How does your Media product represent particular social groups?
Aim
The following page will consider how to construct a critical analysis of the representations of social groups in 2 minute horror/thriller introductions.
Objectives
The page will:
Illustrate the typical representations of social groups in the chosen genre
Highlight the representation of social groups illustrating the typical conventions and deviations of the chosen genre
Explain the intended audience and how the representations are to be read by said audiences
Discuss the political, social, economic issues raised by the representations of social groups
Illustrate the typical representations of social groups in the chosen genre
Highlight the representation of social groups illustrating the typical conventions and deviations of the chosen genre
Explain the intended audience and how the representations are to be read by said audiences
Discuss the political, social, economic issues raised by the representations of social groups
Introduction
This question is very clearly a representation question and as such, a representational analysis must be performed in response. The following plan should be used when responding to this question.
1. Aim
2. Objective
3. Illustrate the typical representations of social groups and the standard deviations of the chosen genre.
4. Highlight the representations of social groups from your own production, comparing to that of your 3 research films
5. Explain who the representations are being targetted at and what can be read by audiences.
6. Assess the social, cultural, political and economic messages and values expressed by the representation of social groups.
The standard representation questions are listed below and have been individually tailored to respond to this specific question.
1. With what other representations can this be compared with?
2. Who is being represented and using what Media Language?
3. Who is being left out of the representation?
4. Who is the representation being targetted at?
5. What is the preferred reading of the representation?
6. What is the negotiated reading of the representation?
7. Does the representation construct or reflect reality?
8. Does the representation support or challenge a dominant ideology?
To respond to this question efficiently, all 8 representation questions should be answered.
1. Aim
2. Objective
3. Illustrate the typical representations of social groups and the standard deviations of the chosen genre.
4. Highlight the representations of social groups from your own production, comparing to that of your 3 research films
5. Explain who the representations are being targetted at and what can be read by audiences.
6. Assess the social, cultural, political and economic messages and values expressed by the representation of social groups.
The standard representation questions are listed below and have been individually tailored to respond to this specific question.
1. With what other representations can this be compared with?
2. Who is being represented and using what Media Language?
3. Who is being left out of the representation?
4. Who is the representation being targetted at?
5. What is the preferred reading of the representation?
6. What is the negotiated reading of the representation?
7. Does the representation construct or reflect reality?
8. Does the representation support or challenge a dominant ideology?
To respond to this question efficiently, all 8 representation questions should be answered.