Revision TV Drama

Section A:

30 minutes to watch the clip (4 times) and make times
Viewing 1: no notes
Viewing 2, 3, 4:  make notes
40-45 minutes to write response

Talk about the four micro-elements:

• Mise-en-scene,
• Sound,
• Editing,
• Camera angles, movement and composition.

Possible Approaches:

- Can talk about the four sections seperately and have  detailed examples.
- Or three or four key points in the clip and structure your detaile analysis around how micro features are used in the section of the drama.
- How micro contribute to macro (the three macro being; narrative, genre and representation).


Note taking idea:

the micro element  |  technique  |  example  |  meaning/impact
mise-en-scene     
camera                   |
sound                  
editing                    |


Todorov Narrative Theory:

Disequilibrium: The period of instability and insecurity in a film's narrative.
Equilibrium: A state of peace and calm, which often exists at the beginning of a film's narrative.

Order in a film: Equilibrium, Disequilibrium, Overcoming Disequilibrium, New Equalibrium.


Other keywords:

Enigma: The question or mystery that is posed within a films narrative.
Iconography: The objects within a film that are used to evoke particular meanings.
Realism:  Do the different techniques used work to make the piece realistic?
Verisimilitude: The construction of a believable world.
Stereotypes: How we expect people and places to be.
Protagonist: Main character (hero, what the narrative revolves around).
Antagonist: Opponent or competitor (something that stops the protagonist - group of people or virus)

I.e. Sentence: The iconography of the set design such as  the space-ships helps to create verisimilitude within the diegesis; this also reflects the genre.


Camera Angle:

Angle: High / Low
Framing:  Inside / Outside
Focus:  Deep / Shallow
Movement: Tilt / Pan / Track
Shot Distance: ECU. CUM. US.

Connotations fit in really well with Mise-en-Scene, props location colours etc.