In your end of
year exam, Section A is the analysis of representation in television
drama. An unseen clip will be screened four times.
You are expected
to analyse and discuss the technical aspect of the language and
conventions of moving image in the extract's representation of
individuals, places, groups and events.
- camera shots, angles, movement, composition
- editing
- sound
- mise-en-scene
You will be asked to discuss how these technical elements create specific representations of individuals, groups, events or places and help to articulate specific messages and values that have social significance. Particular areas of representation that may be chosen are:
•Gender
•Age
•Ethnicity
•Sexuality
•Class and status
•Physical ability/disability
We watch Nowhere Boy (directed
by Sam Taylor Wood, 2009) and analyse the visual codes (camera angles,
camera movement, shot types) and sound (dialogue and soundtrack).
We use technical codes (the language of moving image).
We note the exam mark scheme for a grade A response:
- use of terminology (8-10 marks)
- use of examples (16-20 marks)
- analysis, explanation, argument (16-20 marks)
We practise from
the very start formulating responses that cover these three elements in
the order given above. We note just how precise and detailed our points
must be: similar to PEE in your Englsh examination technique (point, evidence, explanation).
