Erins Media Studies Blog

Allegory -  a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. "a metaphor that makes a comment on broader society" Zeitgeist - the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time. "the spirit of time" Godzilla - allegory about America (big, clumsy, dinosaur) destroying Japan with nuclear powers Invasion of the saucer men - allegory about aliens (Russia) coming and taking America. Secrecy, distrust, cloak and dagger war. Know little, scared of their technological power. Independence  Day - allegory about the Middle East (The alien space ship) blowing up monuments of America. Democracy under attack, America has to fight back. Allegorical Aspects of HUMANS - Prostitution and the rights of sex workers In HUMANS a conscious synth (Niska) is captured and sold to a brothel. It is stated that she has pain rec...

LANGUAGE 1 - Semiotics - Roland Barthes 2 - Narratology - Tzvetan Todorov 3 - Genre theory - Steve Neale 4 - Structuralism - Claude Lévi-Strauss REPRESENTATION 6 - Theories of representation - Stuart Hall 7 - Theories of identity - David Gauntlett 8 - Feminist theory - Liesbet van Zoonen 9 - Feminist theory - bell hooks MEDIA INDUSTRIES 12 - Power and media industries - Curran and Seaton 13 - Regulation - Sonia Livingstone and Peter Lunt 14 - Cultural industries - David Hesmondhalgh AUDIENCES 16 - Cultivation theory - George Gerbner 17 - Reception theory - Stuart Hall

Odi's Malfunction Genre codes and conventions  Genre theory  Genre fluidity Camera work - framing and composition shot types, angle, position, movement  Lighting and colour Editing – pace, type of edits, continuity Narrative construction, related to narrative theory Sound – dialogue, music Mise-en-scene – setting and location, props, costume/dress, hair/make-up  CAMERA WORK / MISE EN SCENE - Mirror shot of Anita gazing at  mirror. Trying to figure out her identity? Figure out what she is? Mid shot. Voyeurism. - Supermarket lit very high key, public space, lively, binary opposition with Odi 'dying' on the ground and George being sad and quiet. Sitting down, shock, pensioner. However, lighting is harsh and fake, no love. Relatable, mundane, uk supermarket - High angle Mid shot of Odi on the ground surrounded by smashed glass and jam. Connotes his fragility and broken state. Maybe won't be able to repair him? - Shot/reverseshot of George an...

Humans is an English and slightly American produced TV show adapted from a Swedish TV show. They didn't just purchase the rights to the Swedish show so that it could be remade to appeal to the British culture. - King's Cross establishing shot of mum coming home to family - London. - Dialogue. Listen to it in English rather than subtitled. - British actors. Jen from IT Crow. Merlin. Older lady from Alan Partridge etc. Anita on Fresh Meat and other shows. Primary group represented lower middle class. House, jobs, money troubles. Establishing main characters of Hawkins family. Narrative element. Each family member has an archetype - bitchy teen, sweet kid, horny teenage boy, working dad but also stay at home, working mum (work orientated - lawyer). Subverts gender roles but also very defined. Gives a different narrative story of the mums role being taken by a synth - gives ideas to synth emotions - love? family? Warehouse shot. All lined up no emotions. e.g. irobot, we...