Regents Review Winter 22-23

The Regents Review Winter 2022

DEPARTMENTAL NEWS

Film Within English As per our curriculum maps for English, we have three film studies units across the three years of lower school. This half term, both Year 8 and Year 9 have experienced their new, bespoke film studies units. Year 8 have been focussing on Disneyfication both as an art form and from the perspective of social analysis. Are the representations of gender accurate? Why do we enjoy and subscribe to certain storylines? How did Disney adapt classic tales? How are these norms now being subverted in modern day society? They’ve jumped straight in and become incredibly gifted with critical analysis. Year 11 Media Studies Our Year 11 Media Studies students have had an enormous amount of work to do this term and we’d like to congratulate them for their excellent behaviour and effort in their mock exam series.

We’ve completed our study of music videos, focussing particularly on Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, and TLC. It’s safe to say they they’re all die-hard fans now! Our coursework will be completed by Christmas. After this, we’re doing a little admin paperwork before our revision begins. We can do it! Don’t forget – options are just around the corner… we hope you choose to take Film Studies to GCSE! Year 9 have begun their adventures into Eastern culture by focussing on the works of Miyazaki, the creator of Studio Ghibli. They have focussed on three films: My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, and Howl’s Moving Castle. The challenge within this unit has been incredibly high and we have pushed these wonderful students with their vocabulary first and foremost, but also their understanding and evaluation of very complex themes, alongside the study of Japanese folklore and nuance of story crafting through film. Well done to all students of Media and Film at Regents Park – enjoy the break!

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