Semiology: Roland Barthes
Semiology = study of signs.
Signs = a word, image, sound
Denotation = literal meaning
Connotations =  thoughts and feelings associated with the denotation. Its the deeper meaning.
Symbolic codes = Images that symbolise something such as a red heart symbolises love.
Semantic codes = Have hidden meanings such as red and black are associated with horror.
Proairetic codes = signifies something is going to happen e.g A man pulling a gun out of a pocket shows that the man is going to kill someone.
Enigma codes = mysterious parts of media which makes people want to read or watch on e.g  A newspaper cover featuring the phrase 'Read on to find out what this means for us'
Cultural code = parts of media that you are only going to understand if you are part of that culture 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Audience theorists and Stranger Things

Image
Fandom- Henry Jenkins Key Ideas: Believes that fans play a key role in the media. Textual poaching: audiences taking a media product and remaking it or reworking it to create their own meaning (fan fiction)  Spreadable media New media has accelerated participatory culture in which audiences are active and creative participants rather than passive consumers Jenkins applies to Stranger Things The series has a strong fan base. Fans often create negotiated readings of the text Fans have done textual poaching Fans have helped in the marketing process as fan art was shared by official Stranger Things accounts. An example of textual poaching that someone has carried out is a video named 'Classic Barb: a stranger Things spin off' which features a 1 minute video focused on the character of Barb and highlights how in the show she was a background character but this video uses that and makes her a central character. This helps Stranger Things as it shows clips from th...
Read more

Representations in the Killing

Gender and The Killing 'Representations in media are often simplistic and reinforce dominant ideologies so that audiences can make sense of them'  Based on Episode 1, how far do you agree with this statement in relation to how men and women are represented in The Killing?  I don't agree with this statement in relation to how men and women are represented in The Killing as The Killing challenges stereotypical ideologies and has complex characters. For example, Sarah Lund is first seen as the stereotypical objectified woman as suggested by van Zoonen as she is first seen wearing her fiance's top and shows some flesh. Lund then goes on to become a counter type to her previous 'dependant' looking self as she is then shown as a strong, professional police officer which shows her to have a complex representation and challenging ways in which people think of women.  The episode does feature typical ideologies which are common in the media as Nana is a vulner...
Read more

Jungle Book - End of year question

Explain how changes in production and/or distribution methods have affected the film industry. Refer to Disney’s 1967 and 2016 versions of The Jungle Book to support your answer. In your answer you must consider how historical and economic contexts influence the production and/or distribution of mainstream films. Changes in production and distribution methods have affected the film industry in many ways which have allowed it to develop over the years. Historical and economic contexts have had a big influence on production and distribution as advancements in technology have effected the methods of production and distribution. For example, the film industry has advanced from physical distribution of DVDs and film strips to digital distribution of being able to stream content. Disney is part of the 'Big 5' film companies which means that it has a big budget to use for the production and distribution of films and this allows the company to have access to the newest technologies s...
Read more