John Fiske:
-What does John Fiske describe genre as?
- Attempts to structure some order into the wide range of texts
-Name three ways John Fiske categorises genre?
- A way of categorising texts
- A way of setting up audience expectations
- A way of defining codes and conventions for a category of text
Christian Metz:
-What is he best known for?
- Introducing semiotics to film
-Where was the three main places his work had most impact?
-Britain, France and USA
David Buckingham:
-What does David Buckingham argue genre is?
-Genre is in a constant process of negotiation and change
-What type of investigation has David Buckingham undertaken?
-Empirical
Katie Wales:
-What does Katie Wales say genre is?
- An intertextual concept
-Where is this concept most appropriately seen?
- In music videos
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
john fiske
Q. what was johns striking example that help us interpret the schema theory?
A. something to do with a car chase
christian metz
Q. what was he know for pioneering?
A. the application of ferdinand de saussures theories of semiology to film
Q. what theory did he relate to?
A. semiotics
Q. what is semiotics?
A. something to do with signs
david buckingham
Q. what did he argue?
A. that genre is not simply given by the culture it is in a constant process of negotiaion and change
katie wales
Q. what concept did she not?
A. intertextual concept
Q. what was johns striking example that help us interpret the schema theory?
A. something to do with a car chase
christian metz
Q. what was he know for pioneering?
A. the application of ferdinand de saussures theories of semiology to film
Q. what theory did he relate to?
A. semiotics
Q. what is semiotics?
A. something to do with signs
david buckingham
Q. what did he argue?
A. that genre is not simply given by the culture it is in a constant process of negotiaion and change
katie wales
Q. what concept did she not?
A. intertextual concept
Theory Answers and Questions
Who inspired John Fiske to the evaluation theory of charles darwin? Herbet Spencer
KAtie Wasle says that genre is a what concept? Intertextual
How many languages has David Buckinghams work been translated into? 15
KAtie Wasle says that genre is a what concept? Intertextual
How many languages has David Buckinghams work been translated into? 15
Genre theory
Katie Wales
Contemporary theorists like kaite wales tend to emphasize the importance of the semiotic notion of what? (Intertextuality)
What does Katie Wales definegenre as?
(genre is an intertextual concept)
David Bunckingham
Name one of the publications from david b
(the making of tv literacy)
How many book has he eddited
(24)
How many contries has he tought in?
(25)
Christain Metz
Which one of metz's books is considered a ceminal study?
(film language, semiotics of the cinema)
What were his four stages of the genre development theory?
(Classical, experimental, parady, deconstructuion)
John Fiske
Name one of his eight books?
(power plays and power works)
What is his role as a media critic?
(examines cultrul meanin in americn society)
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Contemporary theorists like kaite wales tend to emphasize the importance of the semiotic notion of what? (Intertextuality)
What does Katie Wales definegenre as?
(genre is an intertextual concept)
David Bunckingham
Name one of the publications from david b
(the making of tv literacy)
How many book has he eddited
(24)
How many contries has he tought in?
(25)
Christain Metz
Which one of metz's books is considered a ceminal study?
(film language, semiotics of the cinema)
What were his four stages of the genre development theory?
(Classical, experimental, parady, deconstructuion)
John Fiske
Name one of his eight books?
(power plays and power works)
What is his role as a media critic?
(examines cultrul meanin in americn society)
(
Genre theorists
Katie Wales
what does katie wales define genera as - intertextual concepts
David Buckingham
How many books did he write - over 8
which age group did he mainly focus on - childhood
Christian Metz
Who's psychology does he use in this theory - Freud
What is the name of the system for categorizing scenes in a film - grand syntagmatique
John Fiske
How many books has he written - 8
What notion does fiske reject - 'the audience'
which media term did he coin - semiotic democracy
Monday, 28 March 2011
Narrative Theory - Inception
After watching the film Inception it can been seen that the theory which fits it best would be Claude Lévi-Strauss's narrative theory or his "Binary Theory". Lévi-Strauss's theory depicts that the world is full of opposites, e.g. light/dark, and this is transferred into structuring texts in films, plays and novels.
Inception is a film based on the concept of how do we know what is a dream and what is a reality, as our dreams feel so life like and vivid and when we are dreaming we often can't tell it's a dream. This relates to this narrative theory as the binary opposites are the dreamworld where Cobb "extracts" the dreams and the form of reality where everything appears normal. This increases the confusion amongst the audience as they cannot easily define what is the dream and what is reality.
The "Enigma Code" theory by Rolande Barthes also has some relation to the film as the theory suggests there is a mystery or a hook that leave the audience wanting to know what happened or will happen next. It is commonly seen in the "come back next week" technique or in film trailers. It can be applied to Inception, as in the final scene, Cobb's totem is seen continously spinning. The totem is a symbol of whether he is in the dream world or in reality. If the totem keeps spinning he is dreaming, if it falls over, he is in reality. The effect of keeping the totem spinning is it keeps the audience wondering whether the whole film and Cobb's life is meant to be seen as a dream or whether it is a twist they will never figure out.
Inception is a film based on the concept of how do we know what is a dream and what is a reality, as our dreams feel so life like and vivid and when we are dreaming we often can't tell it's a dream. This relates to this narrative theory as the binary opposites are the dreamworld where Cobb "extracts" the dreams and the form of reality where everything appears normal. This increases the confusion amongst the audience as they cannot easily define what is the dream and what is reality.
The "Enigma Code" theory by Rolande Barthes also has some relation to the film as the theory suggests there is a mystery or a hook that leave the audience wanting to know what happened or will happen next. It is commonly seen in the "come back next week" technique or in film trailers. It can be applied to Inception, as in the final scene, Cobb's totem is seen continously spinning. The totem is a symbol of whether he is in the dream world or in reality. If the totem keeps spinning he is dreaming, if it falls over, he is in reality. The effect of keeping the totem spinning is it keeps the audience wondering whether the whole film and Cobb's life is meant to be seen as a dream or whether it is a twist they will never figure out.
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GENRE
background to genre
developed from classification systems. Categorised into poetry, drama and prose.
defining genre
codes and conventions of genre
analysing genre
culture and genre
developed from classification systems. Categorised into poetry, drama and prose.
defining genre
codes and conventions of genre
analysing genre
culture and genre
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