Film Studies - Representation

Lesson Objectives: To be able to analyse representation in ‘Super 8’ and ‘Moonrise Kingdom’.

‘Super 8’ (J.J. Abrams, USA, 2011) ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ (Wes Anderson, USA, 2012)


RepresentationThe processes of constructing images of different people, places and ideas in films.

What messages are communicated?How are the representations constructed?To what extent are they stereotypical?


Representations of:

• Age• Gender• Social class


Representation of Masculinity: Watch the extracts and make notes on how masculinity is represented.

Consider how the representations are constructed through the technical elements.

To what extent is this representation stereotypical?

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Representation of Social Class:

Watch the extract and make notes on how Allie’s family is represented as working class.

How are technical elements used to construct the representation?

Is the representation stereotypical?

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Representations of Age:

How are the teenagers represented in the film?

Watch the extracts and make notes on how the teenage characters are represented. What technical elements are used? Is the representation stereotypical or anti-stereotypical? 9:00 1:22


Representations

MasculinityYouth


RepresentationsMasculinity

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