narrative & the construction of meaning

Narrativeand the construction of meaning

AS Media Studies

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

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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