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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: