The point of today's exercise in research into 'Crowngate' was that you begun to familiarise yourself with the process of finding what you need to know on the internet, reading it and distilling it into a readable form which makes clear the most important areas to consider. It was also important that you engaged with the power and responsibility which the media has to influence our opinions. Think about the trail of events which led to this 'misrepresentation' of the Queen and the consequences. What were the reasons for the decision to edit the 'raw' footage in such a way as to change the narrative of the documentary? Why didn't the decision makers at the BBC when they realised there had been a misrepresentation seek to immediately change it? Who stood to gain? How? What does it say about our society that we are able to understand the issues, the processes and repercussions?
MIGRAIN
The second part of the lesson was about getting to grips with the process of analysis and understanding that part of you job both in the preparation and evaluation of your MEST2 coursework and in the MEST1 exam will be to use a set of 'tools' to deconstruct the media texts you are shown. These tools will need to become second nature and therefore the HOMESTUDY is an opportunity for you to practice.
Please begin this process with the Media Language.
This will include: descriptions of denotation, images, colours, fonts, size of text, layout etc.
Chart your way through representations, narrative, genre, institution, audience and finally ideology. The reason to save ideology till the end should become clearer as you work.
Don't forget to bring your FRONT COVER with you and / or scan it onto the BLOG and write your analysis there - please also email me with it.
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