intro to representations
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G321: Key Media concepts• The exam is in May• It is 2 hours long• It is 50% of your overall grade• There are 2 sections (A and B)• Section A is called TV Drama• Section B is called Audiences and
Institutions• You will study Section A in my lessons from
now until December 2014.
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Media dictionary
• In front of you, you have a media dictionary, a book and a folder. Write the following on them:– Your Name– Media Studies: TV Drama– Miss Goodhew
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TV Drama
Task: Write a list of as many TV Dramas you can think of…You have 1 minute!Tip: Think box sets!
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Exam questionYou will watch a clip 4 times writing notes and then
answer a question which is a bit like the following:
Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs the representation of ???
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What could the ??? be?• We are talking about representations of types of
people and so they could ask you a question on ...
... Gender.
... Age.
... Sexuality.
... Regional Identity.
... Ethnicity.
... Disability.
... Class and Status
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Technical areas
– Camera shots and angles.– Camera movements.– Composition.– Editing.– Mise-en-scene.– Sound.
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What are you marked on?• Explanation / Analysis / Argument – do you have
an opinion on the representation created and are you giving a clear explanation behind your opinion?
• Use of examples – are you backing up your opinions with specific examples from the text?
• Use of terminology – are you using the terminology we are going to learn in terms of cinematography?
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So ... As I said ...The representations are ...
• Gender• Age
• Sexuality• Ethnicity
• Regional Identity• Disability
• Class and Status
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What do I meanby representation?
The construction of an idea/ image
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What do I meanby stereotypes and
counter-stereotypes?
Societal expectations of that group…so do they conform to the stereotype or challenge it???
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Stereotype/ counter stereotype
Counterstereotype: Age
Stereotype: Age
Counterstereotype: Gender
Stereotype: Gender
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So what are thestereotypes and
counter-stereotypesof each representation?
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Let’s do one together ...Sexuality
What is a stereotypical homosexual male?
Say what you think ... This isn’t about being homophobic, its a STEREOTYPE!
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Stereotypical Homosexual Male ...
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Let’s do one together ...Sexuality
What is acounter- stereotypical
homosexual male?
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Task: Complete the representation section in your media dictionary.