Laura mullet (1975) : The male gaze, women being sexualised by men (for female character) if this is not in the product say how they character challenges this.
carl Rodger(1980) The idle self or partner, How they dress, actors are attractive and they gestures
What feature do you expect to see/hear in a trailer?
Shots of the main protagonist
Titles graphics
Sound track
Sound effects
Name of the film
key moments
Non-diegetic music
Non-linear narrative
transitions
Creating spectacle and enigma(e.g SFX)
Use close-ups
These are the codes and conventions or the ingredients that make up a specific genre of product.
Q6,7,8:
You will be asked to analyse theoretically how a product of your choice creates meaning:
Macro meaning: The wider context: issues and topics
Genre
Narrative
Representation
Micro meaning: How we understand the Macro meaning
Mise en sence
Camerawork
Editing
Sound
The exam question will ask you to talk about your film/show in terms of Genre, Narrative, Representation. How we understand the Macro meaning is based on how the micros have been used.
Mise en sence and the fantastic four:
mise en sence is everything you see on screen this does not include sound or speech.
The Hunger Games is a film set in a future dystopian world where to keep the peace once a year two tributes from each district are chosen randomly to represent their district in a fight to the death, where only one of Twente-four with get to live in peace for the of their lives. Katniss Everdeen is the protagonist heroine. She comes from the most under priverlaged district where people are struggle to eat, She is the protecter of her family and hunter illegally to feed her family.
When her sister name is picked for the Games Katniss was volunteers to save her sister, against the odds Katniss comes out on top and manages to save a life, unite districts, upset the government and win the hearts of the watches.
characters:
Katniss:
She is a strong woman which challenges the norms of society would is reflected in her relationship with the anyone in power and The government. Katniss is an extremely strong person mentally and physically, this show though her constant determination to live and to save her friends.
Peter:
Peter is a weaker man which go against what is expected of him, he hind though out the Games and in the end needs Katnisss to save him. Peter is a very weak person which is uncommon as men are normally depicted as the hero.
Ru:
Ru is a younger girl which show how the games can effect people, Also Run death Plays a big part in Katniss anger with the government Ru is also so from district 11 where the community is mostly black.
Caesar Flickerman:
Caeser is the tv presenter for the tevlevised games and shows how us the riches people in district 1 view the game as sport and how numb they are to how hard life in in the poor districts.
clips from The movie:
In this clip Katniss volunteers to save for sisters life
This scene is the very start of the Games where the tribute need gathering supplies.
This is the ending scene where The main character need to work how they can both leave alive.
