Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Representation of gender & Dr Who

Discuss how the clip constructs representations of gender using:
Camera work
Editing
Sound
Mise-en-scene



Wednesday, 5 March 2014

Mise-en-scene, class and status homework task


Mise-en-scene

Lesson One: Introduction to TV Drama

An Introduction to TV Drama

 An overview of the unit from the exam board:



AS G322: Key Media Concepts (TV Drama)

The purpose of these units is first to assess candidates’ media textual analysis skills and their understanding of the concept of representation using a short unseen moving image extract (AO1, AO2);
Section A: Textual Analysis and Representation
An ‘unseen’ moving image extract with one compulsory question dealing with textual analysis of various technical aspects of the languages and conventions of moving image media. Candidates will be asked to link this analysis with a discussion of some aspect of representation within the sequence.
Centres must prepare candidates in advance of the examination, using a range of examples from texts from the genre stated below, to demonstrate textual analysis of all of the following technical areas of moving image language and conventions in relation to the unseen extract:
·         Camera Angle, Shot, Movement and Composition

·         Mise-en-Scène

·         Editing

·         Sound


Representation of Social Groups

The focus of study for Section A is the use of technical aspects of the moving image medium to create meaning for an audience, focussing on the creation of representations of specific social types, groups, events or places within the extract

·         Gender

·         Age

·         Ethnicity

·         Sexuality

·         Class and status

·         Physical ability/disability

·         Regional identity