Unit 1

Movie poster mockup

For this activity, you are going to be randomly assigned with a villain. Use this random villain…

Storyboarding a villain sequence

Now that we’ve thought about how we might represent this character in print media, let’s make things…

Representations of villains in films

Describe four representations of villains from the selected clips in class. You may also choose to write…

Creating a radio drama

As a part of this unit, you are required to work in different media forms. We’re going…

Shooting a villain sequence

We’ve seen how Hollywood does it! Now you and a partner are going to create your own…

Representation

A representation is a constructed media text. Representations can take many forms, including: radio segments, newspaper articles,…

Representations in film

Filmmakers can use a number of techniques to establish and develop characters. Their choice of camera techniques,…

Australian Film Industry

It’s a little known fact that Australia produced the world’s first feature length film The Story of…

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is a government owned and funded media organisation which provides a diverse range…

Australian Media Regulation

In 2007, the Howard government relaxed media ownership laws. Although there are still limits on cross media…

Representations of villains

All media texts - whether they're documentaries, television news segments or newspaper articles - are constructed. Films are no exception and, when it comes to crafting a story, filmmakers carefully consider how they will use the language of film to establish characters and engage the audience. In this unit, we're going to take a look at how villains are established and developed in films. We will describe how codes and conventions are used to establish these characters in a variety of films and think about some of the values that might influence their characterisation. For this unit of work you will: create a mockup movie poster about a villain; analyse the representation of villains in feature films; storyboard a sequence establishing a villain; script, record and edit a radio drama featuring your villain; shoot a short sequence establishing this villainous character.