1. introduction to representation
- 1. Wednesday 19th October 2011 • Today‟s Learning Objectives are: • To understand the exam • To identify TV drama sub genres • To understand the term „Representation‟ • To analyse representation within TV drama
- 2. Half Term Work 1. Complete your analysis of representation for your TV Drama – 150 Words and upload it to your Blog 2. Read your Exam Booklet and complete one blogging task
- 3. Year Breakdown 50 % exam 50 % coursework 1st half term Intro to Media concepts and theories Practical and textual analysis skills 2nd half term AM – Music industry exam prep AD – TV Drama exam prep 3rd half term January – AS Media Exam Begin Thriller – 50 % cwk 4th half term Thriller cwk 5th half term Submit cwk – finish course
- 4. TV Drama G322 Friday 13 th January
- 5. Exam Board Advice: TV Drama G322 Don‟t spend lots of time exploring the genre Do spend time looking at each technical aspect in detail particularly editing and sound. Do look at a wide range of TV Drama, US can be a rich area of study but you will be examined on a British text.
- 6. But enough about the exam…
- 7. What sub genre are these TV Dramas? Fill in the mindmap in your booklet Ext: Can you think of any others?
- 8. REPRESENTATION In pairs, answer the Who is being represented? questions for each image How are they being Ext: Why have these represented? social groups been represented in this way?
- 9. Representation is… • Write down your own definition for Representation “ The way a media text re – presents or constructs a particular group of people, place or situation” „A Construction of Reality‟
- 10. Why is The Media called The Media? • Because it mediates between the information and the audience PRODUCERS MEDIA TEXT AUDIENCE
- 11. How do you remember Mise en Scene? MES = CLPPS • C – Costume • L – Lighting • P – Production Design • P – Props • S - Space
- 12. How do you remember Cinematography? AMPS • A – Angle • M – Movement • P – Position • S – Shot Type
- 13. In pairs, analyse one of the following TV Dramas to present back to the class •The Wire – Representation of Ethnicity •Skins – Representation of Age •Bleak House – Representation of Social Class What is the sub genre? How do you know this? How are the characters represented? Does it conform to typical stereotypes? Analyse using mise-en-scene and cinematography
- 17. You have 3 mins to present • Audience: Think of Questions to ask the group • What else would you like to know? • Did the group describe or analyse? • What media terminology should they be using when analysing?