Notes- exam information

Ethnicity stereotypes:

Exotic

Dangerous

Pitied

Humorous

Sexualised

Unified or in;

Conflict

Ethnicity groups:

Asian (Indian)

Asian ( South east -Thai etc)

Middle Eastern

White

Black (African, Caribbean) 

Gypsy/ travellers 

Eastern European 

Example construction of 'exotic' & ' humorous' 

Location and set design 

Costume and appearance

Lighting and colours

Props

'Ethnic' musical instruments/ genre

Accept (dialogue) & language

Contrapunctal sound 

Disability stereotypes:

Hero/ brave, overcoming adversity

Villain freak 

Ugly

Victim

Age representation

Unfit

Lazy

Gullible

Obese

Old

Immature

Grumpy

Sexuality

Gender as camp

Victim/ abnormal

Sexualised/ promiscuous 

Framework for analysis

Step 1: significance of character roles

Step 2: relationship of power

Step 3: opposites 

Step 4: reinforcing/ challenging stereotypes

Step 5: WHY?

How long is the exam 

2 hours

How many marks for what sections

50 for the whole exam

20 marks for explanation/ argument

20 marks for use of examples

10 marks for use of terminology

How many times do you see the clip

4

What do the 3 marking criteria sections mean

-Explanation/ argument is your own interpretation of the clip

-use of examples is the snippets or precise things out of the clips to back up your views and reinforce your point

-Use of terminology is the important words that are technical to do with the media business which you have to use to show that you know what you are talking about and what the media business is portraying through their tv dramas

Tv drama is creates through conflict

"Normal" is made by 

Male

White

Able bodied

City

Upper/middle

Adult

"Normal" >> traditional stereotype

Modern media is youtube 

Equal - anyone can do it

Technical areas

Cinematography

Mise en scene

Editing 

Sound

Homework- timed essay >> dec 2012 - hustle (OCR Hustle TV drama) typed into youtube -gender

First screening

Representation of characters

Second screening 

Character statuses/ technical areas 

Third screening 

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Fourth screening

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Significance and relationships of power

Non diagetic/ diagetic sounds

Cameras stability 

Unusual camera shots

Edits (match on action, transitions etc) 

Notes

Structured grid

Essay

Framework for analysis

Gender stereotypes

Sex object

Traditional stereotypes

Alpha male

Post masculine male

Sex object

Post masculine male