Dominate/Alternative Representation

Dominate Reading of Black People                     Alternative Reading of Black People 

Theories Applied to Our Own Made Up Flim

Plot - A new girl has arrived to a new school in West-London. However, who ever she associates her self with is killed. After a number of deaths fingers are pointed towards her. But the questions is is she really innocent? is she the reason for the killings? or has her past haunted her?

The theory applied to this story would be Todorov's. As at the start there would be an equilibrium. The equilibrium would be of everything being perfect no deaths, everyone happy and the main charter fitting in and getting to know people around the school. The disequilibrium is that there are many killing associated with the people that girl knows. Therefore, many people are doubting her and saying she the killer. The new equilibrium would be of her proving her innocents. There would be a re-insurance within the audience of peace being restored and order.

In addition, Propps theory would apply to this as well. The hero would be the girl who our main character is. There wouldn't be a villain that is obvious however, a false hero whom appears to be good but is secretly behind all the killings. Last of all their would be an helper that supports the main character throughout all the killings taking.

Last of all Barthes theory of enigma codes will be used aswell. We would start of with our main character being introduced e.g. getting ready in morning for first day of school etc. This would allow our audience to easily identify that this is our main protagonist then slowly introduce other charcters within the narrative.

Sound Presentation - Mozart

Sirs Evaluation Of My Presentation 

WWW - 

• Great choice of music. Different and good justification too
• Parallel images fit perfectly.
• Interesting class element to it - Royals, estates etc

EBI -

• Design of Slide
• Colour could of been added 

My Evaluation 

Overall I believe that my presentation was good. The parallel and contrapuntal images went well together. However, I do agree with sir. I could of taken my time in creating the presentation and designed it better compared to how it is currently. In addition, I could of used colour in the background of the presentation to convey messages e.g dark grey - dull negative colour, purple - associated with class, royalty etc..

Theories Applied To Film Trailers - Fast & Furious 6

We are introduced to the protagonist in the opening scene. They discuss a plot that interests the main protagonist. Once a picture is shown of a female character his interest grows more. Then we are introduces to all the other protagonists at the same time in different frame shots.
Action codes that are used in this trailer is towards the start where it's a high jacking of a military car.
This raises questions to the audience. They perhaps ask themselves who are these people?, why are they high-jacking the military, what do the military have of their interest?. This creates interest and draws in the audience more to the story.

In this trailer we are introduced to multiple characters. This could indicate that it has a multi strand narrative. The characters displayed indicates that they are doing that job for the same reason however, they are all getting something different out of it.

In the trailer we are introduced to Todorovs theory. We see at the start an equilibrium where everything is calm and there is no violence or any problems. However, that quickly ends as we see one character approaching with a quest. After those events take place it becomes louder and more hectic. We see explosions and a series of clashes between the protagonists and the antagonist through out.

We are also introduced to Propps theory as well The seven spheres of Characters. We are able to identify the villains in this trailer as they are the first set of characters to be in action when gun shots are fired. The donor is at the start who shows a picture to the protagonist. This indicates that the female character is of interest and is to be saved by the protagonist. The helpers are introduced when they are talking about the quest that will take place. Because there are several protagonists we can say that they all play a significant part to restore order. However, the main protagonist is Vin Diesel who has a main interest of the female in the photo.

FIlm Noir - Lighting and Its Effects - The Big Sleep Trailer Analysis

The trailer starts off with two characters. One is a woman who seems to be a librarian the other is an detective. The detective give away half the story line as we know there will be a murder later on where he would have to investigate. The hat and mac coat gives away the identity of that specific character. These clothing items are commonly associated with film noir due to the fact it's mostly based on American crime dramas.

In one scene the detective breaks into a house and comes across a dead body. In that scene low key lighting is used. The low key lighting links with the dead body as it creates a mystery about who's killed that person. This raises questions to the audience about why that person perhaps was killed?, who's the killer?, why was he targeted? etc.
In another scene the female character is bent down to the ground looking at something then quickly looks out the door to see if anyone is looking. This also raises question within the audience and suspicion about this character. The facial expersions of her suggest she perhaps is up to no good.

Film Noir - Lighting And Its Affects

Film Noir Distinctive Style 

Film Noir is associated with Hollywood crime movies in the early 40's to the 50's. Film Noir is most commonly know for using low-key lighting. The low-key lighting emphasises a mysterious, dangerous environment. This links with the American crime drama that Film Noir is associated with. The shadowy environment Film Noir creates links with mystery. The overall feeling creates a eerie environment in all Film Noir movies. The term 'Noir' comes from the French which means black. It just means black film.
The American adopted the style from the French and used it for their famous crime drama's.

Picture Analysis

This photography has been taken at a low angle shot. It uses low key lighting which is commonly associated with film noir. The low key lighting focus on the hand of the subject. The hand and the gun play a significant part in this photo. The fact that the gun is of more focus suggest that their is violence to follow. Furthermore, the low angle shot suggests that the person whom the subject is pointing the gun to has less power compared to our subject. The subject has more dominance over that person.

In this photo the subject's face is not visible. This gives a sense of mystery which is commonly associated with film noir. In addition, the background seems very foggy. Fog is one of the key conventions of film noir.

Dominate, Negotiated & Oppositional Reading/ Halls Theory

Halls Theory

Stuart Hall had a theory of encoding and decoding. His theory suggests that T.V programmes and other media have messages within it. The message can be interpreted in three different ways. This all depends on who's viewing the media displayed. Each and every person will have different interpretations of the media displayed. This depends on that specific persons cultural background, economic standing and personal experiences

Hall states that there is three ways of decoding. One is the dominate reading this is what the creator of the media displayed intends. The other is the negotiated reading which is a middle group. This argues for and against the media displayed. The last on is the oppositional reading. This is an alternative reading that goes against the creators intentions.

Dominate Reading - The dominate reading of this specific picture is a negative reading. The fact that these two subjects are wearing their hoods up indicates that they could be causing trouble. Furthermore, by having their hoods up they're hiding their identity. This could convey that they're already in some sort of criminal activities. The hood can also represent that these two subjects are teenagers. As teenagers are most commonly known to be wearing their hoods up. Furthermore, the fact that they're are wearing all black attire could perhaps mean they're of bad characters. As black conveys darkness, evil, danger etc.

Negotiated Reading - The negotiated reading of this picture could be of that these two subjects are just walking home from going out with their mate. The hoods up can indicated that they probably felt cold or it rained during their journey back home. However, the other reading of this could perhaps be that more teens are involved with violence on the streets.

Oppositional Reading - The oppositional reading of this picture could be that two friends are walking home from playing football in the park with their mates. The fact that they're wearing their hoods up could just be because they either feel cold or it was raining previously. Furthermore, the fact that both of them are wearing similar clothing backs up that they could of been at the park playing football.