Task 1
Find
out what the story is and why it is controversial
Debate
Should
there
be
such
a
thing
as
censorship
of
films?
Record the debate as a Photobooth & email me the result, what do the class think?
This should take 15 minutes
Task 2
New
Information: Exam Question 2 1970/80s
“Film
censorship
is
motivated
by
fears
about
audiences
and
technologies.”
Discuss
this
statement
in
reference
to
the
concerns
expressed
about
uncensored
and
unregulated
video
content
in
Britain
in
the
early
1980s.
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Task:
Initial
Research: For the following words in BOLD - Know about what was happening, define the terms, outline
the context, and what relevance they have to the above exam question?
Group 1. Alex
The right-wing, pro-censorship response
by
groups
such
as
the
National
Viewers
and
Listeners
Association
and
conservative
MPs
who wanted
the
introduction
of
restrictive
laws
for
access
to
films
on
video
Group 2. Luke
2. The
level
of
take-up/fashion
amongst
the
UK
population
of
home
video
technologies
in
the
80s and
unregulated
home
video
distributors
Group 3. Peter
3. The
dawning
of
the
home
video
age
-
format
wars
(VHS
and
Betamax)
and
the
moral
panic
about
the
uncensored
Video
Nasties
and
unregulated
video
content
and
move
to
regulation
of
film
in
the
home.
Some basic resources to work through to help - split then across your teams - not all looking:
http://leighmediaasfilmessays12.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/1980s-video-nasties-bbfc-home-video.html
Check
Learning – Share your understanding across the team, this should take a about 30 mins to work through
Share your findings with the class as Mentor pairs Mind
Map
on A3 using highlighters your shared knowledge: write
the exam question in the middle
and use the notes to write analysis points under the contexts
Technology
Political
& Social
Economic
Each Mentor team should have a MIND MAP with the 3 contexts from the all the above
This should take about 20 mins - photograph & upload the Mind Map to your blog
Task 3
New
Information - Deeper analysis of the resources
Divide up the links between you as Mentor Partners
http://leighmediaasfilmessays12.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/1980s-video-nasties-bbfc-home-video.html
Create Meaning - look for answers in the videos & articles
What is the significance of Home
Video
&
the Format
Wars for audiences
What
were the concerns around Home Video and regulation/censorship?
What
is a Video Nasty and why were they popular with audiences?
What
did these films have in common (Genre/Budget/Subject matter/Story)?
Who were Margaret Thatcher & Mary Whitehouse and why were they relevant?
How
did Video Nasties become Political and how was this Moral Panic
being exploited by the government?
In
your Mentor Teams work your way through the documentaries (seperately) &
questions - this should take 30 mins with 10 minutes to share across Teams of 4
Prepare
an argument: Critical
reviews of Banned Video Nasties
Each team of 4 take a different Case Study from the films below
For the following Video Nasties read
over the plot summary imdb or wikipedia – outline the content, watch the trailers - why do you think this one in particular banned?
How
have these Video Nasties been critically
received
over time, what films did these directors
go
on to make?
What
is your group's opinion - should these have been banned or censored?
What were the contextual reasons for these films being banned?
Apply to demonstrate
Do you agree with the right-wing (conservative) decisions to censor or restrict access (regulate) to these films? Justify your opinion with evidence from today and reference to one of the films.
Write your individual argument on your blog
Last Task should take 30 minutes
good Luck
Homework see next post
