representation

Question 1

representations

Answer 1

the way the media represent individuals

Question 2

denotation

Answer 2

dictionary definition - factual

Question 3

connotation

Answer 3

deeper meaning

Question 4

stereotype

Answer 4

simplified representation of a person/group

Question 5

countertop

Answer 5

positive stereotype - opposite of one

Question 6

Stuart hall- preferred reading

Answer 6

what the produces want audiences to respond to

Question 7

Stuart hall- negotiated reading

Answer 7

theres a compromise - partly agrees

Question 8

Stuart hall- oppositional reading

Answer 8

audience are in complete disagreement

Question 9

codes and conventions

Answer 9

codes - system of signs

conventions - widely recognised ways of doing something

Question 10

how are representations constructed

Answer 10

camera anges, shot types and iconography

Question 11

high angle shot

Answer 11

looking down on a character - small and vulnerable

Question 12

low angle shot

Answer 12

looking up - authority and large

Question 13

Tessa Perkins

Answer 13

stereotypes are not always false but contains some element of truth
they are not always negative

Question 14

Andy medhurst

Answer 14

stereotyping is short hand for identification eg- soap operas

Question 15

Propps character types

Answer 15

all narratives has 8 character types-
hero 
villain
princess
dispatcher
donor
helper
father
false hero

Question 16

levi strauss -

Answer 16

binary opposites 
eg- good vs evil
old vs young
humanity vs technology
old vs new

Question 17

baudrillard

Answer 17

hyperreality
our reality is based upon there reality presented to us through the media
no longer able to distinguish the difference between reality and fantasy

Question 18

Laura mulvey

Answer 18

male gaze theory

denies woman identity - the female body is viewed voyeuristically