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!