C Group Narrative and Ideology - Shaun of the Dead by Stuart

C Group Narrative and Ideology - Shaun of the Dead by Stuart https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o Practice idea sharing for exam answers en-us 2018-05-01 08:09:07 UTC 2018-05-15 09:28:00 UTC hello@padlet.com bianary opposition https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256781709 the role of men an woman are ideologically reversed in this film. the males roles are often lazy and codependent for example shaun and ed depend on pete. however woman are represented as strong and independant with people like liz and her being the one to break up with shaun and yvonne being the one too lead herself and the rest of her group to safety.

]]> 2018-05-01 08:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256781709 How is Britain represented? Also, what iconography is used to realise 'Britishness' stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256781778 2018-05-01 08:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256781778 What are some strengths and weaknesses of the British Film Industry? shakirahjelley https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256782188 Strengths - actors/stars like Emma Watson, Daniel Craig, Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hardy, directors like Danny Boyle and Ridley Scott have all risen from British film. British films can show our cultural diversity in terms of different religions and social classes. They show our heritage and history; class system, the monarchy and our sense of collective identity. British film also offer an alternative to typical Hollywood high concept films.

Weaknesses - Lack high pudgets, high production values, A-List stars, top directors, global market reach and the benefit of being part of vertically integrated global media conglomerates (a company that is in charge of production, distribution and exhibition). British film also lacks the merchandising opportunities, focus too much on aspects of narrative and character development - which creates a niche audience. Therefore, the box office losses jeopardise future projects. British film is described as a cottage industry; independent filmmakers have no studio backing ]]> 2018-05-01 08:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256782188 Try these... stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256782612

Narration - restricted or omniscient - why?
Fin de Siecle - relevant?
Epistolary - is it?
Ellipses - when and where- do what?
Linear - or not - does what (purpose / effect)
Is it a Classical Hollywood Narrative?
Formalist or Revisionist Genre?
Secure or Paranoid Horror?

]]> 2018-05-01 08:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256782612 narrative https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256782712 the narrative is restricted as it only shows what is occurring from shaun's point of view. although we acknowledge the zombies before shaun it isn't till he goes outside to the shop that we know anything has happened.]]> 2018-05-01 08:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256782712 binary opposition: zombies vs humans. https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256783311 the beginning the film depicts working class people as being very zombie like. the people shown move slowly and seem to not be using their brains much like typical zombies. the directors world view on people is shown at the end when a lot of the people seen in the beginning are replaced with zombies but in the grand scheme of things nothing has changed. despite them being zombies they seem to have the same brainless slow traits a s the people in the beginning. ]]> 2018-05-01 08:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256783311 What is the difference between Formalist and Revisionist genre films? shakirahjelley https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256783418 The difference between formalist and revisionist genres is that formalist genre films conform to genre conventions and the formula for success, whereas revisionist genre films change genre conventions and add new elements to the genre that make it new and interesting for new and old audiences. For example, in the zombie genre, texts such as Night of the Living Dead by George A. Romero conforms to static genre conventions of zombie horror with lazy undead beings roaming the Earth in search of living flesh to eat. In contrast, texts such as 28 Days Later the conventions of zombie horror, with hyper kinetic zombies and not the traditional archetypal stereotype. ]]> 2018-05-01 08:38:28 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256783418 Does the film follow a linear narrative? https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256783476 Shaun of the dead follows a linear narrative because the story has a very clear beginning, middle and end. Shaun f the dead does not have any any flash backs or times skips.

it could be argued that it does not follow a liner narrative because there is a two points when ellipses editing is used; firstly when he is is getting ready for the day but this still follows the linear narrative because it still follows a timeline going forward. secondly when Shaun is sharing his plan with ed were it shows different scenario on how he can save Liz and his mum and get them to safety but although you could say it skips to the future it actually doesn't but it does is show you shauns predictions on what and how he wants his day to play out.

