Tuesday, 29 April 2014
Friday, 28 March 2014
Revision Tasks - Case Studies on Representation
You will need 3 examples of each:
- AGE
- ETHNICITY
- GENDER
- ISSUES
- EVENTS
- REGIONAL AND NATIONAL IDENTITY
You will need a range of texts per category Example:
1 Newspaper article, 1 Film Trailer and 1 TV Programme.
•Example: STRIPPERS could be used for AGE, GENDER, ETHNICITY and REGIONAL IDENTITY.
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Representation:Japanese Pop (J-Pop)
As pop star misdemeanours go, Minami Minegishi's was tame in the extreme – breaking her group's strict dating ban to spend a night with her boyfriend.
Yet hours after a magazine published photographs of her leaving his home last month, Minegishi, a member of the wildly popular girl band AKB48, went on to YouTube to issue a tearful apology.
"As a senior member of the group, it is my responsibility to be a role model for younger members," she said, before ending the four-minute mea culpa with a deep, lingering bow.
The most striking thing about her apology, however, was her appearance. She had shaved her head, a traditional act of contrition in Japan, but perhaps a step too far for a 20-year-old woman whose "crime" was to have found herself a boyfriend – 19-year-old Alan Shirahama, a dancer in a boyband.
Minegishi explained she had decided to cut off her long hair immediately after seeing her photograph, her face hidden behind a surgical mask and a baseball cap, in the weekly tabloid Shukan Bunshun on Thursday.
Her dramatic gesture underlined the strict rules to which Japan's young pop stars must adhere to project an image of unimpeachable morals.
In the YouTube video, which has been viewed more than 3m times, Minegishi said the assignation has been "thoughtless and immature".
"If it is possible, I wish from the bottom of my heart to stay in the band," she said. "Everything I did is entirely my fault. I am so sorry.
"I don't believe just doing this means I can be forgiven for what I did, but the first thing I thought was that I don't want to quit AKB48."
AKB48's management agency demoted her to "trainee level" starting on Friday, according to the band's official blog.
Full story here
Full story here
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Friday, 21 March 2014
Homework
Research for discussion
Binge drinking
Bring this in to Monday's lesson.
Binge drinking
- Find out some statistics regarding binge drinking.
- Medical facts about binge drinking
- What are the social issues with binge drinking?
- Find any recent news stories about binge drinking.
Bring this in to Monday's lesson.
Representation of Issues : Binge Drinking
How is binge drinking represented in this clip?
What camera shots are being used? Why?
What mise-en-scene is being used? Why?
What camera shots are being used? Why?
What mise-en-scene is being used? Why?
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
WJEC MS1: Approaching Representation of Events
Watch more videos on approaching the exam here: http://www.wjec.co.uk/index.php?subject=22&level=21&content=781&t=51
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Sunday, 9 March 2014
Wednesday, 5 March 2014
What to include in your presentation
Application of learning assesment march 2014[3] from Jaskirt Boora
some reminders of theories to refer to and include:
some reminders of theories to refer to and include:
Friday, 28 February 2014
Thursday, 27 February 2014
'Ethnicity' Representation Case Study Task
Find 1 positive and 1 negative representation of ethnicity within the following media contexts:
Sports
News
Music Video
Film
TV Soaps
Apply textual analysis - using visual/audio technical codes - and upload an image/video to support your case study.
Definition:
Ethnicity or ethnic group is a social group of people who identify with each other based on common ancestral, social, cultural, or national experience. Membership of an ethnic group tends to be associated with shared cultural heritage, ancestry, history, homeland, language (dialect), or ideology, and with symbolic systems such as religion, mythology and ritual, cuisine, dressing style, physical appearance.
Definition:
Ethnicity or ethnic group is a social group of people who identify with each other based on common ancestral, social, cultural, or national experience. Membership of an ethnic group tends to be associated with shared cultural heritage, ancestry, history, homeland, language (dialect), or ideology, and with symbolic systems such as religion, mythology and ritual, cuisine, dressing style, physical appearance.
Textual Analysis of Fawlty Towers and its representation of 'Britishness'
“Little Englander” – Fawlty Towers A Textual Analysis of Nationalistic Ideology by MATTHEW BARTLEY, University of Sunderland from Jaskirt Boora
A good link and video about the BBC Censorship of a Fawlty Towers episode: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/bbc-rewrites-tv-history-with-fawlty-towers-censorship-20130124-2d9ng.html#ixzz2IvP4hgQ2
A good link and video about the BBC Censorship of a Fawlty Towers episode: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/bbc-rewrites-tv-history-with-fawlty-towers-censorship-20130124-2d9ng.html#ixzz2IvP4hgQ2
Thursday, 13 February 2014
Reception Theory
Chose 3 programmes at random from iPlayer
ITV Player or 4od (Watch first 5 mins) and discuss who would
take
A Preferred Reading
An Oppositional Reading
A Negotiated Reading
Discuss reasons behind your answer.
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