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Our AS Media Studies class has combined all the terms which we have noted down so far into this one document.
Showing posts with label semiotics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label semiotics. Show all posts
Saturday, 21 October 2017
Thursday, 12 October 2017
TERMONOLOGY Semiotic rap
*Link to soundtrack* (Instrumental)
Come on, come close up,
see my whole face,
see my fast pace
or short takes
now hold up...
Twist that lens sideways
See from my waist
or the eyes on my face
. *pop*
Now its a medium shot
see my chest, then the rest
Are you ready for whats next?
boom
After a little transition
I'll provide expostion,
Or whatever, binary opposition?
Now please, provide anchorage
I wanna know whats happenin
across this whole take.
Now tell me, do you want a birds eye
worms eye, hair dye a new zip and fly?
Cause call me, I got it all like mise-en-scene
I never leave anything unforeseen
*Bam* you hear that ambient sound?
Was that a shot? so damn hot?
Listen, acheive a bit of what I call
Veri..simi..litude
Hey watch that attitude
Cause now i'm gonna try to make you feel..... *for me*
Its a really sad story
Uh
It was a lonely Sunday
I got filmed, with a HA
Director made me look weak
I mean.. What am I,
T-1k from judgement day?
Tell me, did you like this sound?
This diegetic sound?
Now tell me, who is the audience?
Can you guess the primary
While i tell you the secon
wait for it?....dary.
*mic drop*
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
TERMONOLOGY Semiotics key terms: This is England
Denotations:
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This boy isn't very rich and we can see that from the ripped wallpaper, the cheap looking lamp and the fact that his nightstand is on a chair.
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Connotations:
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The text is worn and gritty giving the film a darker/ more serious theme. It connotes that it is a drama instead of a comedy. It also connotes that the setting could be in a rough area.
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Signifier:
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This framed photo of the main characters father signifies that he was killed in action during the falklands war. It portrays his father as a war hero. We know he was killed as this isn't a normal photo to have at your nightstand unless it means a lot to you
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Binary opposition:
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In this scene there is an older kid helping/ being nice to a smaller kid (the main character) because he looked "beat up" and then when the main character explains he's being picked on the older teenager doesn't laugh at him unlike his friends.
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Polysemy:
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This photo (explained before) could mean that his father died in action, but it could also be there as a reminder of him because the boy misses his father. Yes this is somewhat the same, but he can still miss his father because he is on a mission currently and/or not there at that given moment.
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Anchorage:
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This scene anchors war as there is 3 guys dressed up as soldiers, a wounded man on a stretcher and a helicopter in the background.
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Commutation:
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This first shot of Margaret thatcher makes us unsure if the movie is about her, what she's done and how it has affected people. It could be about that but could also just represent England in the 80's as she was in office then.
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Preferred/Negotiable/ Oppositional reading:
Preferred:
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This Duran Duran concert is a perfect example of preferred reading because people aged 40-60 now were probably the primary audience of Duran Duran. This means this is something the audience with that age can relate to this shot a lot more compared to a teenager these days. This is because the teenager today simply wasn't alive when this band was "at large."
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Negotiable:
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A bit like before some people can interpret this two different ways and therefore it is negotiable reading. The director wants to say one thing but another person might think of it as another thing but still get part of the idea which the director is trying to get across.
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Oppositional:
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This shot is very odd and the only reason it is in the opening of the movie is because it was made during the same time period as the movie is set. Someone who didn't know this would probably interpret this shot as a foreshadowing. They could also interpret the movie to have the genre of action as The Knight Rider is an action movie.
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Narrative enigma:
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When the audience isn't sure what is going on in a scene and therefore are uncertain of what meaning is trying to be created. For example in this scene there is a bunch of fighting going on and the audience has no idea why because it has just cut straight into the action. We are unsure about whose side is winning, if there even is a side? We are also unsure of why and how it begun.
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Intertextuality:
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It is when a media makes links or references to another form of media or text in the world. For example, these specific costumes links into the Boy George Culture Club. This was a culture which was highly followed in the 80's by many teens throughout the world. They would dress up and try to act like none other than, Boy George.
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This boy isn't very rich and we can see that from the ripped wallpaper, the cheap looking lamp and the fact that his nightstand is on a chair.
...
Connotations:
...
The text is worn and gritty giving the film a darker/ more serious theme. It connotes that it is a drama instead of a comedy. It also connotes that the setting could be in a rough area.
...
Signifier:
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This framed photo of the main characters father signifies that he was killed in action during the falklands war. It portrays his father as a war hero. We know he was killed as this isn't a normal photo to have at your nightstand unless it means a lot to you
...
Binary opposition:
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In this scene there is an older kid helping/ being nice to a smaller kid (the main character) because he looked "beat up" and then when the main character explains he's being picked on the older teenager doesn't laugh at him unlike his friends.
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Polysemy:
...
This photo (explained before) could mean that his father died in action, but it could also be there as a reminder of him because the boy misses his father. Yes this is somewhat the same, but he can still miss his father because he is on a mission currently and/or not there at that given moment.
...
Anchorage:
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This scene anchors war as there is 3 guys dressed up as soldiers, a wounded man on a stretcher and a helicopter in the background.
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Commutation:
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This first shot of Margaret thatcher makes us unsure if the movie is about her, what she's done and how it has affected people. It could be about that but could also just represent England in the 80's as she was in office then.
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Preferred/Negotiable/ Oppositional reading:
Preferred:
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This Duran Duran concert is a perfect example of preferred reading because people aged 40-60 now were probably the primary audience of Duran Duran. This means this is something the audience with that age can relate to this shot a lot more compared to a teenager these days. This is because the teenager today simply wasn't alive when this band was "at large."
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Negotiable:
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A bit like before some people can interpret this two different ways and therefore it is negotiable reading. The director wants to say one thing but another person might think of it as another thing but still get part of the idea which the director is trying to get across.
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Oppositional:
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This shot is very odd and the only reason it is in the opening of the movie is because it was made during the same time period as the movie is set. Someone who didn't know this would probably interpret this shot as a foreshadowing. They could also interpret the movie to have the genre of action as The Knight Rider is an action movie.
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Narrative enigma:
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Intertextuality:
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It is when a media makes links or references to another form of media or text in the world. For example, these specific costumes links into the Boy George Culture Club. This was a culture which was highly followed in the 80's by many teens throughout the world. They would dress up and try to act like none other than, Boy George.
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