There is a vast amount of language within the media to help describe media texts for example, technical code or signifier. It allows us to discuss the way we use camera, sound, editing, mise-en-scene, semiotics and ideology to create meaning in the media.
Symbollic codes include; weapons, mirrors, light and doors as well as many more. These are all very important as they set the tone and as Neale states, genre are forms of repetition and difference (which keeps audiences interested) for the film which enables the audience to feel a specific type of way that is given through the film. The context of the symbollic code is also very important for the film because it establishes exactly what the weapon or mirror signifies. If you do not understand that a woman being stabbed with a knife by a man for example, represents rape then the film will not have a big effect on the audience. Also, culture is important for horror films because different aspect of it could have different meanings. We must make sure that we explore the message that a horror film is sending, before we judge it.
Furthermore, the Technical Codes within horror are, camera angles, lighting and editing. Different editing techniques represent different things for example, a montage initiates panic and a lack of control or a close up shot creates a connection between the audience and the characters (most frequently the protagonist). How equipment is used in a horror film tell the story in a media text. A technical code of lighting in a horror film creates mystery and suspense which is a crucial part of a horror film.
Audio code within horror includes; diegetic sound (sound heard by the characters), non-diegetic sound (sound that is not heard by characters eg a drone), score (a musical component of a shows soundtrack and sound effects (added to a film during the production stage). Examples of these are, screaming which is diegetic, this connotes fear and is usually done by a female indicating they are the inferior and weaker sex. Ascending tones are often used in horror films to add an eerie tone to the film, these are typically done by using a violin.
In conclusion, the meaning of horror films get lost, they keep the denotation and lose the connotation. For example, vampires no longer represent sexuality anymore, Twilight is a film that completely contradicts the vampire ideology. Depending on what the context of a horror film is the symbollic codes disappear, without certain conventions a horror film would not be a horror film. There are a collection of conventions involved to make films scary such as; lighting and sound.
Symbollic codes include; weapons, mirrors, light and doors as well as many more. These are all very important as they set the tone and as Neale states, genre are forms of repetition and difference (which keeps audiences interested) for the film which enables the audience to feel a specific type of way that is given through the film. The context of the symbollic code is also very important for the film because it establishes exactly what the weapon or mirror signifies. If you do not understand that a woman being stabbed with a knife by a man for example, represents rape then the film will not have a big effect on the audience. Also, culture is important for horror films because different aspect of it could have different meanings. We must make sure that we explore the message that a horror film is sending, before we judge it.
Furthermore, the Technical Codes within horror are, camera angles, lighting and editing. Different editing techniques represent different things for example, a montage initiates panic and a lack of control or a close up shot creates a connection between the audience and the characters (most frequently the protagonist). How equipment is used in a horror film tell the story in a media text. A technical code of lighting in a horror film creates mystery and suspense which is a crucial part of a horror film.
Audio code within horror includes; diegetic sound (sound heard by the characters), non-diegetic sound (sound that is not heard by characters eg a drone), score (a musical component of a shows soundtrack and sound effects (added to a film during the production stage). Examples of these are, screaming which is diegetic, this connotes fear and is usually done by a female indicating they are the inferior and weaker sex. Ascending tones are often used in horror films to add an eerie tone to the film, these are typically done by using a violin.
In conclusion, the meaning of horror films get lost, they keep the denotation and lose the connotation. For example, vampires no longer represent sexuality anymore, Twilight is a film that completely contradicts the vampire ideology. Depending on what the context of a horror film is the symbollic codes disappear, without certain conventions a horror film would not be a horror film. There are a collection of conventions involved to make films scary such as; lighting and sound.
"There is a vast amount of language within the media to help describe media texts for example, technical code or signifier. It allows us to discuss the way we use camera, sound, editing, mise-en-scene, semiotics and ideology to create meaning in the media."
ReplyDeleteWHO is your Theorist?
WHAT are the 4 codes - introduce them
WHAT is denotation and connotation?
WHAT is your SUBTEXT/Deeper meaning for this film?
PARA 1 - this is all good analysis, however there are NO EXAMPLES to your own work and as a consequence will limit your grade.
WHAT symbolic codes are prominent in your work?
HOW successfully did you use Symbolic Codes to make the Genre recognisable?
WHAT do they Mean?
HOW do they communicate your Subtext?
" a montage initiates panic and a lack of control or a close up shot creates a connection between the audience and the characters (most frequently the protagonist). How equipment is used in a horror film tell the story in a media text. A technical code of lighting in a horror film creates mystery and suspense which is a crucial part of a horror film."
True, however, WHAT about Fades what do they represent.
The essay plan give you 1 para for Edit and 1 for Camera - No CAM shots or angles discussed.
Again WHERE is the evidence of this in your own work - you must be specific to get the marks
HOW does it connote your SUBTEXT/meaning?
Para 3
You discuss the purpose, but again there is no evidence that these ra in your trailer - WHAT is the meaning they produce or are they merely genre conventions?
IS there any meaning to a drone sound? WHAT could it symbolise or signify?
Para 4 - written codes? MISSING
"In conclusion, the meaning of horror films get lost, they keep the denotation and lose the connotation. For example, vampires no longer represent sexuality anymore, Twilight is a film that completely contradicts the vampire ideology"
You have no addressed this in your introduction so it makes no sense to hang thin on here as there is no evidence to back it up.
AGAIN - there is no reference to your own work which limits your grade to L2.