This is a “Name the Movie and Genre” quiz for use in many lessons including Media Studies lessons. It shows 24 stills of films and they simple have to guess the film and the genre. I’ve run it for a range of lessons and it works very well. It can take between 30 and 45 minutes to do. Extension task is included in text at end.

This quiz features 24 stills of films. The students have to name the character and a prop they use in the film. It takes between 30 to 45 minutes to complete depending on how long you discuss at end. This does include a reading out the answers section (which is at the rear of the document) and then scoring. I find my students love these and it breaks up the standard lessons. I throw one of these in after a hard two or three weeks on the same subject.

Guess the Famous person! This package features two power points that are good for tutor time, media studies or to fill a gap. They are fun and last for about 15 minutes. Make sure you through out clues if they can’t guess them? Answers are included. A quiz showing celebrity eyes. The picture and name of the celebrity follows each eye. A quiz showing celebrity noses. The picture and name of the celebrity follows each nose.

This is a simple sheet for a class activity in media studies. It’s a case study sheet on film Genre. It can be used a number of times because you select one genre and fill out the questions about it which deal with character types, props, sets and events.

We are looking at film genre in this sheet and finding similarities in films in the same genre. It’s ideal for media studies. “Select four films in the same genre and write them in the boxes. What do they have in common? Write it in the circle below.”

This is a log to be filled in while watching a film. It is designed to show that the young learners can identify the settings and events in a film, and can be used as evidence for assessment. This is really a media studies sheet but can be used as a general activity.

Here is a hand sheet for students to come up with a concept for their own film. It works as a starting point and can be used in Media Studies or English, maybe even just in general studies. It poses a series of questions to fill in to give an over view of the film including name, setting, locations and description.

This is a single sheet activity where you select a range of trailers and then the students answer questions about them. They have to name the film, genre, give 3 examples of Settings, Characters and Events in the film trailer. It is design to make students think about design aspects of film. This is a media studies lesson but could also be used for general lessons. It’s also a fun to watch trailers! PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW IF YOU DOWNLOAD THIS - THANKS

What might a character wear? On this sheet there are a number of boxes with questions on them asking what a character would wear. It is designed to make the students think about genre specific elements of film and provide evidence for media studies courses.