]]> 2018-05-01 08:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256783476 narrative open or closed? https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256783751 the narrative is closed at the end of the film as a new equilibrium is achieved that isnt that much different to the beginning equilibrium. the only difference is mindless zombies have replaced mindless humans]]> 2018-05-01 08:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256783751 Formalist or Revisionist Genre? nicole_shaw1 https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256784078 We can argue that Shuan of the Dead is of a formalist genre due to the fact that it conforms to classical zombie films. Whilst a revisionist genre would deal with hyper kinetic zombies etc. in order to create something new and widely exciting for its audience whereas Shaun of the Dead handles the exact opposite; for example the zombies represented within this film are quite slow and sluggish, shown as a shuffling predator. On the other hand, Shuan of the Dead can also link to being revisionist in the fact that it has still changed for its audience, specifically the way that they have downgraded props such as machine guns to cricket bats and shovels as weapons.]]> 2018-05-01 08:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256784078 Is SOTD 'secure' horror - or 'paranoid' horror? (Jankovich) stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256784598 2018-05-01 08:46:33 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256784598 How do each of the male characters subvert or conform to typical masculine traits? shakirahjelley https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256785526 Shaun - He subverts typical masculine traits by crying over his and Liz's break up. Conforms in the snack catching scene, this sequence implies that Shaun has quick reflexes and, perhaps, superhuman even, which is stereotypical of a male hero. Shaun also spends most of his time saving and looking after his mum, which is also stereotypical of a typical masculine hero. His rebellious style choice of his tie wrapped around his head is reference to the film Rambo, who is an extremely masculine and iconic hero.

Ed conforms to stereotypical masculine attributes by being addicted to playing video games and consuming certain substances. He takes the negative label of masculinity and could even be perceived as being childlike

Pete conforms to typical masculine ideas. He is confrontational, a businessman and has some sort of control of the direction his life is going in, and when he loses that control is when he begins to challenge and be aggressive. He is a male character with aspiration, which is what Shaun and Ed lack. This could reflect masculinity within generation X

Lastly, David subverts masculine ideas. He is passive, like a woman is stereotypically within film. He is hurt and offended easily, and seems to be in touch with his emotions]]> 2018-05-01 08:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256785526 British iconography https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256787150 cricket bat
spade
pub
winchester rifle
cup of tea
jaguar

]]> 2018-05-01 09:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256787150 representation of gender. (active/passive roles) abbigail_byrne https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256787392 within the film men and woman are represented very differently. The women are mostly represented as the active role especially withing Shaun and Liz's relation ship.
Liz; is the active role because the whole narrative rest on her disitions and actions without which Shaun would quite happily sit at home doing nothing (passive)and the narritive would consist of him walking to a fro the winchester pub. she is the one who inspires him to take action.

other woma=en in the film such as Yvonne also play an active role. if we ]]> 2018-05-01 09:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256787392 How do each of the female characters subvert or conform to typical feminine traits? shakirahjelley https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256787438 Liz - Certainly subverts feminine traits due to her independence and decision making. She initiates the break up between her and Shaun as she wants to push him to have aspiration, to perhaps be more like Pete. Because Liz has tried time and time again to create motivation within Shaun and can see him dragging her down, she actively makes the decision to leave him, which is indifferent to the traditional female archetypal character we see represented in Hollywood film.

Barbara - As well as her being a reference to George A. Romero's zombie horror franchise, Barbara is represented as passive. Without her husband Phillip and Shaun, she is doomed. In fact, when Shaun turns his back to try and be the hero, Barbara is bitten by a zombie. This could be representative of the baby boomer generation; a different generation's ideology. In comparison to other independent characters such as Liz or Yvonne, she could be seen as from a different time period

Yvonne - Subverts in the same way Liz does, she is different and redefines what it means to be a woman or feminine. In the scene where Shaun and her groups collide, it's insinuated, with the use of more iconic comedians at the time, that Yvonne is a reflection of Shaun, perhaps showing the audience (and him, in some light) of what the archetypal character should be and making us subconsciously make a comparison to them both. Yvonne presumably brings her team to safety, unlike Shaun, and brings the army to save the day. She is evidence that the archetypal character of being a hero is no longer constrained by gender]]> 2018-05-01 09:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256787438 What disrupts the equilibrium? stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256788665 2018-05-01 09:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256788665 How is the equilibrium restored? stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256788706 2018-05-01 09:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256788706 Are there any archetypes or (Proppian) stock characters? stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256788749 2018-05-01 09:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256788749 Is SOTD a Classical Hollywood Narrative ? Why? stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256788841 2018-05-01 09:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256788841 Ideology - question - can you answer it? stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256788953 (Film) often delivers on the ideological assumptions about how life should be. What does that mean? Relate this assertion to SOTD.]]> 2018-05-01 09:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256788953 Vladimir Propp stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256789338 Apply Vladimir Propp's structuralist idea that characters serve functions....

]]> 2018-05-01 09:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256789338 Conclusion - the army stuartgrenvilleprice https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256789894 Does the arrival of the army at the end return the genre to a formalist position? In what way is this adhering to well established genre conventions and audience expectations?]]> 2018-05-01 09:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/stuartgrenvilleprice/91hm8stvbg2o/wish/256789894