TV Drama Blog

As part of the OCR AS Media Studies specification you are required to study the way in which representation functions with TV Drama. TV Drama and representation will be the first part of the exam which will consist of watching a TV Drama sequence and answering a question based on a given representational area.

You will not know what the TV Drama is and what representational area will be included prior to the exam.

This blog will be dedicated to the TV Drama section and will contain relevant resources for this unit as well as class activities completed by students.

Monday, 26 September 2011

Mise en scene explained




Mise en scene and Meaning

ASPECTS                                      
Setting, Props, Lighting, Casting, Costume and Make up, Movement, and Framing                                                        

THINKING POINTS
Setting
Where/when is it set? is it filmed on set or location?
Does the setting tell us anything about the genre?

Props                                                         
What props have been included?
Do they tell you anything about the setting or genre?
Connotative meaning?

Lighting                                                    
 Natural or artificial lighting? where is it coming from?
 Intensity? shadows? what atmosphere is created?

Casting                                                      
Who is playing each role? is there any significance to
these choices?

Costume and Make-up                            
What are the characters wearing? does this tell us
anything about the characters, relationships between them,
the setting? Is one colour more prevalent than others?
what effect does this have?

Movement                                                 
What does body language and movement tell us about
characters emotions? what kind of atmosphere is created?

Framing                                                      
What has been included in the frame? How are objects
positioned within the frame/in relation to each others?
 Are we seeing things from one persons view point?

TASK: Watch the clip below and analyse the seven aspects mentioned above. Refer to the thinking points to help your analysis.



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