Aman's Media Blog 1

Narrative Media Factsheet 14: 1) Give an example from film or television that uses Todorov's narrative structure of equilibrium, disequilibrium and new equilibrium. The given example of a show using Todorov's narrative structure is Wallace and Gromit 2) Complete the activity on page 1 of the Factsheet: find a  clip  on YouTube of the opening of a new TV drama series (season 1, episode 1). Embed the clip in your blog and write an analysis of the narrative markers that help establish setting, character and plot.  The clip that i used was season 1 episode 1 from stranger things. There is a group of boys who are playing a board game called Dungeons and Dragons. They are playing and having a great time as any child would but this is disrupted as the mother says it's time to finish the game and the friends must go home now. Mike, tries to convince his mum to let them play a little longer but she says no. As the friends leave the music increases and the fact that ...

Genre 1) What example is provided of why visual iconographies are so important? Genres are categories or types of media text. Genres are recognisable through the repeated use of generic codes and conventions. Codes and conventions most commonly come from the iconographies and sometimes these iconographies are enough to act alone, e.g. the mise-en-scene of deep space, usually indicates the genre of Si-fi. 2) What examples are provided of the importance of narrative in identifying genre? Genre can also be indicated in the way the story Is told via narrative and plot. Some genres have particular types of story lines. For example, in a soap opera it would not be unusual to see one of the story-lines follow a family having to deal with a domestic situation such as a member of the family having trouble with their boss at work. 3) What is the difference between character representation in action movies and disaster movies? Characters, including the use of stereotypes ...