Before the 1960s, an era of realism was rejected in favor of reinventing outdated culture in films, novels, and art to better reflect society, represented by movements like avant-garde and surrealism. Starting in the 1970s, postmodernism emerged and blurred genre, style, and binary divides, mixing narrative styles and emphasizing style over content. Postmodernism also blurred fiction and reality, making mediated reality more familiar than reality itself. Key aspects of postmodernism include intertextuality, parody, pastiche, bricollage, and homage.

2. Before postmodernism, around 1890-1960's we were in an
era that rejected against the idea of realism. WE
reinvented culture that had become outdated so that
films/novels/art reflected society. Divisions of this include
avant- garde and surrealism.
Before...

3. However after this, so from 1970's onwards we started
focusing on postmodernism. This is where the barriers
between genre, style and the distinct between binary
divides- as seen in Lady Gaga's video paparazzi where
she is dressed as though she is a fembot. Overall meaning
it mixes up the narrative to play emphasis on the style
over content.

4. Furthermore it is the blurring of fiction and reality so we
have a representation and the real idea. This means that
we are becoming more used to a mediated version of
reality than reality itself, this often referred to as
hyperealilty.

5.  There are five key things that are involved when
post modernising:
 Intertextuality- one media text referring another
 Parody- mocking something in an original way
 Pastiche- artistic work in a style that imitates that
of another work, artist or period. This is a self
consious imitation.
 Bricollage- mixing up and using different genres
and styles
 Homage- imitation from a respectful standpoint.