Representation 7 Areas - to help you with presentation

Representation 7 areas intro from hammonda

7 Areas of Representation - Task

It is vital you understand what the 7 areas below mean - any one could be selected in the exam and is an area which gets frequently represented in TV Dramas.


 * Gender
* Age
* Sexuality
* Ethnicity
* Class and status
* Physical ability and disability
* Regional identity


Task: Choose 1 area to research and present your findings to the rest of the class.
You will need to cover the following:

1. An over view of what your area means (definition)
2. Different examples within that area e.g. gender = men/women/transgender
3. Common stereotypes surrounding your examples e.g. women are bad drivers
4. Positive/negative representation - an overview of whether your area is represented in a good or bad light
5. Choose at least 1 TV Drama and explore how your area is represented in the text(s)

• Look at micro aspects e.g. mise en scene, camera work, editing, sound in relation to your specific representation
• Show short clips/still images to support your points

An Introduction to Representation

7 Key Areas of Representation - to help you with your presentation

This is a very useful overview of the 7 representation areas in the TV Drama - remember only 1 area will be chosen.







REPRESENTATIONS – COMMON STEREOTYPES

Stereotypes

TV Drama - what you will be assessed on

Explanation/analysis/argument - 20 marks

• understanding of the task
• knowledge and understanding of the way that technical aspects are used to construct the extract's representations
• relevant to the question

Use of examples - 20 marks

• frequent and appropriate textual analysis from the extract
• a full range of examples from each technical area e.g. camera shots, angles, movement, composition; editing; sound; mise en scene
• examples which are relevant to the question

Use of terminology - 10 marks

• use of terminology is relevant and accurate

And finally...sentences and paragraphs are well structured, with few spelling/ punctuation/ grammar errors

Micro aspects essay

As soon as all presentations are completed I expect you to write up your presentation into an essay. Answer the following question:
How does your chosen clip hook the audience?
You must analyse the following whilst making reference to the question throughout:

• mise en scene
• camera work
• editing
• sound
• narrative theories (relevant)
• narrative conventions

Intro - introduce clip - context, background, genre, audience etc and refer to question - how does your clip hook the audience? Through drama, tension, realism, suspense etc

Main body

• apply the narrative theories/conventions - link to question
• split the clip into roughly 4 parts and apply each micro aspect where relevant - link to question

Conclusion - summarise effectiveness of clip in relation to audience

You will be marked out of 50 on the 3 areas which will be assessed in your exam:
Explanation/Analysis/Argument - 20 marks
Examples - 20 marks
Terminology - 10 marks

Micro Aspects Analysis Task

Working in pairs or small groups you are going to present to the rest of the class an analysis of a short clip. You must analyse the following, where relevant to your clip:

• Narrative functions
• Narrative conventions
• Narrative theorists
• Mise en scene
• Sound
• Editing
• Camera work

Deadline = Thursday 21st November

Micro Test - questions and answers

Here are the answers to the first test:



Micro Aspects Test Answers

Test on Thursday 7th November

Don't forget to revise all of the micro aspects we have studied for a test next Thursday 7th November.
Micro aspects will be:

• Camera work
• Editing
• Sound
• Mise en scene

Narrative theory

Narrative Theory

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Editing Techniques

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Camera Work

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Revision of camera shots

Sound in TV Drama

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Semiology - an introduction to denotations and connotations

Semiology

Denotations and Connotations

Denotation
The ‘literal’ meaning of something, an image or idea. It is, in a way,

the “dictionary” definition.

Connotation

The extra added meanings that we attach to images, objects and

ideas that are not ‘literal’ but based on our experience, culture, age,

gender etc. They are often shared within groups e.g. people of a

similar age, people from a particular religion or country.

Examples

These pairs roughly denote the same thing but have different

connotations

• Cat/Moggy
• Prostitute/Whore
• Nanny/Au Pair

Connotation are usually

 Shared

 Similar

 Influenced by each other, the media and personal experience

They are often understood and shared by groups. These groups can

be based on many things, including;

• Race
• Age
• Geography/Where we live
• Gender
• Occupation

Sometimes when reading a text, a person may read the text

 

differently than was perhaps expected by the text’s producers – this

is sometimes a partial acceptance of the ‘intended’ meaning and

sometimes a complete rejection of it. These are called negotiated

and aberrant readings respectively.

 

1. Identify each sign (denotation).
2. What does it stand for? (connotation)
3. Does it have more than one meaning?
4. Which groups of people can/cannot read it? e.g. because of age, geography etc

 

 



Task:

Make a list of colours and their connotations. e.g. red connotes danger, warning, passion etc

 

 

 

 

An Introduction to the course

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Welcome to AS Media Studies!

12Y - welcome to the course! Media Studies is a fantastic subject which will allow you to develop your creative, productive and analytical skills.
In this first term, I will be introducing you to the key media theories which you will need when analysing any media text. In particular, we will be focusing on TV drama which is the area you will be examined in.
After Christmas you will be putting your creative skills to use and producing elements of your own music magazine for your coursework.
This will be a challenging and rewarding year if you put in the effort - good luck!