Case study

What is NOT a case study

·      Persuasive

·      answering a question

What its is:

·      An investigation of a single media product as it investigates the impact of how the features are used.

·      The impact of media elements, aka 4 components of film.

·      Impact is on narrative and audience

-NOT EVERY FEATURE HAS AN IMPACT IN EVERY SCENE-

Structure:

INTRO (100)

The features in this film are…

CONTEXT OF PRODUCTION (100 – 200)

When it was released? Genre, story, main points (Explaining the influence it has on the film)

Don’t do!

It is a film, don’t have it, It is a good film.

ANALYSIS OF FEATURES (200-400)

Just analysis. No judgements, no evaluation.

What and how

APPRAISAL OF IMPACT

Narrative and audience

tension, these shots occurring at the end rather than start, understanding characters

CONCLUSION

Conclusion of the case study NOT appraisal of impact or analysis of features