- Define the concept
- Expend - what do these mean?
- Conventions
- Audiences
- Typical Narrative.
- Structure of (your text).
- Description of your text.
- Effect on the audience
- Explanation of narrative devices (flashbacks, voiceovers, etc)
- Mise en scene.
- Narrative theory.
- characters, Propp.
- Do the conventions work?
Thursday 3 October 2013
Research Investigation Structure.
Research Investigation Structure
Wednesday 2 October 2013
Applying Bathes and Strauss to 'Luther' and the crime drama genre
Applying Bathes and Strauss to 'Luther' and the crime drama genre
The start of the episode isn’t straightforward. I haven’t watched the series before. The man in the suit was running, I thought he was the detective chasing the criminal, who was Luther, who was dressed in black urban clothing. After the first scene I come to terms with the series that Luther was the detective. The scene sets of a branch of Bathes’ enigma codes, why is he being chased? Why doesn’t Luther help the man up and instead leave him to fall and die? These makes us want to carry on watching and find out what’s happened, why these are happening. The lightning and colours used conform to the crime drama conventions, such as mid, blue lit colours, realistic lighting, along with wearing typical detective clothing such as suits, trench coats etc. This creates a sense of authority over other people, and the dim, realistic lighting creates realism, its urban and city, its not a sunny day with unicorns. Its serious, its a drama, and most of all, its about crime. Mise en scene is important in genre series such as this crime drama, and I can say they've done it well here.
Iconography can be seen throughout, such as flashing blue lights, weapons, dark places, police cars which backs up the conventions of a crime drama. This makes the audience feel more connected to the visual content because its almost factual and realism, although the audience can often see text's like this such as escapism, perticlary men. This can be due to the main character being a man, a detective, it can put the man in his shoes, and feel like he's a detective. Throughout the episode, there can be loose ends, and lots of enigma/action codes which the spectator can solve themselves, its all linked in with the detective crime genre. Makes the spectator feel like a detective for solving something, or guessing whats next. Little do they know that the codes are in the scenes to make you think that, so after all, you aren't exactly the best detective at home.
After the establishment shot of outside the criminals home, showing the setting, police cars and police, there is then an over-shoulder shot of somebody holding a phone, they wipe the screen with their thumb, this us suggestive that they're waiting for a phone call. This causes anticipation, even when luther calls, theres still that silence and wanting to know if the girl is alive or not. This can be recognised as an action code, holding a phone, waiting, what are they waiting for?
When the criminal falls, and appears to be dead, you get a different perspective of Luther, that he isn't exactly a straight cop, but he will get away with it due to him being the main character, no witnesses, you think its all over. But within a scene in the DCI's office, you find that the criminal didn't die, and that he's in a coma. This immediately sets of
The settings are great, if i were to think about crime drama sets such as offices, i'd always think about horizontal blinds. They always seem to be in there, they're in the interrogation scene along with a single table two chairs, a tape recorder and a file, its almost symbolic, you can tell that its an interview room due to the mise en scene. The camera work, the two-shot technique for character dialogue goes between characters and separates them, they're not in the same shot to show the space between them.
The start of the episode isn’t straightforward. I haven’t watched the series before. The man in the suit was running, I thought he was the detective chasing the criminal, who was Luther, who was dressed in black urban clothing. After the first scene I come to terms with the series that Luther was the detective. The scene sets of a branch of Bathes’ enigma codes, why is he being chased? Why doesn’t Luther help the man up and instead leave him to fall and die? These makes us want to carry on watching and find out what’s happened, why these are happening. The lightning and colours used conform to the crime drama conventions, such as mid, blue lit colours, realistic lighting, along with wearing typical detective clothing such as suits, trench coats etc. This creates a sense of authority over other people, and the dim, realistic lighting creates realism, its urban and city, its not a sunny day with unicorns. Its serious, its a drama, and most of all, its about crime. Mise en scene is important in genre series such as this crime drama, and I can say they've done it well here.
Iconography can be seen throughout, such as flashing blue lights, weapons, dark places, police cars which backs up the conventions of a crime drama. This makes the audience feel more connected to the visual content because its almost factual and realism, although the audience can often see text's like this such as escapism, perticlary men. This can be due to the main character being a man, a detective, it can put the man in his shoes, and feel like he's a detective. Throughout the episode, there can be loose ends, and lots of enigma/action codes which the spectator can solve themselves, its all linked in with the detective crime genre. Makes the spectator feel like a detective for solving something, or guessing whats next. Little do they know that the codes are in the scenes to make you think that, so after all, you aren't exactly the best detective at home.
After the establishment shot of outside the criminals home, showing the setting, police cars and police, there is then an over-shoulder shot of somebody holding a phone, they wipe the screen with their thumb, this us suggestive that they're waiting for a phone call. This causes anticipation, even when luther calls, theres still that silence and wanting to know if the girl is alive or not. This can be recognised as an action code, holding a phone, waiting, what are they waiting for?
When the criminal falls, and appears to be dead, you get a different perspective of Luther, that he isn't exactly a straight cop, but he will get away with it due to him being the main character, no witnesses, you think its all over. But within a scene in the DCI's office, you find that the criminal didn't die, and that he's in a coma. This immediately sets of
The settings are great, if i were to think about crime drama sets such as offices, i'd always think about horizontal blinds. They always seem to be in there, they're in the interrogation scene along with a single table two chairs, a tape recorder and a file, its almost symbolic, you can tell that its an interview room due to the mise en scene. The camera work, the two-shot technique for character dialogue goes between characters and separates them, they're not in the same shot to show the space between them.
