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Representation
Television programs such as, live sport is technically a mediated, constructed
re-presentation of the match through the medium of live representation.
An example of this is a tie
The clothes you wear present an image of you as you would like to be seen by
others.
Example 3 Bedroom
The way your bedroom is decorated and designed, the way everything is laid out
and presented including signs and symbols, reinforce your identity to yourself
and people who may enter your room.
The media takes something that is real, a person or event and they change its
form and thats what we end up looking at, this is called mediation. The cultural
meanings something may carry are referred to as - connotations
Verisimilitude
TV programs are a form of media text in the context of representation and how
the media, represents the world. We are usually concerned with the
representation of, gender, age, ethnicity, types of people or groups, place, time
periods and themes. However representational codes rely on a sense of
authenticy- the clothes, props, settings, music and mainly the Dialogue. When
exploring representation in tv or radio dramas, we would ask questions like:
1. What kind of realism is being attempted by the program?
2. Who is being represented and how?
3. Who isnt being represented?
4. Are there any stereotypical represented characters?
5. Is there a dominant view of the world represented in the drama, or can there
be several views to choose from?
6. What different responses would audience members have?
Television Drama
Teen dramas-
A broad sub-genre including programs such as Hollyoaks and skins, these series
are concerned with the balance between social issues. This relates to the age
group, which has been targeted, and it creates an attractive representational
range of recognizable character types. Social issues are addressed (e.g. crime
pregnancy, relationships, alcohol, drugs and sexuality.)
Soap operas-
Period DramasMany period dramas are literary adaptions to pleasure the audience from this
way of consuming classic fiction. So they are normally linked to classic novels or
plays and offers a set of pleasures which are different to the dramas that are set
in our own world, contexts and times. It is very expensive to produce as high
quality acting is expected. Sometimes a different spin is offered on things, and
put on representational devices.
Hospital DramasThey interplay out vicarious pleasures at witnessing trauma and suffering. They
have a balance of two narrative themes which are : public health and the
treatment of illness. However they explore the workplaces interactions and
relationships. These feature a range of character types and can be referred to as
stereotypes. Recurring characters often are seen a lot such as surgeons, police,
paramedics, ambulance, hospital staff, elderly and children patients.
Shared ConventionsCharactersWho offer shorthand representations of real types of people (or stereotypes)
NarrativeIt is visually presented and demands high levels of active audience
understanding
Mise en scene(Costume, props, lighting, locations and elements of performance- they add up to
an instantly recognizable atmosphere)
CameraworkEnsures continuity and creates drama through visual conventions
Dialogue, sound and musicCreates a balance between verisimilitude (the believable logic of the texts world
which appears real) and drama (which tells the audience how to feel)