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- 1. REPRESENTATION OF AGE How is age represented in this image? LO: To micro analyse TV drama through the representation of age TV DRAMA Monday 31st October 2011
- 2. Q: What is a stereotype? A: An oversimplified representation of a social group
- 3. Positive and negative representations of youth and old age
- 4. YOUTH OLD AGE Active Wise POSITIVES Sociable Authoritative Innocent Well educated Strong Freedom Long future ahead Wealth Adventurous Stability Fun Lazy Weak NEGATIVES Vulnerable Rebellious Fragile Rude Mentally incompetent Hormonal Not in control of their own bodies Vulnerable Lonely Dependent Naiive Boring Dependent Unwilling to try new things
- 5. MISE EN SCENE CINEMATOGRAPHY SOUND EDITING
- 6. MISE EN SCENE CINEMATOGRAPHY Costume, make up Close up, extreme close up/long shot, Lighting - high key, low key, interior, mid shot, two shot, POV, high/low/canted exterior, artificial, back lighting angle, over the shoulder,composition, Production Design framing, rule of thirds, power points, deep/shallow focus, depth of field, Props tracking, panning, zooming, tilting, Performance (body language, facial craning expressions) Space SOUND EDITING Sound bridge, motif, non- Fast/slow pace, long/short takes, diegetic/diegetic, ambient, fade, dissolve, cut, transition, instrumental, soundtrack, tone, 180 degree rule, tempo, dialogue, sound effects, montage/continuity editing, foley, match on action, eyeline synchronous/asynchronous, match,cross cutting/parallel incidental, music score editing, simultaneous action
- 7. MISE EN SCENE CINEMATOGRAPHY Costume Close up, extreme close up/long Lighting shot, mid shot, two shot, POV, Production Design high/low/canted angle, over the shoulder,composition, framing, Props rule of thirds, power points, Performance (body language, deep/shallow focus, depth of facial expressions) field, tracking, panning, Space zooming, tilting, craning SOUND EDITING How would these represent Superior or inferior Sound bridge, motif, non- Fast/slow pace, qualities? diegetic/diegetic, long/short takes, fade, ambient, instrumental, dissolve, cut, transition, soundtrack, tone, tempo, 180 degree rule, dialogue, sound effects, montage/continuity foley editing, match on action, eyeline match,cross cutting/parallel editing, simultaneous action
- 8. MISE EN SCENE CINEMATOGRAPHY EDITING AGE SOUND 1. Who is being represented in this clip? 2. Are they being represented as superior or inferior? (Support this answer with evidence from the next question) 3. Pick one point from each micro element to comment on how this social group is being represented. EXT: How does this clip construct a stereotypical representation of this social group?
- 9. P.E.E. โข Now write a PEE for at least two points โข From your notes โข Point โ your comment about the area of representation e.g. Youth is represented through diegetic sound. โข Evidence โ your micro element that tells us this e.g. The dialogue is colloquial. โข Explain โ link the two e.g. This conforms to a stereotypical view of young teenagers, that they are rebellious in speaking their own language.
- 10. Answers โข Youth is represented through mise en scene. We can see this by the way the characters have an awkward gap between them filled by the table to show the divide between the young and the old. This conforms to a stereotypical view as there is a difference between they young and the old, shown by the distance between the two age differences.
- 11. Answers โข Youth is represented through camerawork. We can see this by the way the younger characters are filmed with a high angle and the older characters with a low angle to show superiority between the two different ages. This conforms to a stereotypical view of the idea that the older generation look down on the younger generation disapprovingly.
- 12. Is this a typical representation of age?
- 13. How could age be represented through sound?
- 14. How could age be represented through mise en scene?
- 15. How could age be represented through cinematography?
- 16. How could age be represented through editing?
- 17. January paper - Section A TV DRAMA
- 18. Marking Criteria Terminology Frequent and Accurate use of 10 media terminology Use of Examples Consistent evidence from the extract offered. Offers frequent relevant examples from the extract 20 Analysis/Explanation Clear analysis of how the technical aspects are used to construct the particular representation 20 Understanding of the constructed nature of representation
- 19. Strong Responses Use note taking effectively and were well practiced in working under timed conditions. Understood the constructed nature of representation and were able to explore this through all four micro elements Used media terminology frequently. Selected the most relevant examples form the extract and analysed how the technical aspects constructed age. Could see the range of representations rather than โoldโ and โyoungโ Considered whether these representation were conformed to or subverted stereotypes Weak Responses Described the action rather than analysed Focused primarily on one area and neglect others Stray from the relevant question- discuss gender/social class etc Were concerned with TV Drama as genre rather than focus on representation Use terminology rarely or inaccurately Write a short response, intro and conclusion included
- 21. Watch this clip: Analyse through the four micro elements for REP of AGE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeDTh8I WthY
- 22. P.E.E. โข Now write a PEE for at least two points โข From your notes โข Point โ your comment about the area of representation e.g. Youth is represented through diegetic sound. โข Evidence โ your micro element that tells us this e.g. The dialogue is colloquial. โข Explain โ link the two e.g. This conforms to a stereotypical view of young teenagers, that they are rebellious in speaking their own language.
- 23. Answers โข Youth is represented through diegetic sound. We can see this due to the screaming of the students being in hysterics and the colloquial language used. This conforms to the stereotype of young people as over dramatic and having their own language to speak in.
- 24. Answers โข Youth is represented through use of editing techniques. We can see this by the way they use slow edits for the older generation and quick, fast paced edits for the younger characters. This conforms to the stereotype of young people being frantic and hard to deal with in dangerous situtions.
- 25. Editing Sound Weakest area of analysis. Some candidates Was tackled well by some but too much making no reference at all. focus on dialogue. Stronger responses discussed the use 180- Clear distinction between diegetic and degree rule and continuity editing. non-diegetic sound by some candidates. These candidates also referred to eyeline matches, shot reverse shot, simultaneous Need to address use of music in more action and use of ellipsis. detail-tempo, pace, sound bridges and link Also some discussed the pace of editing to specifically to representation. represent age Mise-en-scene Cinematography Often very well discussed but at times too Well handled by most with the most much focus on this area. Some entirely confident use of terminology in this focused on mise-en-scene area. Concentration on clothing and props but little exploration of lighting. Problems for some in just identifying camera shots/angle/position and not linking this to the construction of Must link to how it constructs representation. representation.
- 26. 1. List four sub genres of TV Drama Period, Soap Opera, Sci-fi and Crime 2. Define the term โrepresentationโ The way something is shown. 3. Define โstereotypeโ Atypical view of a group. 4. Sum up the typical representation of old age in three words Fragile, weak, nuisance. 5. Sum up the typical representation of youth in three words Rebellious, reckless, rude.