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Media techniques

Media techniques. Learning Objective. To understand the various filmic techniques that you will have to have a deep understanding of when discussing Sherlock . A word on filmic techniques:.

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Media techniques

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  1. Media techniques

  2. Learning Objective • To understand the various filmic techniques that you will have to have a deep understanding of when discussing Sherlock.

  3. A word on filmic techniques: • They, broadly speaking, are very similar to the kind of things you talk about in literary texts: characterisation, plot, setting… • You are trying to explain how the techniques contribute meaning to the film or sequence overall.

  4. Who is the authorof a film/TV drama? • Producer? • Director? • Screenwriter?

  5. Characterisation • Characterisation – how the creator makes gives the character depth. • Collect information about the character – what they wear, what they say, what they do, what others say about them – and then work from there.

  6. Representation • Representation is a more broad term, regarding how an idea or type of person, place or thing is represented. • For example, in Sherlock we will look at the representation of the police and of London. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOecpti7Qf8 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_CWXOQNGIk

  7. Mise-en-scene • ‘Putting into the scene’ en Francais. • Means everything visual in the scene. • Camera* • Set • Costume* • Use of space • Colour • Lighting*

  8. Task • Discuss the mise-en-scene in this scene: • How does the director create meaning?

  9. Narrative • Montage – shows a passage of time. Images edited together and usually accompanied by music. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfG-Eef_pdM

  10. Narrative • You will often talk about narrative structure – this deals with the order in which the story is told.

  11. Narrative • Key concepts of narrative: • Todorov – theory of equilibrium • Freytag – story structure diagram • Enigma/Revelation

  12. Narrative • Todorov – common structure: normality (equilibrium) – disruption of normality – return to normality. • Freytag – common structure: exposition – rising action – climax – falling action – denouement

  13. Narrative • Enigma– text throws up some questions that maintain interest until they are answered.

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