Narrative & the Construction of Meaning
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Narrativeand the construction of meaning
AS Media Studies
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Every medias text has aNARRATIVE STRUCTURE
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This is how theSTORY IS TOLD
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NARRATIVE is creatingMEANING
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As consumers (audience)we have come to expectcertain rules (conventions)in our stories.
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As consumers (audience)we have come to expectcertain rules (conventions)in our stories.
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We are socialised in our media culture toexpect a certain relationshipbetween a media text andthe way it is “packaged”.
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We are socialised in our media culture toexpect a certain relationshipbetween a media text andthe way it is “packaged”.
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This means we havecertain expectations…
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This means we havecertain expectations…which have developedthrough our exposure to media texts.
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A coherent, expected,and therefore acceptablenarrative is necessary fora text to be successful.
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A coherent, expected,and therefore acceptablenarrative is necessary fora text to be successful.
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NARRATIVE is creatingMEANING
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This is often done throughANCHORAGE
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In a moving image text,film or TV, the narrativeIs shaped by many elements but especially…
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• mise en scene
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• mise en scene• editing
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• mise en scene• editing• music and sounds
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This is the way that thestory is told or how we
describe what is happening
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Just as a writer uses paperand words, an artist usescanvas and ink, a sculptoruses clay….
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So we use, mise enscene, sound, music,and editing to shape ournarrative.
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You need to be ready to write in detailabout…
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How you have used theseelements to confirm the genre of your text?
You also need to understand…
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Generic conventions arethe shorthand of narrative.
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Generic conventions arethe shorthand of narrative.
They simplify the storytellingprocess
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Stereotypes are anothervery useful narrative tool.
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Stereotypes are anothervery useful narrative tool.
Are you using any in your film?
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As human beings weare preconditionedto make a narrative out of what we see. (see John Berger’s book “Ways of Seeing”)
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We always want to find outwhy, what, when, where?
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We always want to find outwhy, what, when, where?
We need to make sense of the world.
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We always want to find outwhy, what, when, where?
We need to make sense of the world.
We don't like chaos.
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Some things that give meaning…
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Some things that give meaning… close ups,
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Some things that give meaning… close ups, establishing shots,
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Some things that give meaning… close ups, establishing shots, juxtaposition of shots,
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Some things that give meaning… close ups, establishing shots, juxtaposition of shots, music,
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Some things that give meaning… close ups, establishing shots, juxtaposition of shots,
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Some things that give meaning… close ups, establishing shots, juxtaposition of shots, music, sound effects,
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Some things that give meaning… close ups, establishing shots, juxtaposition of shots, music, sound effects, colours,
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Some things that give meaning… close ups, establishing shots, juxtaposition of shots, music, sound effects, colours, costumes, Narrative
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Some things that give meaning… close ups, establishing shots, juxtaposition of shots, music, sound effects, colours, costumes, dialogue,
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Some things that give meaning… close ups, establishing shots, juxtaposition of shots, music, sound effects, colours, costumes, dialogue, etc.
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