Dhurata - Media blog 1 - exam - Mr Pall

  1) Give an example from film or television that uses Todorov's narrative structure of equilibrium, disequilibrium and new equilibrium.  Avengers 2) Complete the activity on page 1 of the Factsheet: find a  clip  on YouTube of the opening of a new TV drama series (season 1, episode 1). Embed the clip in your blog and write an analysis of the narrative markers that help establish setting, character and plot. 3) Provide  three  different examples from film or television of characters that fit Propp's  hero  character role. From Arcane Silco would be the villain, Ekko can be classed as the helper and Jinx could be the princess. 4) Give an example of a  binary opposition . Light and dark 5) What example is provided in the Factsheet for the way narratives can emphasise  dominant ideologies  and values? 6) Why do  enigma  and  action codes  (Barthes) offer gratifications for audiences? When enigma codes are answered i...

Task 1: Genre factsheets 1 ) What example is provided of why visual iconographies are so important? Someone sitting at a desk isn't genre specific however, if high-key lighting a screen behind the character and modern mise-en-scene creates an image we associate with a new broadcast. 2) What examples are provided of the importance of narrative in identifying genre? In a  soap opera it would not be unusual to see one of the story-lines  follow a family having to deal with a domestic situation such as a  member of the family having trouble with their boss at work. This  type of story may also appear in a sit-com but the way the story  develops and is dealt with will be different. The soap opera will take the situation more serious whilst the sit-com would use it as a device for humour. 3) What are the different ways films can be categorised according to Bordwell?  Period/country, Director/star, Technical process, Style, Series, Audience 4) List three ways genr...

  Part 1: Media Factsheet reading 1) What is the definition of structuralism provided by the Factsheet?  Structuralism is a theoretical perspective that emphasises the existence of universal structures underlying the surface differences and assumed randomness of various cultures , stories and media texts. 2) What are binary oppositions and why are they important? Binary oppositions are two things that are polar opposites. 3) How do genre and auteur theory link to structuralism?  Auteur theory looks for patterns in the films made my the same directors which links to structuralism as it suggests that directors have a certain structure to how they create films. Genre links to structuralism as it implies that each film/ tv show in that genre have similar conventions. 4) Look at page 4 of the factsheet. What is post-structuralism? Post-structuralism is interested in how ‘external’ structures can affect meaning. For example, post structural analysis may look at how attitudes to...