This document provides an overview and refresher on representation and media language in film. It discusses key technical codes like camera work, mise-en-scene, editing, and sound that construct representations in film. It prompts the reader to consider how characters are portrayed and whether representations are stereotypical. Examples are provided of analyzing a character's representation through these technical codes. The document also provides context on the horror films Carrie and In Fear and assigns a comparative essay and film poster production project analyzing representations of gender in the films.

1. Representation & Media Language
Refresher
L/O:
-to remember what ‘representation and media
language are
-to look for stereotypes when watching the film

2. Media Language
• What do you remember?

3. Media Language
• The technical codes/technical features
– Camera work
(shots/angles/movement/composition)
– Mise-en-scene (lighting, setting, body lang/facial
expression, colours etc)
– Editing (editing techniques)
– Sound (dialogue and other sounds/music)
• All of these construct representations

4. Representation
• What do you remember?

5. Representation
• Portrayal
• How have characters been portrayed?
• Stereotypes
• Is it stereotypical or counter-stereotypical?
• How do the technical codes construct
representation?
– Camera work
– Mise-en-scene
– Editing
– Sound

6. Your coursework
120 marks
1 2 3
Comparative essay
60 marks
Comparing the horror films:
CARRIE
IN FEAR
Possible question:
Discuss the representation of
gender
in ‘Carrie’ and ‘In Fear’
Production piece:
Make a film poster to a
horror film
(considering gender)
40 marks
-take photo
-using lighting and other
make up/props/costume
-manipulate photo in
photoshop (using range
of tools)
-add text
Planning and Evaluation
of production piece
20 marks
-planning of production
piece (rough drafts,
planning of costume etc)
-evaluate your
production piece
(evaluate it’s
effectiveness)

7. How is she represented?
• She is represented as _____________.
• I know this because…..
– Camera work:
– MES:
– Editing (what do you think it would be like?)
– Sound (what sounds do you think there are?)

8. What about here?

9. What about here?

10. What about here?

11. Film poster/DVD
What does it suggest about film?

12. Comparison to 1976 original
• what’s the difference to 2013 one?

13. More screen shots from 1976 original

14. The film trailers
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H369sxjyhx8 2013
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSF6WVx_Tdo 1976
• What’s similar?
• What’s different?

15. Basic Info behind the film ‘Carrie’
• Original book by Stephen King (1974)
• Original film 1976
• The horror genre were becoming popular in 70’s
• Gory horror films were replacing ‘gothic’ horror films in the 30’s
which were more about supernatural, ghosts, monsters etc.
(Frankenstein, Nosferatu)
• Women’s movement / sexual revolution (social/political)
• The role of technology and production value
– Use of colour
– Electronic music
– Production stunts (car crashing, building exploding, fire, etc etc)
things that gothic horror couldn’t do
• The growth of film and cinemas (a lot aimed at young/ older teen
audience)
• Film rating changing (‘R’ rating so boundaries could be pushed
further in horror)

16. Homework – Due Wed
• 1) Read this article
http://www.70shorrorfilms.com/
• 2) Find 1 example of a horror film made and
released in the 70’s….you should be able to
explain how it related to the article you read.
• Can be done in pairs if you wish