Binary oppositions are characters/things that go against each other through narratives.
For example
Good vs evil
White colours (showing purity) vs Black colours (showing darkness)
Cowboys vs indiands
Masculine male vs less masculine male
Law vs criminal
Example in film - Gandalf (good) Vs Saruman (bad)
If you have seen the film you will notice saruman is a bad reflection of Gandalf. This relates to my film as the two boys are brothers and the younger brother is the good sibling and the older brother is the bad sibling.
Friday, 7 October 2011
Ideology and stereotypes in our 3 main characters
Girl - Teenage pregnancy, sex before marriage, cheating on boyfriend etc. All these characteristics Go against the traditional views we have on stereotypical teenage girls and even women.
Younger brother- Caring, timid, sensitive, however smokes cannibis - Not particularly masculine characteristics.
Older brother - Ladies man, thinks he's a hard man, likes to stand out and be ahead of other males. smokes cannibis, drinks alcohol most weekends. Aggressive, angry, strong - Very masculine properties.
Younger brother and older brother are binary oppositions.
Younger brother- Caring, timid, sensitive, however smokes cannibis - Not particularly masculine characteristics.
Older brother - Ladies man, thinks he's a hard man, likes to stand out and be ahead of other males. smokes cannibis, drinks alcohol most weekends. Aggressive, angry, strong - Very masculine properties.
Younger brother and older brother are binary oppositions.
ideology
Ideology is the system of belief in our society These beleifs dominate our media. This is called dominant ideology. Dominant ideology is ideology that is accepted and understood by most of our society as part of our expectations in our culture. For example getting married before children. These examples are not always realistic beliefs in our society due to development in our culture but our media still potrays these beliefs. Children before marriage beleif relates to our film as the main plot is about an underage girl becoming pregnant. Teenage pregnancy is looked down on majorly in a modern day british society, however it has been a popular thing over recent years. Here is a more detailed explaination of ideology by Stuart Hall discussing racist ideology. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ot-LpRVQog
Monday, 3 October 2011
Codes and conventions of social realism
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| Friendship groups |
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| Urban estates/slums |
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| Police & Law |
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| Riots |
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| Marriage |
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| Towns |
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| Racism |
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| Drugs |
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| Protests |
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| Pregnancy |
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| Drugs |
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| Violence (family and on the street) |
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| Family |
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| Government |
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| Government and law |
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