Brianna Hodder AS

    Stuart Hall's Reception theory       Stuart Hall’s reception theory emphasizes that media texts are encoded and decoded. The producer encodes messages and ideas based off their own ideologies which are then decoded by the audience. However, audiences with different ideologies will interpret different media differently, and perhaps in a way that producers did not intend for .     Dominant or preferred reading     This is how the producer wants the audience to view and interpret the media text. Audience members will take this position if the mess ages are clear and if the audience member is of the same age and culture. This way of interpretation is viewed i f it has an easy to follow narrative and if it deals with themes rela tive to the audience.     e.g., The audience has decoded the Joker exactly as the producers intended – as the villain.     Oppositional reading     This is when the audience re...

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  Media Studies Thriller Genre Overview In this scene we are introduced to a deranged, mentally ill man who is stalking his victim although coming across as normal and an ‘all round nice guy’ to his neighbourhood. All four elemental techniques (camera, sound, editing, and mise-en-scene) will be used to create a suspenseful scene.  During the scene, the mentally unstable man will approach his victim, a teenage, rebellious, girl who has just stormed out of her house after fighting with her parents. It is during this moment of vulnerability that the man chooses to strike.  Conventions Camera:   Scene begins with an establishing shot - an aerial view of the neighbourhood. This will set the scene and introduce the audience to where and when this is set. Close-ups will be used to show the change in expressions and emotions of the two main characters. Point of View shot so the audience can see what the stalker is looking at (the victim) and his line of sight at each interva...

  Media Studies Week 1 Sherlock Holmes 03 February 2021 This particular scene delves into the four technical elements of representation: Camera, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene. Each element has been incorporated carefully to create an effect on how each aspect affects both the protagonist and antagonist. This scene focuses on one of the main core representation which is class and status. Elements of mise-en-scene, for example clothing, provides us with evidence that both Sherlock Holmes and Professor John Moriarty are part of the wealthy, upper-class section of society as they are both seen wearing professional suits with ties. This, however, reveals that Holmes’ stalwart partner, Watson, is not considered to be on the same social tier as he is seen wearing more casual, yet still formal, clothing. The work of the cameras has been used creatively to further accentuate this idea. In one scene, Moriarty, the powerful arch-nemesis, is obstructed from view while he continues his spee...