Introduction
Have you ever seen a movie trailer? Can you recall memorable ones? What is your favorite movie trailer?
When you saw the trailers, did you immediately figure out what kind of film it is about? How were you able to do that?
Movie trailers are great platforms in showcasing different media codes and conventions. Let's learn more about them!
Task
Watch the following trailers and take a closer look on the visuals and discern the audio too:
Process
1.How will you describe “Resiklo”?
2.How will you describe “Block Z”?
3.How will you describe “Past Tense”?
4.How will you describe “Hello, Love, Goodbye”?
5.How will you describe “On the Job”?
6.Describe who is the intended audience of each of the five (5) movies.
Evaluation
RUBRIC:
4 points: Written in extraordinary style and voice. Very informative and well organized. No spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors.
3 points: Written in interesting style and voice. Somewhat informative and organized. Few spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors.
2 points: Has little style or voice. Has new information but is poorly organized. A number of spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors.
1 point: No style or voice. No new information and poorly organized. A lot of spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors.
Conclusion
GENRE
- comes from the French word, meaning “type” or “class”
- can be recognized by its common set of distinguishing features (codes and conventions)
- Media products can be classified into categories or genre
- Horror, comedy, action comedy, sci-fi , action or drama are examples of genre in films
- This is also applicable to TV shows
- Genre appears in any medium
CODES are systems of signs, which create meaning
CONVENTIONS are the generally accepted ways of doing something
You were able to identify the genre of the films because of codes and conventions.
Media Language is comprised of codes, conventions, formats, symbols and narrative structures that indicate the meaning of media messages to an audience.
Credits
This is dedicated to all the creatives of the Filipino film industry. May you continue to be a source of inspiration, entertainment, and relief to your fellow Filipinos and to the global audience.
Teacher Page
GRADE LEVEL: Senior High School
At the end each session, at least 80% of the students are able to:
C 1. Identify codes, convention, and message and how they affect the audience, producers, and other stake holders.
P 2. Reflect on how important information can be conveyed to create the desired impression.