Skyline'; 'Transcendence'
* Analysing sci-fi film official webpages - 'The Martian'
* Creating an original sci-fi film - writing a pitch; creating a publicity poster, DVD package, trailer, webpage
* 5 practise exam questions based on previous AQA exams
* Terminology glossay appropriate to sci-fi films

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saracallaway66

9 years ago
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A superb, comprenehsive resource that will help the students during their 4 week independent research time. A great time-saver at a time when we are all exhausted!

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9 years ago
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9 years ago
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9 years ago
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