Post by missmcgrory on Apr 19, 2012 9:52:58 GMT
Media Analysis Revision Checklist
Institutions
• Internal Controls
• External Controls
Notes: Give very detailed, specific examples from individual scenes/incidents in the film to show how the institutions affected the final product e.g. Robert Evans (institution) wanted more violence so organised a violence coach. To keep him happy, Francis Ford Coppola included the scene where Sonny beats Connie with a belt.
Representations
• Explain representations, including stereotypes and how language creates them
• Link to cultural assumptions of the audience
• Link to purpose
Notes: Give very detailed, specific examples from individual scenes/incidents in the film.
Narrative
• Narrative structure
• Narrative Codes
Notes: In the exam, focus on four key stages of the Hero’s Journey and give details of language in the relevant scenes.
Audience
• Target Audience
• Mode of address
• Preferred reading
• Differential decoding
Notes: ALWAYS separate the target audience into groups and say WHAT IS IN THE FILM that appeals to them (detailed examples).
Which elements appeal to: women
Men
The mafia
Italian Americans
Americans with traditional values
What would these people NOT enjoy i.e. differentially decode?