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The document provides information and instructions for an upcoming media studies exam, including details about the exam format, topics that will be covered, and advice for revision. Students will be asked to analyze techniques like mise-en-scene, editing, and camera work in a TV drama extract and relate them to representation. They are also instructed to revise the relationships between institutions and audiences in the British film industry using accurate, up-to-date examples of technological developments and case studies of companies like Disney, Working Title, and Vertigo.
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This document provides an introduction to representation theory. It defines key concepts related to representation including denotation, connotation, anchorage, codes, ideology, signs, signification, realism, suspension of disbelief, intertextuality, and enigma codes. Examples are given for many of these terms. The document suggests exploring how these various concepts are used in advertisements and media texts to construct meaning. It encourages analyzing the technical, verbal, and symbolic codes at play in a provided advertisement, as well as the signs, signification, degree of realism, and any intertextual references or enigma codes.
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As 2010
- 1. AS Media Studies Wh at you h ave le ft to do...
- 2. 2 hour Exam Wednesday 9th June 2010 1.30pm Conference room TV Drama & The British Film Industry & audiences.
- 3. TV Drama You will be shown a 4 min extract of a TV Drama, four times. You will have to comment on the mise- en-scene, editing, sound, camera shots, angle and position. You must explain how these techniques contribute to an aspect of Representation that is present in the extract.
- 4. Media Concepts: The Film Industry The focus of this unit is the relationships between institutions and audiences of the Film Industry in Britain. You must have lots of detailed, up to date, UK, accurate examples of technological developments within this field in Britain.
- 5. You have the case studies of Disney, Working Title and Vertigo which encapsulate the different operating levels of film within the UK. The examiners want to see that you have an understanding of the context of the British film industry, its current state, and how, in the light of new technology it may develop in the future.
- 6. Your exam paper will look like this.....
- 10. Revision You need to ‘follow’ the blog and ensure that you do as many practice essays as possible. I will continue to post items on the blog if there are any relevant developments.
- 11. Revision Watch TV Dramas and think about the representation. For the film industry, summarise your notes and ensure your statistics are up to date, UK based and accurate. You may email me essays and queries to: shsgmedia@mac.com