https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology Wake up. None of it's really real. en-us 2016-11-08 07:35:44 UTC 2023-03-06 18:22:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Playcontrol.png nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/136007405 Absolutely key - what you are watching is not reality. Is it?]]> 2016-11-08 07:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/136007405 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/136018683 2016-11-08 08:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/136018683 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/136127882 The way a media product ‘speaks’ to it’s audience. In order to communicate, a producer of any text must make some assumptions about an intended audience.

]]> 2016-11-08 15:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/136127882 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137453915 An Introduction: http://www.slideshare.net/anne.horne/media-narrative-theory
Key theorists:
Todorov: 1. Equilibrium 2. Dispruption 3. Recognition of Disruption 4. Attempt at Resolution 5. New Equilibrium
Propp: 'Spheres of Action': Hero, villain, donor, helper, princess/ victim, dispathcher, false hero
Levi-Strauss: 'Binary Oppositions' e.g. light vs. dark, good vs. evil, old vs. young, weak vs. strong, insider vs. outsider]]> 2016-11-14 17:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137453915 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137455394 Are you being spoken to or looked at?]]> 2016-11-14 17:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137455394 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137456597 Are you being referred to? Are you watching someone? Is your viewing presence acknowledged?]]> 2016-11-14 17:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137456597 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137460968 2016-11-14 17:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137460968 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137462566 2016-11-14 17:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137462566 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137463138 Are you being put in a particular position? E.g. are being told a secret, like someone's confidante (below)? Or are you an observer or  'voyeur' (right) peering into someone's life? Are you being asked to empathise with a central character?]]> 2016-11-14 17:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137463138 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137468249 2016-11-14 17:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137468249 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137470453 Race e.g. representation of black people
Class - e.g. 'chavs' in UK
Gender - of women in particular
Age e.g. 'the youth' or 'OAPs'

]]> 2016-11-14 17:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137470453 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137633857 2016-11-15 08:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137633857 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137636026 2016-11-15 08:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137636026 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137637360 Enigma code: what is the central enigma (mystery/ problem/ question) to be solved in the film?
Action codes: what visual shorthand (symbols/ signs/ codes) are being used to communicate meaning e.g. a wife throws a husband's belongings out of the window = there has been an argument/ he has cheated]]> 2016-11-15 08:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137637360 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137638259 Research each of the terms on this page and apply them to your own Music Video Analysis]]> 2016-11-15 08:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137638259 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137638904 2016-11-15 08:49:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137638904 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137639229 2016-11-15 08:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137639229 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137640166 2016-11-15 08:55:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/137640166 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/140245973 2016-11-28 16:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/140245973 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/140246363 2016-11-28 16:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/140246363 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/140427936 2016-11-29 09:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/140427936 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/214992811 This is a well-studied field, so there are many. The main ones are summarised in this blog ...]]> 2017-12-11 13:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/214992811 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/214994940 2017-12-11 13:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/214994940 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/214995954 2017-12-11 13:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/214995954 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/214996499 2017-12-11 13:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/214996499 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/214997087 In your ClassNotes in the CDMP Notebook, choose a favourite film or soap and analyse the narrative structures present, applying as many of the narrative theories you have studied as possible. Aim to make at least eight different observations and explain how the use of narrative engages and keeps attention of the audience.]]> 2017-12-11 13:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/214997087 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/215033623 2017-12-11 14:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/215033623 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/215315271 Try the 'Match' game to see how much you remember.]]> 2017-12-12 08:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/215315271 nickallen https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/215340925 This Marvel feature film follows the eponymous protagonist/ hero 'Thor' - the god of thunder - in his battle to save his home realm of Asgard from subjugation by his evil older sister and chief antagonist, Hela. An equilibrium state of apparent happiness and peace is established in Asgard at the beginning albeit that Thor has been imprisoned by the underworld demon Surtur. However it established that he is simply doing his usual job of keeping Asgard from harm and quickly succeeds - preventing any disruption.
The real disruption is caused soon after by the death of Thor and Loci's father, Odin, allowing their previously unknown evil older sister, Hela, who is the key villain, to return to Asgard and take over.
Thor is a fairly typical hero who is helped by his brother Loci who, as expected in previous films, turns out to be a 'false hero' by betraying his brother but in this film redeems himself by returning to help his brother defeat Hela and evacuate Asgard. In this he is aided by other helpers such as the comic character Korg.
Thor's father Odin plays the dispatcher role - frequently offering Thor advice in dream sequences. He also acts as donor, having previously provided Thor with his hammer, he helps Thor discover that his real power is his control of lightning.
The 'princess' role is more atypical in this film. There is a suggestion of romance between Thor and Valkyrie but this character is strong and independent and ends up fulfilling the role of helper alongside Hulk. The princess role is actually fulfilled by the Asgardians who have to be evacuated from Asgard to avoid being destroyed.
A resolution is found when Loci brings a massive spaceship to evacuate the people of Asgard and a new equilibrium is reached where they appear to now be fated to wander the cosmos aboard this ship.
The narrative is closed at the point of the end credits - a satisfactory resolution has been found - the people are saved. However, as is a convention with most Marvel feature films, an additional teaser scene within the closing credits keeps the narrative open and encourages viewers to watch the next Marvel film which will continue the narrative.
There is an assumption that the audience will get to see these now familiar characters again in future narratives which is likely to attract further revenue. Enigma codes are also used to signal future narrative developments such as when Loci sees the blue Tesseract - a magical, power-giving 'infinity stone' -  in Odin's vault. This is also a reference to previous Marvel films in which the Tesseract plays a key part.]]> 2017-12-12 10:22:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/215340925 https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/215354422 2017-12-12 11:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nickallen/Media_Terminology/wish/215354422