Representation
A representation is a constructed media text. Representations can take many forms, including: radio segments, newspaper articles, photographs, films, television …
Representation
For Outcome 1, you will examine how different things – such as people places, organisations and ideas – are represented in the media. You will learn about how media representations are constructed using a complex series of codes and conventions. While these media representations may seem realistic, we have to remember that they are merely constructions and therefore different from our direct experience of reality.
Representations in film
Filmmakers can use a number of techniques to establish and develop characters. Their choice of camera techniques, acting, mise en …
Gender in Movie Posters
Movie posters are a type of representation. As we have discussed in class, representations can reflect the values of those …
Gender in Advertising
When it comes to representations of gender, advertisers often fall back on well established gender stereotypes. ACTIVITY ONE 1. Describe …
Miss Representation
Miss Representation, a documentary by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, explores the limiting portrayal of women in the mass media and its …