p2

1. Theory- Meaning
Daniel Hyde

2. Snake
• Denotation
– Small, slimy
• Connotation
– Dangerous, evil

3. Flag
• Denotation
– Cloth sheet
• Connotation
– Freedom/freewill

4. Gun
• Denotation
– Complex, Metal
• Connotation
– Dangerous, Violence

5. The Blue sky with the clouds makes it seem like
he is in the clouds almost like god.
The world on a string makes him seem like he
is powerful and is a puppeteer controlling the
world.
His clothes suggest he is just a random
ordinary person on the outside.
The use of props and setting supports the idea
of a powerful main character.

6. The dark rusted colours with the sun light
shining onto one side of the helmet makes the
image seem double sided with a good and bad
side like good and evil.
The helmet seems to be in a steampunk kind
of style and is the only thing visible other than
some chains hanging in the top right corner of
the image.
The chains themselves make the scene seem
like it is inside like in a workshop or a prison,
they also seem to symbolize freedom.
The person who owns the armour could be
making it themselves or someone who has
bought the armour or stolen it.
The word Fallout gives connotations for
nuclear winter and apocalypse and the
lightning bolt gives connotations of energy,
where as the close up of the helmet gives
connotations of fear and is intimidating
The helmet gives off military overtones.

7. Bright colours show that there is a lot of
energy to the environment.
The logo has stars in it so it shows that it is set
in space.
The characters lined up is similar to other
comedies so that shows it is a comedy.
Most of the characters are wearing futuristic
outfits, this shows that it is a sci-fi.
The third character looks like a robot because
of the way his head is oddly shaped.
The fourth character is wearing a bright gold
suit making it seem futuristic because you
would never see someone wearing a gold suit
in our era.
The second character is wearing modern
clothes so it makes him not fit in with the rest
of the crew with scruffy hair and the fact that
most of his clothes don’t match.

8. Shining
• This trailer gives of immediate connotations of
happiness and of family

9. Scary Mary
• The build-up of tension in the music makes it
seem a lot scarier than what you expect from
Mary Poppins.

10. Stereotypes
Men
• Mean
• Work in construction
• Strong
• Durable
Women
• Kind
• Work in hospitality
• Weak
• Fragile

11. Stereotypes
Upper Class
• Posh
• Rich
• Butlers
• Own business
Working Class
• Peasant
• Poor
• On own
• Low end job

12. Stereotypes
Old People
• Cant hear
• Slow
• Wise
Young People
• Can hear
• Fast
• Dumb

13. Iconography- Western
• Cowboy
• Revolvers
• Shootout
• Mexican stand off
• Sherriff
• Saloon
• Horse riding

14. Iconography- Sci-Fi
• Blaster
• Lasers
• Railgun
• Bright lights
• Holograms

15. Iconography- Fantasy
• Swords
• Fairy
• Mythical creatures
• Magic
• Living woods

16. Narrative
• Narrative Definition
– The storyline
• Linear Narrative Definition
– A storyline that goes forward in time. It starts at the
beginning, goes to the middle then the end.
• Linear Narrative Film Example
– 007: Skyfall (2012)
• Non-Linear Narrative Definition
– A storyline that doesn’t go Beginning, middle, end. It could
be end, beginning, middle.
• Non-Linear Narrative Film Example
– Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

17. Clip Analysis
• The darkness clashes with the glow of the red
lightsaber and makes it seem really evil, also
the silhouette of Darth Vader on the fire
supports this.