Daffyd dobbs's Media blog 1 - exam - Mr Pall

  1) Give an example from film or television that uses Todorov's narrative structure of equilibrium, disequilibrium and new equilibrium.  - The amazing spiderman 2) Complete the activity on page 1 of the Factsheet: find a  clip  on YouTube of the opening of a new TV drama series (season 1, episode 1). Embed the clip in your blog and write an analysis of the narrative markers that help establish setting, character and plot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azre_mSAPAY -The scene is unexplained but put into a high tension , action coded moment - where the protagonist drives in this decrepit trailer chaotically with unconscious bodies around him. -He seems disorientated as he drives through the empty desert -The desert sets the narrative as commonly being known of a place to do illegal acts , such as killing, drugs etc.  -The aged man shows he is not around this type of environment; even throwing audience off with wearing little clothing as he drives this trailer wi...

  Task 1: Genre factsheets Complete the following tasks using the  Media Factsheets  available on the Media Shared drive.   Y ou'll find them in our  Media Factsheet archive : M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets or can  access them online using your Greenford Google login here . Create a new blogpost in your Exam blog called 'Genre blog tasks' and complete the following: Read  Media Factsheet 03 - Genre: Categorising texts  and answer the following questions: 1) What example is provided of why visual iconographies are so important? Genres are categories or types of media text. Genres are recognisable  through the repeated use of generic codes and conventions. 2) What examples are provided of the importance of narrative in identifying genre? Someone sitting behind a desk is not genre  specific. However, add high key lighting, a modern mise en scene  and a screen behind the character at the desk and the combination  of med...

  Part 1: Media Factsheet reading Use  our brilliant Media Factsheet archive  to find Factsheet #90  Applying Structuralism and Post-Structuralism . Read the Factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) What is the definition of structuralism provided by the Factsheet?  Structuralism is a theoretical perspective that emphasises the  existence of universal structures underlying the surface  differences and assumed randomness of various cultures, stories  and media texts. For example, this theory suggests that there are  ‘structures’ inherent in narratives so patterns can be observed  even across texts that appear to be unconnected. 2) What are binary oppositions and why are they important? binary oppositions are pairs of concepts, words,or ideas that are opposite at meaning 3) How do genre and auteur theory link to structuralism?  Ferdinand der saussure. 4) Look at page 4 of the factsheet. What is post-structuralism? post-structu...

  Part 1) Applying Reception theory to adverts Look back at the adverts you have been analysing in  last week's lessons on Reading an Image and media codes  (RBK 50 Cent and one of your choice).  1) What are the preferred, negotiated and oppositional readings for the RBK 50 Cent advert? Preferred-a very famous and popular person with a brand he likes and advocates for negotiated- only those from a similar background can wear reebok oppositional- promoting criminal activity 2)  What are the preferred, negotiated and oppositional readings for the advert of your own choice that you analysed for last week's work? preferred- there burger is made from natural ingredients negotiated - its disgusting to see mouldy food on their advert oppositional - its been 28 days and no ones having a burger for that long Remember to  highlight  or  bold  any media terminology you are using. Part 2) Reception theory factsheet #218 Use our extremely useful A Level M...