Opening Sequences analyses - Part 2!

Hello everyone,

Next blog task!

Opening Sequences, pt2-
Find the opening sequences to THREE Thriller movies. (You may use the films that we have viewed in class)  Analyse them to answer the following question for each:

How is the sequence engaging and how does it conform to traditional Thriller codes and conventions?

Embed relevant screenshots or sequences into your post as evidence.

Remember to stay on top of your workload by strategising which breaks & study periods you'll use for blog assignments and editing!

- Captain Media

Representations - Codes & Conventions

Hello everyone,


Your new blog assignment!  No need for cheering or applause.

This will need to be completed on your blogs by <date provided by teacher>.


Representation codes & conventions-
List the seven core Representation topics.  Give examples of how the TECHNICAL ELEMENTS (not storyline / plot!) communicate these social groups / issues in a meaningful way.  The easiest way to do this is:

• Choose a Representation topic
• Find a screenshot / clip of a TV drama that best exemplifies what you're discussing (embed it into the blog entry)
• Observe the effects of the combined technical elements being used
• Reflect on the message that these effects ultimately send to the wider viewing public
• Rinse and repeat - these should each be very short paragraphs.

Remember - the conventions can either support or subvert generally accepted interpretations of a given area of representation.  Think about how shows you have watched (in your own time or, for example, Vertigo) have conformed to some representation codes and undermined / swapped others.  What were the messages available for viewer decoding?

Any questions, please be encouraged to CHECK YOUR NOTES FIRST.  THEN ask me.  :)


- Captain Media