Media Studies FAIR form, audience, institution, representation helps when analyzing media texts :) 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Media StudiesAS Created by: NatalieCreated on: 11-01-09 17:27 Media Forms including narrative and Genre Media Forms What are the denotative and connotative levels of meaning? What is the signinficants of the texts connotations? What are the non-verbal structures of meaning in the text (gesture, facial expression, positional communication, clothing, prose etc)? What is the significance of mise-en-scene / sets / setting? What work is being done by the soundtrack / commentary / language of the text? What are the dominant images and iconography, and what is their relevance to major themes of the text? What sound and visual techniques are sued to convey meaning (camera positioning, editing, the ways the images and sound are used to convey meaning?) 1 of 3 Media Institutions Media Institution What is the institutional source of the text? In what ways has the text been influenced or shaped by the institution which produced it? Is the source of a public service or commercial institution? What difference does this make to the text? Who owns and controls the institution concerned and does this matter? How has the text bee distributed? 2 of 3 Media Representations Media Representations Who is being represented? In what way are they represented? By whom? Why is the subject represented in this way? Is the representation fair and accurate? What oppurtunities exist fir self-representation by the subject? 3 of 3
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