micro analysis and genre
Genre and audience pleasures
Altman argues that genre offers audiences a set of pleasures:
emotional pleasures - how does the text make you feel ?happy ,sad, nostalgic
visceral pleasures- gut responses such as excitement fear laughter
intellectual pleasures - does it make the audience think?
sounds - doctor who
backgroumd music - nostalgic (for a short period)
background music - tension is very high with short blimps of calm
changes when he starts speaking to her about her dad as music becomes a lot softer
The bride song is used as a comedic feature . it is used to relieve the viewers of the suspense
non diegentic
- suddenly shifts to calmer ,emotive music as soon as the female character mentions her dad.
- computer electricity sound effects (diegetic) also link to the sci fi
- dialogue - carries the strory and gives information
THE FOUR TECHINAL ASPECTAS (DR who)
CAMERA LANGUAGE
- black silhouette low angle
- low angle DR assistant walking into buildings
- close up DR when serious tension
- tracking DR kate
MISE-EN-SCENCE
- laboratory location computer monitors
- costume (DR wearing old fantioned clothes showing time travel)
- lightening in lab-blue chilling
EDITING-
- silhouette long shot into a close up connotes mystery
- Dr walks into lab quick cuts costumes bombardment
Denote - what is there (what we can see and hear)
connotes - what it suggests
POINT, EXAMPLE,EXPLAIN
point - the lighting used in the laborataory scence
example - At the computer , whilst the doctor is typing blue , artificial light is denoted. The light is very bright. The rest of the lighting is dark and black.
explain- This connotes the sci-fi genre as chilling and mysterious.The blue creates a connotation of loneliness and vulnerability as the cubes are attacking earth , leaving the human race helpless. The darkness heightens this sense of loneliness and fear although the blue light could connote the doctor and his tardis as a ray of light
theory - this could link to visceral pleasure of anxiety and fear, created in the audience as it emphasises the uncertainty of the doctor and whether he can save the world.
example - there was a close up when the doctor and kate were speaking inside the modern house
explain - this connotes that what they are actually talking about could be very serious , as the close up adds tension the scene meaning that the serious thing they are talking about could bare huge importance for the rest of the series.
theory - This could link to the feelings that are tense and fearful in the laboratory as well as the sense of uncertainty , meaning that the audiences will be increase there attention levels and want to carry on watching
Altman argues that genre offers audiences a set of pleasures:
emotional pleasures - how does the text make you feel ?happy ,sad, nostalgic
visceral pleasures- gut responses such as excitement fear laughter
intellectual pleasures - does it make the audience think?
sounds - doctor who
backgroumd music - nostalgic (for a short period)
background music - tension is very high with short blimps of calm
changes when he starts speaking to her about her dad as music becomes a lot softer
The bride song is used as a comedic feature . it is used to relieve the viewers of the suspense
non diegentic
- suddenly shifts to calmer ,emotive music as soon as the female character mentions her dad.
- computer electricity sound effects (diegetic) also link to the sci fi
- dialogue - carries the strory and gives information
THE FOUR TECHINAL ASPECTAS (DR who)
CAMERA LANGUAGE
- black silhouette low angle
- low angle DR assistant walking into buildings
- close up DR when serious tension
- tracking DR kate
MISE-EN-SCENCE
- laboratory location computer monitors
- costume (DR wearing old fantioned clothes showing time travel)
- lightening in lab-blue chilling
EDITING-
- silhouette long shot into a close up connotes mystery
- Dr walks into lab quick cuts costumes bombardment
Denote - what is there (what we can see and hear)
connotes - what it suggests
POINT, EXAMPLE,EXPLAIN
point - the lighting used in the laborataory scence
example - At the computer , whilst the doctor is typing blue , artificial light is denoted. The light is very bright. The rest of the lighting is dark and black.
explain- This connotes the sci-fi genre as chilling and mysterious.The blue creates a connotation of loneliness and vulnerability as the cubes are attacking earth , leaving the human race helpless. The darkness heightens this sense of loneliness and fear although the blue light could connote the doctor and his tardis as a ray of light
theory - this could link to visceral pleasure of anxiety and fear, created in the audience as it emphasises the uncertainty of the doctor and whether he can save the world.
camera language
point - the camera language that was used in her house was very interestingexample - there was a close up when the doctor and kate were speaking inside the modern house
explain - this connotes that what they are actually talking about could be very serious , as the close up adds tension the scene meaning that the serious thing they are talking about could bare huge importance for the rest of the series.
theory - This could link to the feelings that are tense and fearful in the laboratory as well as the sense of uncertainty , meaning that the audiences will be increase there attention levels and want to carry on watching
Saul
ReplyDeleteYour notes on genre are fine. Your understanding of textual analysis is improving too... Although I would expect you to use more terminology. Please complete the second point at the bottom of the page in more detail, with more focus on denotation, connotation and application of the theory. With connotation focus on the audience effect, how genre is clear and how it represents the characters.
Please leave a comment below as a reflection on feedback and explaining the changes you have made - as a minimum please complete points as requested.
Mr P
I have completed the last point and added points that it denotes and spoken about the effect on the audience
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