Thursday 26 September 2013
Harvard Referencing
Magazine
"Thirty second later I had another tap on the freshly cast rod - only this time it was more definite".
(Roberts, Issue 210, 2008, p.10).
Book
"In the 1950's and early 1960's the United States provided the model for successful popular music in terms of genres, recording technology's, style and image". (Harper ET Al, 2009, p.237).
Internet
"Only a month before the biennale opened, officials in St. Petersburg seized four paintings from a gallery on the eve of the annual meeting of the Group of 20 nations."...as stated by NYTimes (2013).
Bibliography
Roberts, D. (2008) Improve your Course Fishing. Issue 210. Peterborough: Bauer Angling.
Harper, G. et al (2009) Sound and Music in Film and Visual Media. New York: Continuum.
Myers, S. (2013) NYTimes [online]. Available from: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/26/arts/design/moscow-biennale-draws-official-praise-and-some-grumbling.html?hp&_r=0 (Accessed: 26 September 2013).
Magazine
"Thirty second later I had another tap on the freshly cast rod - only this time it was more definite".
(Roberts, Issue 210, 2008, p.10).
Book
"In the 1950's and early 1960's the United States provided the model for successful popular music in terms of genres, recording technology's, style and image". (Harper ET Al, 2009, p.237).
Internet
"Only a month before the biennale opened, officials in St. Petersburg seized four paintings from a gallery on the eve of the annual meeting of the Group of 20 nations."...as stated by NYTimes (2013).
Bibliography
Roberts, D. (2008) Improve your Course Fishing. Issue 210. Peterborough: Bauer Angling.
Harper, G. et al (2009) Sound and Music in Film and Visual Media. New York: Continuum.
Myers, S. (2013) NYTimes [online]. Available from: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/26/arts/design/moscow-biennale-draws-official-praise-and-some-grumbling.html?hp&_r=0 (Accessed: 26 September 2013).
Wednesday 25 September 2013
An Analysis of Beyonce with consideration into intertextuality
Beyonce, American singer, song writer and actress rose to fame in the late 1990's as the lead singer of 'Destiny's Child'. This was after multiple singing and dancing competitions as a child. Later on this girl group became one of the world's best selling girl group's of all time. In 2003 Beyonce released an album 'Dangerously In Love' which sold 11 million copies and shown her as a solo artist. This won multiple awards. After the group split up in 2005 she released another album in 2006 called "B'day".
As a solo artist she quickly rose to fame, marrying Jay-Z in 2008. The marriage influenced her third album "I Am... Sasha Fierce" and this was the beginning of her alter-ego "Sasha Fierce". This earned her multiple grammy awards in 2010 including songs such as "Single Ladies". She then took a break from writing songs as she explored 1970's rock and roll, and R&B, which consequently brought her 4th album out "4" in 2011 featured songs of R&B.Today, after 15 years of her career, she has sold 118m records as a solo artist, and 60m from Destiny's child, making her one of the best selling artists of all time. Beyonce has told the public her biggest influence was the king of pop Michael jackson, other influences have been big artists such as Diana Ross and Whitney Houston. Today, she has developed a huge feminist group of fans, mostly due to her all female tour in 2011 including songs such as "Who run the world" acting as Sasha Fierce.
Her public face today is seen as a type of sex symbol, dressing in sexy costumes for on the stage, showing off her curves. With this she also was involved in some modelling, fashion and clothing campaigns. She even has her own fragrance. But how did she rise to all this fame and recognition?
Beyonce uses multiple social networks, mostly tumblr to integrate with her fans. Getting closer to your fans and communicating with them is a big deal today.
Beyonce posts images of her concerts and days out on tumblr, it shows she has a life and family and shows a different side to her rather than seeing her as a sex symbol on the TV. She is experienced, mature and keeps her job and life separate. She controls her audience and controls how they see her, her posts and media on the internet is relevant, for example, a shot at her concert was released a while ago over the internet mid-dancing which caused her to pull an ugly expression, she wasn't happy about this and requested for it to be removed. She is careful and knows what she wants and how to do it.
Tuesday 11 June 2013
Welcome to MS3
Students are required to demonstrate:
- Individual and independent research skills
- The ability to use their research to inform a media product
- Technical and creative skills
- The ability to evaluate the product exploring the validity of the research undertaken
Students will submit three pieces of linked work comprising:
- A research investigation focused on one or more of the following concepts:genre, narrative, representation. (1400 – 1800 words)
- A production which arises out of the research
- An evaluation which explains how the research has informed the production (500 – 750 words)
The Research Investigation:
This piece of work will be done individually. Students will formulate their own research field of study that is focused on one or more of the concepts of genre, narrative or representation. The teacher should have an instrumental role in negotiating the title for their assignments, reminding students that there must be clear potential for the development of the investigation into a production piece.
The Production:
Digital media such as web sites and print based productions must be undertaken individually; audio and audio-visual productions may be undertaken either individually or in small groups of no more than 4 students. Students working in groups must all have a clearly defined production role which allows them to demonstrate a significant and definable contribution to the production.
The production should reflect what the student has learnt through their research and should demonstrate creative and technical skills.
Digital media productions should be 3 – 4 pages in length, with the majority of the images being generated by the student.
Audio and audio-visual productions should be 3 – 4 minutes in length. (Shorter ones, in the case of animation may be agreed in consultation with the Principal Moderator.
In the case of campaigns, students may combine audio-visual and print. Print-based material must be produced individually. The audio-visual product only may be produced individually or by a small group.
Please note: Students must present their productions in a different media form than to used at MS2
The Evaluation:
The main purpose of the evaluation is to explore how the research undertaken informed the production.
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