Media Studies

What I've Learnt In Media Some of the things I learnt during my first week of media lessons include the three stages of production : pre-production (which includes things like casting and script writing),  production and post-production , that the largest film company in the world is an Indian company that are also known as "Bollywood" in Hollywood and other industries, and I learnt the 10 different media forms/industries which are: film, tv, advertising, interactive media, video games, publication, press, animation, photo imaging and radio. Genre + Key media terms The week after that I learnt some of the key terminology that is used when analysing a media text in terms of genre (which means "type" in French), and the words that I remembered the best are: Intertexuality - When a media text refers to another media text e.g. The Shining referencing the 1969 moon landing. Iconography - The things you'd expect to see in a certain genre e.g. ...

Tim Burton Tim could be classed as an Auteur film producer as he has a very signature dark approach when creating a film, which is instantly recognisable by the narratives, characters and even colour schemes that he uses in his films. In 'Charlie and The Chocolate Factory', these things can be clearly seen by the use of dreary and dull colours to set a darker tone to the film as a whole. The character of Willy Wonka is also portrayed in a different way, showing him to suffer from a troublesome past which almost seems out of place in what you would think is a kids movie. These darker than usual narratives and charcters are also seen in Tim's film 'Beetlejuice'. This dark and gothic style has earned him a huge fanbase, which are a mixture of adults and children, who enjoy every one of his films.

Genre Analysis: Analysing more than one media text of the same genre and comparing their similarities and differences Content Analysis:   A type of research for studying media texts e.g. audio and video Narrative Analysis: Study of how the narrative/story is told in a media text Fan Studies: Research on fans and fan cultures of media texts Reception Studies: Research on how an audience perceives and interprets a media text The Shining The genre of this movie is horror, and this can be seen through the use of iconographies seen in most horror movies such as a killer, blood and weapons. The narrative is chronological which is shown through the use of frames which show the time each part of the movie is taking place, and they usually go from one day of the week to the next. This helps to keep some order to the plot and events in the movie which in detail can be confusing at times, as some things are unexplainable unless you watch theories or have read the ...

Structuralism + Semiotics: Research into how audiences gain meaning from media texts Auteur Theory: The idea that a director is as important as an author of a book or play Feminism: The idea that women are equal to men and every gender Queer Theory:  The deeper study into people that identify as "queer" Marxism: Political and social analysis of social changes in the world Psychoanalytic:  The idea that some media texts can show the desires and anxieties of the Author/Director that made them. Film 1: Donnie Darko Genre: Sci-fi Director: Richard Kelly Audience: Sci-fi fans, possibly horror or thriller fans, 15+ years Film: Blair Witch Project Genre: Horror/Mystery Director: Daniel Myrick Audience: Teenagers, horror fans