Representation is the way that media re-present individuals, groups, events and issues.
Stereotypes: media institutions use stereotypes because the audience will instantly understand them. Think of stereotypes as ‘visual shortcuts’. They are repeated so often that we assume that they are normal or true.
Archetypes: this is the ‘ultimate’ stereotype, for example, the white stiletto wearing, big busted, brainless blonde bimbo.
Countertype: a representation that challenges traditional stereotypical associations of groups, people or places.
Binary opposite: the way that opposites are used to create interest in media texts, such as good/bad, coward/hero, youth/age, black/white…
Editing from jennycoopa
HISTORICAL/COSTUME DRAMA
REPRESENTATION OF DISABILITY/ABILITY
REPRESENTATION OF GENDER
REPRESENTATION OF SEXUALITY
Blackpool Clip by kateisginger
Gender representation in Mad Men Gender representation in Waterloo Road Gender in Doctor Who Ethnicity in Eastenders
Jenny
ReplyDeleteTouch of Frost - disabled
Disabled boy -
WWW -
Presented well and appropriate clips used
Analysing police mans outfit and how you said it represented him
EBI
mise en scene of make up to show facial wounds shows him being vulnerable
shown in a 2 shot in a deep focus to show that someone is always looking over him as he needs caring for due to his disability
Gender - North and South
WWW
man and woman being compared is shown very well
good analysis of mise en scene
EBI
write about the score and how it helps build up tension and matches the mood of the charcters
ambient sounds and how it creates a sense of realism
Beth-
ReplyDeleteTouch of Frost
WWW- Mise En Scene is well talked about with the police man and the clips are appropriate for the question.
EBI- Talk more about the camera shots and editing used in the lip to show the difference between the abled/disabled.
Gender -
North and South
WWW- strong difference between the male and female, this is well explained.
EBI- Explain how the sounds used in the clip create an atmosphere around the characters.
EBI -
Nina Sexuality
ReplyDeleteJenny:
WWW - showing what sexuality characters are
applying mise en scene to the clip is done very well throughout
kitchen scene paragraph: apply variety of shots well and how that reflects their relationship
EBI-
talk about different types of sounds and apply
composition of frame in taxi could be spoke about and linked eg) how heterosexual sexual couple were positioned in the middle of the frame and a barrier between 2 homosexuals
SEXUALITY
ReplyDeleteWWW: Explanation of how the camera angles can be interpreted
EBI: Comment on the clothing and how that represented the characters. Also comment on the transsexual and how he is represented at the beginning