What do Vampires really have to do with your Media & Production Exam?
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If you are thinking of using any vampire texts in your essays and analysis, check out the links below to see why Buffy could be a good one to refer to, as well as some other classics.
Today we are also having a quick flash back to the top tips that came out of previous WACE seminars for Media and Production:
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Let’s do a quick recap of Top tip #3 - what is narrative structure?
Narrative structure is the ordering of a story into a meaningful pattern and acts as the framework for the plot. A typical structure is divided into 3 stages:
1. Beginning – the Exposition or setup of characters, scene and situation
2. Middle – introduction of conflict and rising action to set the story in motion
3. End – the final act where the problems in the story erupt and characters are usually forced to confront issues so that all elements of the story come together resulting in a resolution.
For all you media students looking for some inspiration and additional film text examples (may help you with top tip #6) check out the Australian Centre for Moving Images (ACMI ) website for some handy education resources and study guides.
Some are free to download directly (an Education Kit on The Gothic Imagination of Tim Burton piqued our interests) or there are some study guides focusing on particular texts such as Lantana, Gattaca and Buffy the Vampire Slayer for purchase at the not so unfriendly price of $20.
For further practice download the 2012 WACE examination for Media Production and Analysis.
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