Editing representations - classwork

Representation of ethnicity in Spooks

Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs the representation of ethnicity using the following:

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

50 marks

EAA: Explanation, analysis, argument-20 marks
EG: Use of example-20 marks
T: Terminology-10 marks

Ethnicity

Half-term homework

Tasks:

• Get your blogs FULLY up to date with any missing work
• Complete the following tasks in addition to updating your work
• ALL TASKS must be completed and on your blog by Monday 27th October

Task 1 - ethnicity and class and status in TV drama:
Produce two separate written explorations of ethnicity and class and status in TV drama and post these to your blog.


Your written piece should include, but is not limited to, discussion of:

• Ethnicity and class and status stereotypes and their countertypes
• How ethnicity and class and status is presented in TV drama through the 4 areas of textual analysis
• How ethnicity and class and status link to the other areas of representation (positively and negatively)
• Examples from TV dramas to support your points (including pictures)

Task 2 - ethnicity and class and status clip analysis
Produce two separate written analyses of the following clips.


Class and status:



Ethnicity:

7 areas of representation and 4 areas of textual analysis

7 areas of representation

• Gender
• Age
• Ethnicity
• Sexuality
• Class and status
• Physical ability/disability
• Regional identity

4 areas of textual analysis

Camera shots, angle, movement, composition

• Shots: establishing shot, master shot, close-up, mid-shot, long shot, wide show, two-shot, aerial shot, point of view shot, over the should shot, and variations of these.
• Angle: high angle, low angle, canted angle.
• Movement: pan, tilt, track, dolly, crane, steadicam, hand-held, zoom, reverse zoom.
• Composition: framing, rule of thirds, depth of field - deep and shallow focus, focus pulls.

Editing
Includes transition of image and sound - continuity and non-continuity systems.

• Cutting: shot/reverse shot, eyeline match, graphic match, action match, jump cut, crosscutting, parallel editing, cutaway; insert.
• Other transitions: dissolve, fade-in, fade-out, wipe, superimposition, long take, short take, slow motion, ellipsis and expansion of time, post-production, visual effects.

Sound

• Soundtrack: score, incidental music, themes and stings, ambient sound.
• Diegetic and non-diegetic sound, synchronous/asynchronous sound, sound effects, sound motif, sound bridge, dialogue, voiceover, mode of address/direct address, sound mixing, sound perspective.

Mise-en-Scène

• Production design: location, studio, set design, costume and makeup, properties.
• Lighting: colour design.