narrative

1.arrow is an example of this since Oliver[main character] returns to the safety of his home after being missing for years so there is a state of existing harmony and then there is a disequilibrium when the man who killed his father attacks him and so he acts as a vigilante and kills him causing a new state of equilibrium and the conflict is over.

2.The opening scene of river dale begins with the camera zooming into the sheriffs office and describes it as "innocent" indicating that the plot is gonna be involving a crime that may get the police involved. As the camera zooms into the road sign the narrator mentions how "there are shadows" and that this small town is not what its portrayed to be. The cut of the scene that does not show what happened to the twin creates a more dramatic effect and mystery. The gloomy and dark atmosphere  also creates an ominous effect and creates more suspense. The narrator uses enigma codes in his narrative when describing the incident of the missing twin to hold our attention and not give too much away.

3. Stranger Things is an example since Hopper [the sheriff] saved a child from the a demo-gorgon which is a supernatural monster, pretty little liars since the detective saves them from their stalker ,  The vampire diaries since Stefan saves them from the devils fire by dying for his friends.

4.In pretty little liars Spencer comes from a high class family that is well off financially however she marries Toby who has a criminal record and descends from a working class family.

5.Dominant values are portrayed which is mainly influenced by our culture.


6.The enigma code controls how much information the audience are given to hold our interest which creates mystery and the action code creates events that are important to the lead up of the resolution.

7.episodic narrative- plot that can be resolved in one episode.
overarching narrative-a situation that conforms to an overreaching set of aims.
mixed narrative-focus on different parts of the complex narrative
multi strand narrative- more than one narrative running through parallel to the narrative with more than one character and location.

8.Often adverts offer a problem [ bad breath ] and then a resolution [toothpaste] to buy their product to get good breath

index

Introduction to Media: 10 questions

Media consumption audit

Semiotics blog tasks - English analysis and Icon, Index, Symbol

Language: Reading an image - advert analyses



Reception theory - advert analyses part 2
Genre: Factsheets and genre study questions

reception theory

In the coco pops advertisement , the creator intention is to create a fun and tasty cereal for children so that they will enjoy having breakfast in the morning since its the most important meal of the day.However there was a lot of controversy within the advert of this product. Many people wanted this advert banned since it violated the terms of advertising junk food to the children. They saw this advert as a facade that increases rate of obesity causing health problems. Many fathers interpreted this advert as sexist due to the 'mothers approved' logo. The creator however was trying to portray a positive product that was maternal friendly.


In the sixty cents advert, many people saw this advert as promoting a gang and criminal lifestyle. Many people assumed he was glorifying criminals due to the background of hand prints that are usually taken when your being admitted to prison. However the creator was trying to send out a positive message of being productive and making a better lifestyle for yourself since you may not ' have tomorrow.'The creator purposely uses low key lighting to create dark and ominous effect to emphasise the danger behind a criminal lifestyle which he is hoping to derive the target audience from however the majority thought he was indicating that criminal lifestyle should become the new 'norm.'

reading an image

There is contrast between the dark background of fifty cent and the light grey background of  the hand print . The dark background portrays a sense of a sinister and dangerous side of fifty cent. The lighting does not really outline the features of fifty cents rather focuses on his dress of clothing and props such as his chains which is usually compared to criminals which hints a criminal persona. The white font is  really bold which creates an effect on the audience that makes them focus on the white font. His background is empty space which initiates that he is the an important figure since the setting allows the focus to be on him.

In this coco pops advert , there are many vibrant and bright colours which portrays the positivity of the product.The setting is quite faded whereas the camera focuses on the coco pops box which portrays its importance. The colours are mainly contrasted whereas the coco pops and the monkey are different colours but still contrast with each other. High key lighting is used to define the coco pops and also cast shadows on the background. An apple is purposely put next to it since it compares the healthy fruit to the unhealthy coco pops to target a young audience who will view the coco pops as more appealing than the apple.

semiotics blog task

1. The signifier and the signified.
2.Something that is open to interpretation and has one more than one meaning.
3.When a connotation is so well established we don`t even consider other meanings which creates natural meaning.
4. Enigma , action,semantic,symbolic,cultural.#
5.In Russian doll the title is a symbolic code since its represents the meaning of the film. there is a sense of enigma code throughout since the fruit are moving through linear times whilst the characters are not which  most of the audience do not notice it since it is not obvious.

icons indexes and symbols


1.icon 

 

     
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2.index

3.symbols

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2. Icons are physical representation which symbolises the meaning of something and index usually provides the evidence for this which is important since it betters our understanding of films in media.
3.Symbols can be interpreted in many different ways which may affect the customers view on the brand.
4.The Kendall Jenner Pepsi ad caused controversy within society since the ad gave out the message that Pepsi solves poverty , inequality and all the problems we face now in the society.

5. The monkey character gives out the right message and portraying positivity based on the energy you receive from the cereal.

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genre analysis

1. The vampire diaries
2.On a smart phone.
3.The scenes were not as clear therefore resulting in a poor analysis of the characters and settings.
4.Horror
5.Most horror films frighten me because of the dark lighting used to create an ominous effect.
6.It's based on the horror of vampires and there is a continuous theme of mystery and danger throughout .
7. the content of this film text is predictable just like other horror films since there are the same gruesome scene shots.
8. I expect it to have an ominous and eery theme throughout and various jump scares.
10.Others have related it to twilight.
11. There are scenes set in dark lighting and background sounds are used to create an effect which is usually done in horror .
12. There is focus on a lot more gruesome scenes which is not regular.
13. It departs from the regular convention towards the end due to a desire to make it unique an more modern.
15. vampires with fangs and blood oozing.


MODE OF ADDRESS

1. adult teenagers ranging from 16-18.
2. There is a portrayal of teenagers struggle with school in this film text which cab relate to.
3. That teenagers my age are reckless , risk takers and are quick to shed blood.
4. That working class female teenagers are risk takers who dive into danger to save the ones they care about.
5. Girls my age are infatuated with fantasy and a world of wonder.

RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER TEXTS

1. The use of dark lighting and eery music is similar to that used in the originals.
2. Mainly twilight.
3. low lighting , jump scares . eery background music
4.Vampire diaries does not just focus on one genre whereas twilight only focuses on horror

MEDIA FACT SHEET 03
1.The mise en scene of deep space indicates the genre of sci fi.
2.In a soap opera a usual story line would be a family dealing with a domestic situation such as having trouble at work.
3.In an action movie the character is is portrayed as a lone wolf hero that is isolated whereas in a disaster movie the character is portrayed as a hero that is within a supportive group.
4.The visual iconography, the narrative and the character representations.
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7.sci fi fiction


Media fact sheet 126

1.Superman, Batman, arrow, Gotham and spider man.
2.Superhero Genre has to fit in with the dominant values of the day so audiences can relate to this genre such as his different relationship with women to fit in with the modern era and the movies are a lot more planned.In each period the hero offers a new narrative and fights new villains.
3. Scahtz theory displays the typical sci fi layout. He believes that a hero should fight all evil on his own which displays the character representation in sci fi where the hero is described as a lone wolf who is not within a supportive group. He also believes that the hero can only prove himself through violence which is the concept of superhero movies since to be classified a hero the hero has to harm the villain.