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- 3. What is includedin the Mise en scene?
- 4. Denotation – What you can see (The literal meaning) Connotation – What it suggests (The implied meaning) E.g. A red rose Denotation = A flower that is red in colour Connotation = Love, romance, valentines day
- 5. Mise en Sceneanalysis: We will be watching 4 clips from different TV drama sub genres. Use the tables on the following slides of this PowerPoint to fill in your notes about the mise en scene in each.
- 6. Meaning produced bythese elements. What do these suggest about the characters/places. Be specific with your examples Setting Science dome/room – in context with the genre, more realistic. Decor White walls , cage(gremlin), stairs Costume and Make up Men were wearing suits, females in dresses, victim in all in one. Gremlin make-up(dr) Figure Expression and Despair, shock, confusion, scared, disbelief and excitement Movement dr. – movement was forceful/slow. Minimum movement from background Lighting Day time, very bright
- 7. Meaning produced bythese elements. What do these suggest about the characters/places. Be specific with your examples Setting The woods(crimes often committed within the wood), house Decor Dated furniture/decorations Costume and Make up Police outfits, formal wear, trench coat(very typical in crime) Blood, mud Figure Expression and Running/falling. Movement Look of despair, sadness, confusion Disabled, slow/restricted movement and speech East, eth as con Lighting Dark, lit by torches
- 8. Meaning produced bythese elements. What do these suggest about the characters/places. Be specific with your examples Setting house(family gathering) Decor Old fashioned, coincided with the owner of the house as he is elderly fits his time period. Costume and Make up Casual clothing hair extensions(typical black convention) Figure Expression and Patrick(excited, joyful – Trinidadian accent, drinking rum) Movement Everyone else - intrigued, happy Topic of racism is played on(changes mood from positive to negative) Lighting Quite dull mood lighting
- 9. Meaning produced bythese elements. What do these suggest about the characters/places. Be specific with your examples Setting Decor Costume and Make up Figure Expression and Movement Lighting
- 11. What is a stereotype? Can you think of any examples? If you had to design the costume of a youth offender, what would they be wearing?
- 12. This is where the representation is purposefully going against the stereotype How would you dress a gay male as a countertype?
- 13. In your exam you will have to discuss the representation of one of the following things. Keep this in mind as we go through this task. Gender Age Ethnicity Regional Identity Sexuality Disability/Physical Ability Class and Status
- 14. You will be shown a series of stills from TV dramas. Answer the questions that are shown before the image. Do this in quick note form. You will be feeding back your answers to the class.
- 15. We are going to look at stills from various TV dramas and you have to decide what period of time it represents.
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- 20. This time when you are shown stills answer the above question
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- 29. How does the lighting in the scene affect different moods? Does lighting change? Is it high or low key lighting? Watch the Spooks Clip on the VLE and discuss as a class.
- 31. Watch Wire in the blood How does the mise-en-scène affect and reflect the relations between characters? Consider also the actors performances Discussion: what thoughts, feelings and emotions are evoked by the actors’ performances?