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What does Verisimilitude mean?
Monday 17th March 2014
Note-taking Understanding technical codes/knowing
media language Relating technical codes to
representation Backing up points with examples Keeping it readable Writing it in the time
Skills Required
Four areas…four sections? Constant reference to representation No big intro; get on with it Keep conclusion short
Essay Structure
Opening SentenceIn this sequence from xxx, the technical features combine to construct representations of yyyyyy. This follows/challenges stereotypes of yyyyy.
Concluding Sentence As we have seen, the representation of yyyyy is constructed by the combination of the technical codes in the sequence.
Opening/Closing Sentence
Write down what technique is used
Give an example from the extract
Explain how meaning is being created for the specific representation
Can you refer to how its working together with another technique/write a comparative analysis for the opposing
representation/link to theory
In summary
Have a system for your notes- use the notes table Be selective from the text- richest
moments Know your terms- media language Make it readable on the page- paragraph
gaps
Chief Examiners Top Tips
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Representation of Class and Status
Remember this is class and status…the two may link together in the extract or it may focus on one of the two
Sigfigcreator. Lego movie – Class and Status Key words Description TV Drama examples
Starter
Upper Classes (eg Made in Chelsea) – often shown as rich, clever, snobby, very posh
Middle Classes (eg My Family)– often shown as “normal”, good family values, well behaved
Working Classes (eg Coronation Street) – often shown as poorer, less happy, less intelligent, but with strong community links
Lower / Under Classes (eg Shameless) – often shown as being criminals, no family values, no community links, bad parents etc
People have often noticed that in many TV shows, people of different classes, don’t mix. And when they are shown together, they are often shown as clashing and being very different.
Class and Status
Can I identify what class characters are? Are people from different classes shown as having
different interests, personalities, attitudes, behaviours? If so, how?
Is their class represented as being important in their life?
Are people from particular classes portrayed as being better, more powerful, than others?
Are people from particular classes portrayed as being abnormal /weaker/ more pathetic than others?
How do other characters in the clip treat the characters from different classes?
What is the message the clip is trying to portray about class?
What to Consider
Discuss how the representation of class and status is represented in the extract using the following:
Camera shot, angle, movement and composition
Mise en scene Sound Editing
Class and Status Extract
Movement: Angle: Shot size: Editing: Transition: M-E-S: Sound:
Recap of terms
Beach Ball
Friday homework
Read the exemplar essay for the Merlin extract on Learnzone.
Copy two high level sentences that analyse two different technical areas from the Merlin extract.
Now you write a high level sentence for the same two technical areas; applying the same sentence structure as the exemplar essay; but for the Cranford extract
Ensure you are meeting all the marking criteria (always referring to representation, using specific examples, applying terminology)…P.T.O for example
Applying your notes
Example Sentences from Merlin Essay: 3 Point Sentence Structure