Extension Task - Mise En Scene of an distinctive image.

Batman

The character in this still image is Batman. Batman is a well known superhero and is a protagonist in all the films he stars in. He is wearing a costumes which connotes that he wants to keep his real identity a secret which is an enigma code for the audience as they will want to know who he is. Batman is center of the picture to show that he is the main character,main hero, who is tough and strong. The protagonists body language shows the audience that he is ready to fight and ready to take on anything bad as he is standing menacingly. Batman is showing a very serious face which implies that he is ready to fight and is not in the mood for any funny business. He just wants to get it over and done with. The background is of a city which seems to very alive because of all the lights that are turned on  however it  is very grey, gloomy and wet which implies that something bad it happening or is about to happen.  

Key Words

Key Words

Iconography - The representation of an image(s)

BBFC - The British Board of Film Classification

Spoof - Exaggerating something's characteristics features for a comic effect 

Mise en scene - The way a scene or properties is represented to give hints about where the play or movie is enacted

Hybrid - Combining two things together

Low Key Lighting - This is when a character or object appears to be darker and the light is coming from behind them

Back Lighting - When the light is behind a object

Low Budget - This is when a film or play doesn't use much money to make a film

Low Angle Shot - This is when the camera is looking up at the character or object rather than eye level of above

Monochrome - A picture or film that is in black and white only 

Antagonist - The character that has the opposite role than the protagonist. For example, being the villain or a person who gets in the way of the protagonists goals.

Binary Opposition - The difference between two mutually exclusive concepts/things that creates conflict and drives a narrative. For example, good/evil, day/night, old/young, male/female, presence/absence.

Demographic - Factual characteristics of a population sample. For example, age, gender, race, income, education ect.

Enigma Code - A question that is not answered immediately hence drawing the audience into watching the full extract, clip, series ect. For example, A body is discovered at the beginning of a TV detective drama. The audience keeps watching to find out who the killer is. The enigma code is the killers identity.

Ideology - It is a set of ideas or beliefs which are held to be acceptable by the creators of a media text. For example, a text might be described as having a feminist ideology, meaning it promotes the idea that women are the equal of men and should not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender.

Cinematography - The art of photography and camerawork in film-making. For example, camera shots, camera angles, camera movement and lighting.

Why I chose Media

My name is Shivani Sokal and I’m 16 years old. I am a very quiet and shy person but at times I can be very loud and out going. I went to Durdans Park Primary school from Nursery to Year 6, I studied at Greenford High School for five years and now doing sixth form here too! I studied Textiles, Sociology, Business and Psychology for my GCSE's. Now I am currently taking Applied Science and Media for my A Levels. The reason I chose to study Media as an A Level is because a variety of people were telling me that it is a fun subject to take and is similar to English Literature. So yeah, that's a little bit about me:)