This is todorovs theory
Thursday 29 September 2011
Wednesday 28 September 2011
Tessa Perkins stereotypes
Tessa Perkins
Stereotyping is not a simple process and contains a number of assumptions that can be
challenged. Tessa Perkins (1979) identifies 5 such assumptions;
• Stereotypes are not always negative (e.g. 'The French are good cooks').
• They are not always about minority groups or the less powerful ( e.g. 'upper class twits').
• They can be held about one's own group.
• They are not rigid or unchanging ( e.g. the "cloth cap worker of the 1950's became the
1980's 'consumerist home-owner who holidays in Spain').
• They are not always false.
Stereotyping has tended to suggest that it is wrong to see people in categories. Yet in the field
of social psychology it has long been recognised that categorisation is a fundamental process
necessary for humans to make sense of the world. Humans need to impose structure on events
, experiences and people.
To what extent do you agree with Tessa Perkins assumptions? Explain your answer and refer to TV Drama examples.
The first statement she makes I do agree with to some extent, this is because people on not always meaning anything bad, they may be complimenting, however, the person who they are talking about in this case the French may not like cooking and therefore do not want to be related to it, but it is still not a bad thing to be called a good cook as it is a compliment and people can see that, and they should be flattered to be given such a compliment.
Her second statement however I do not agree with, anyone in the world could be classed as a minority group and there is always something which can and will offend them, you may refer to a race of people, but compared to the rest of the world they are still a minority and that is not fair to single them out as such.
This viedo shows that everyone is different yet they still can be friends.
Yes, somebody may say something about their self and their friends, they may say it as a joke but it is still stereotyping, it can sometimes be bad and sometimes be good, but that is still not to say that it is right to stereo type, putting a label on someone is not right, they should not single themselves out.
Generally they are always false, everybody is different in some way, be it their personality there looks, there height, there weight, the skin tone, you cannot call somebody something as it will not represent them in whole, it is offensive and should not be done.
Stereotyping is not a simple process and contains a number of assumptions that can be
challenged. Tessa Perkins (1979) identifies 5 such assumptions;
• Stereotypes are not always negative (e.g. 'The French are good cooks').
• They are not always about minority groups or the less powerful ( e.g. 'upper class twits').
• They can be held about one's own group.
• They are not rigid or unchanging ( e.g. the "cloth cap worker of the 1950's became the
1980's 'consumerist home-owner who holidays in Spain').
• They are not always false.
Stereotyping has tended to suggest that it is wrong to see people in categories. Yet in the field
of social psychology it has long been recognised that categorisation is a fundamental process
necessary for humans to make sense of the world. Humans need to impose structure on events
, experiences and people.
To what extent do you agree with Tessa Perkins assumptions? Explain your answer and refer to TV Drama examples.
The first statement she makes I do agree with to some extent, this is because people on not always meaning anything bad, they may be complimenting, however, the person who they are talking about in this case the French may not like cooking and therefore do not want to be related to it, but it is still not a bad thing to be called a good cook as it is a compliment and people can see that, and they should be flattered to be given such a compliment.
Her second statement however I do not agree with, anyone in the world could be classed as a minority group and there is always something which can and will offend them, you may refer to a race of people, but compared to the rest of the world they are still a minority and that is not fair to single them out as such.
This viedo shows that everyone is different yet they still can be friends.
Yes, somebody may say something about their self and their friends, they may say it as a joke but it is still stereotyping, it can sometimes be bad and sometimes be good, but that is still not to say that it is right to stereo type, putting a label on someone is not right, they should not single themselves out.
Generally they are always false, everybody is different in some way, be it their personality there looks, there height, there weight, the skin tone, you cannot call somebody something as it will not represent them in whole, it is offensive and should not be done.
Friday 16 September 2011
Wednesday 14 September 2011
Denotation and Connotation
Denotation: the dictionary term.
Connotation: We as a society associate with things.
Connotation: We as a society associate with things.
Tuesday 13 September 2011
Mise-En-Scene For Kickass
Mise-En-Scene for Kickass.
The setting of this film can be seen because of the background, you can see books on a personal bookshelf, they are in a office and from the camera angle you can determine that the main person in this scene is the little girl "Mindy", there is one key light and that is the light above the mans head, from the facial expression on the girl you can see that she is angry, most likely towards the person which she is holding her fist to. The person in the chair looks like he is leaning back to try and avoid being hit by the girl meaning that he may be a bit frightened, however, when you look in great detail you can see that he has his hands around the girl, meaning that he may be about to get her, so he could have anger towards her also, so it is a mutual feeling in the scene.
