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Section AHow do we approach an unseen text?
How to take notes when watching the clipIf you were asked to write in detail about a piece of footage that you had only seen a few times, what sorts of things do you think would be the most important to talk about?
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The Big Four
Mise-en-sceneLighting
Colour + Saturation
Arrangement of actors
Scenery
Props
Body language
Semiotics
Camera WorkCamera angles
Framing
Camera movement
Zooming
Panning
Tracking
Focus
SoundDiegetic
Non-diegetic
Foley
Score
Soundtrack
Sound FX
Contrapuntal
Ambient sound
EditingCutting rhythm
Transition types
Juxtaposition
Graphic matching
Long-takes
Special FX
Filters / colour-editing
Find the definitions of any of these phrases that you do not understand.
When taking notes, divide your page up like this and make sure you have at least two things filled in for each of the four boxes that add meaning to the text.
Mise en scene
Camera Work
Sound Editing
http://youtu.be/OtRnpC7ddv8
ActivityDivide a piece of paper in 4 and use it to make notes on this Call of Duty Trailer.
Question 1
Media Forms – Mise en Scene
This question will ask you to be able to comment on the language of the text. By language, we mean how meaning is created using the ‘Big Four’ that you took notes on during the screening.
Activity: How is mise-en-scene being used to create meaning in this still?
Question 1
Media Forms – Mise-en-shot (&colour)
How does camera angle effect how you view this girl?
How do costume and colour effect how you view this girl?
Question 1
Media Forms - Sound
http://youtu.be/D-10C9n74J0
How does the opening music to the BBC news influence how you feel about the show?
http://youtu.be/O_RrNCqCIPE
Question 1
Media Forms - Editing
How is editing used in this clip to create a sense of the comic book genre?
Media Representations
Question 2
The three things you need to consider when responding to the representation question:
1. Is it a positive or negative representation?
2. Does it support or challenge the dominant ideology?
3. Is it entirely unique or could you link it with other texts?
Media Representations
Question 2
Is this a positive or negative representation of men? Explain your answer.
Media Representations
Question 2
In what ways does this image support or challenge dominant ideologies?
Media Representations
Question 2
What other media texts offer a similar representation of teenagers? (This can be TV, film, magazines, music videos, or anything else you think it relevant)
Media Representations
Question 2
Key terminology to use when answering this question (fill in any definitions you do not know)
Connotations:
Subversive:
Dominant ideology:
Hegemonic:
Counter-hegemonic:
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