REVISION LESSON
EXAM: Wed 9th Jan 2013
Write down at least 3 Dos and 3 Donts for the exam
How is age/gender/ethnicity/social class/sexual identity/regional idenity/disability REPRESENTED through the MICRO ELEMENTS?
Dos & Donts• Make lots of notes• Use your anagrams so you know what to
look for• Use symbols and abbreviations to include
more• Use your screening time well – either be
making notes or beginning your answer• Use the PEE structure• Use as much terminology as you can• Only refer to the area of representation
stated • Cover all 4 micro elements• Plan your time – will you write so many
PEEs on each section in turn or will you follow the chronological order of the clip
• Start with editing to make sure you don’t miss it
• Always state whether they are subverting/reinforcing/conforming to stereotypes
• Describe the meaning of words
• Waste time with an intro/ conclusion
• Generally analyse• Write lots on one
micro element and then run out of time
• Be inaccurate – with spelling or what you are saying
• Forget terminology• Stop writing!
• My strongest micro element is…• My strongest area of representation is…
• My weakest micro element is…• My weakest area of representation is…
YEAR 12 MEDIA
PEEs
1.Identify if you are a P(point), E (Evidence) or E(Explanation)?
1.Find the rest of your answer
2.Is yours a strong answer? - Discuss
•The girl’s youth is represented through mise-en-scene especially in her clothing.
•The character of Amy wearing bright yellow
•Connoting her young, childish personality.
•Cinematography is used to represent the men’s age.
•Panning is used when the men are at work. This signifies they are working together as a team.
• This connotes they are mature because they are not playing around, they are working hard. This conforms to a typical representation of mature adult men.
•The man’s age is represented by his voice.
•For example the diegetic dialogue, tone and language when he says “My dear, you haven’t a clue”.
• This connotes his power over the younger girl. This conforms to the conventional representation of a dominant adult being condescending to the young through his language
• Furthermore, we also denote that when she is told to leave she throws a tantrum and yells ‘I Hate You’ to Paul and storms off. Connoting to the audience childlike behaviour.
•The production design is represented by age through mise en scene.
•The production site is set on a large farm/village.
•This conforms to the typical representation of age as old people go and live on farms for peace and quiet away from loud noise and busy things.
•Editing in the clips shows a conformity view of a typical young girl
•The use of long takes for the older male and short takes for the young girl connotes that the older man is more dominant
•This agrees with the stereotype that older characters hold more power than the younger generation
High Angle / Low Angle
Who is superior?
AREA OF REPRESENTATION?
1
High Angle / Low Angle
Who is superior?
AREA OF REPRESENTATION?
2
High Angle / Low Angle
Who is superior?
AREA OF REPRESENTATION?
3
High Angle / Low Angle
Who is superior?
AREA OF REPRESENTATION?
4
Anagrams and Microelements
MISE EN SCENE
CLPPPSCostume, make up
Lighting - high key, low key, interior, exterior, artificial, back lighting
Production Design
Props
Performance (body language, facial expressions)
Space
CINEMATOGRAPHY
CAMSClose up, extreme close up/long shot, mid shot, two shot, POV, high/low/canted angle, over the shoulder,composition, framing, rule of thirds, power points, deep/shallow focus, depth of field, tracking, panning, zooming, tilting, craning
SOUND
DVDN
Sound bridge, motif, non-diegetic/diegetic, ambient, instrumental, soundtrack, tone, tempo, dialogue, sound effects, foley, synchronous/asynchronous, incidental, music score
EDITING
PECT
Fast/slow pace, long/short takes, fade, dissolve, cut, transition, 180 degree rule, montage/continuity editing, match on action, eyeline match,cross cutting/parallel editing, simultaneous action
Anagrams and Microelements
Microelement?
Cinematography: Rule of Thirds
Micro element?
SHALLOW FOCUS DEEP FOCUS
Cinematography: DEPTH OF FIELD
SHALLOW FOCUS DEEP FOCUS
Editing Techniques: INFERIOR / SUPERIOR
INFERIOR / Stereotypee.g. Long take = slow physically, frail, exhausted, weak, slow thinking…old age
SUPERIOR / Stereotypee.g. Long take = dominant, powerful, in control of the scene…masculinity
Sound
INFERIOR / Stereotypee.g. Slow tempo instrumental score = lower class, depressing, low ambition
SUPERIOR / Stereotypee.g. Slow tempo instrumental score = upper class, regal, sophisticated, refined
Diegetic Non-diegetic Both
Dialogue Soundtrack Instrumental Sound bridgeAmbient Synchronous Asynchronous
Sound effect Tone Volume FoleyScore
Match.com
• My strongest micro element is…• My strongest area of representation is…
• My weakest micro element is…• My weakest area of representation is…
• Henry• Segun• Elaine• Yan
• Tyler• Chelsie• Jovan• Dominc
• Keano• Ellen• Alex• Junior
• Jordan• Jasmine
• Luke• Lamaar
Rules
•30 seconds per pair•Each pair plays twice•Cant mention the word or the micro-element•Most correct wins a prize•Member from the other team stands over shoulder NO CHEATING!