Representation
Representation involves analysing media representations and how such representations depict, for example, events, people, places, organisations and ideas. Representation involves the selection of images, words, sounds and ideas and the ways in which these are presented, related and ordered. Media codes and conventions help shape a product’s structure and meaning.
Miss Representation |
The Mask You Live In |
Redefining MasculinityLike A Girl |
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Teach Girls Bravery, Not Perfection |
Task 1 |
Introductory PowerPoint |
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Whilst we will look at a variety of Representations in the media this term, the first ones we will be looking at is the Representation of Teenagers, the Representation of Gender and the Representation of Mental Illness.
Have a watch of the first five short films above that look at different representations in the media. "Miss Representation", "Like A Girl" and the TED Talk called "Teach Girls Bravery", looks at messages that are sent about women. "The Mask You Live In" and "Redefining Masculinity", looks at the messages that are sent about men. What do these films say about the representation of men and woman in the media? What are they saying about how people perceive men and women? What are they saying about the roles of men and women in society? How are they doing this? What codes and conventions are used to convey these ideas? How do you define femininity? How do you define masculinity? |
Download the introductory Representation PowerPoint by clicking here.
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Analysing Representations
Watch the three clips below and take notes addressing the four key points:
1. What representation(s) is/are evident in the clip?
2. What does the representation convey about a particular group? What meaning is it giving its audience?
3. What codes and conventions are being used to convey these representations?
4. What meaning do the codes/conventions convey to the audience?
For a refresher on what the codes and conventions are, including terminology you can use in your analysis, go to this page:
www.oneleggedbird.com.au/codes--conventions.html
1. What representation(s) is/are evident in the clip?
2. What does the representation convey about a particular group? What meaning is it giving its audience?
3. What codes and conventions are being used to convey these representations?
4. What meaning do the codes/conventions convey to the audience?
For a refresher on what the codes and conventions are, including terminology you can use in your analysis, go to this page:
www.oneleggedbird.com.au/codes--conventions.html
Once you've completed your notes for each of the clips below, answer the following question for each clip (3 separate responses):
1. Analyse how a representation was constructed in one of the texts you've studied for Representation and what meaning this construction conveyed to the audience. (4 marks)
1. Analyse how a representation was constructed in one of the texts you've studied for Representation and what meaning this construction conveyed to the audience. (4 marks)