The costume of the girl makes her look like a superhero, she has the mask and the strange suite which a superhero would wear, so it looks like she is almost playing but from her actions you can tell that she isn't, the older man however, is wearing a suite, he looks like he is in quite a rich house due to the bookshelf and his suite, he might be a buisness man, but due to the nature of the film, you can see that because it is a young girl which is against him that he is most likely a bad person, a criminal or along those lines.
Thursday 8 September 2011
Glossary
Production:
The concept of the film from start to finsh, from making the film to distrubting the film.
Marketing:
Publicising the film, getting the film out there and allowing for people to see what they will see if the go and see the film, posters, trailers, ads etc.
Distribution:
Sending the film to cinemas brands to see if they will show it.
Exhibition:
The showing of the film to audiences.
The concept of the film from start to finsh, from making the film to distrubting the film.
Marketing:
Publicising the film, getting the film out there and allowing for people to see what they will see if the go and see the film, posters, trailers, ads etc.
Distribution:
Sending the film to cinemas brands to see if they will show it.
Exhibition:
The showing of the film to audiences.
Class Survey
There were many different results for the class survey, it showed that people preferred different surroundings while they were watching there movie, it showed that people got the movies in different ways and that they had different senses of humour within films and what they enjoyed, for example, some people would speak about films which were from the science fiction genre and some would of just been to watch a comedy film for example, somebody had seen "rise of the planet of apes" and someone else had just been to see "The Inbetweeners Movie", from this you can see that not all people have the same interests, this can be for many reasons. Such as, the actors, the special effects, the plot of the film, and the country of origin, the country of origin is important, because the USA generally have a higher budget for films which allows them to get better actors, better special effects and there for a better outcome, however, some people may not enjoy the special effects which was shown, quite a lot of people mentioned British comedy films such as the Inbetweeners and Four Lion, this is because it’s simple, and it’s got the right sense of humour for people in the UK.
In the survey we were asked about the pros and cons of the ways in which we watched the films, such as watching it at a cinema, viewing it on DVD, watching it on general TV or maybe even viewing it on a laptop after downloading it, people put forward many different valid reasons for why each was better or worse, for example, cinema, people would say, you go for the experience its bigger, louder, clearer and better, whereas from a different point of view somebody would say that, it’s not as good as the others due to the fact that you cannot control the actions of the people around you, you may carry on being distracted by somebody who keeps going up and down the isles. DVD is a very good choice after looking at the results because you can watch it numerous times over and over, and when you are at home watching it, you can be on your own and just enjoy the film, however, the argument for this is that there is not always a guaranteed chance of you watching it on your own and that there is space being taken up by the DVD, and if the DVD has a scratch you may not be able to watch it. Download wasn't mentioned a lot due to the fact that it takes time to download and that it may cost you and if your internet is slow then it will take you hours to download it.
Marketing was asked about in the survey, for example we discussed things such as how it will be publicised, here are some of the things which we came up with: Trailers for the film, word of mouth, youtube pop-ups, posters, billboards and on the side of buses, these all get the knowledge of the film out and will make it more desirable to watch if you publicise it to the correct audience.
In the survey we were asked about the pros and cons of the ways in which we watched the films, such as watching it at a cinema, viewing it on DVD, watching it on general TV or maybe even viewing it on a laptop after downloading it, people put forward many different valid reasons for why each was better or worse, for example, cinema, people would say, you go for the experience its bigger, louder, clearer and better, whereas from a different point of view somebody would say that, it’s not as good as the others due to the fact that you cannot control the actions of the people around you, you may carry on being distracted by somebody who keeps going up and down the isles. DVD is a very good choice after looking at the results because you can watch it numerous times over and over, and when you are at home watching it, you can be on your own and just enjoy the film, however, the argument for this is that there is not always a guaranteed chance of you watching it on your own and that there is space being taken up by the DVD, and if the DVD has a scratch you may not be able to watch it. Download wasn't mentioned a lot due to the fact that it takes time to download and that it may cost you and if your internet is slow then it will take you hours to download it.
Marketing was asked about in the survey, for example we discussed things such as how it will be publicised, here are some of the things which we came up with: Trailers for the film, word of mouth, youtube pop-ups, posters, billboards and on the side of buses, these all get the knowledge of the film out and will make it more desirable to watch if you publicise it to the correct audience.
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