Denotation
/ what can be seen
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Connotation
/ what is the meaning?
Representation
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Camera-
angle, size and movement
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-Birds eye view on lots of women
-Worms eye view
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-all are one, all can do what they want, in this case sport
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Editing
including any SFX
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Montage at beginning
Slow motion of botom
Match shot- Woman holding baby
Depth of field of woman with helmet on
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Not afraid to show difference
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Sound-
diegetic, non-diegetic, narration etc.Camera A
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loud roar at start
non diegetic voice telling poem
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Mise-en-scene:
location, costume, props, lighting
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Park
Football pitch
On a couch
Gym
Pool
girl wearing headscarf
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Radiohead - Burn The Witch - Essay
How is media language including the intertextuality used in ‘Burn the Witch’ to construct representations of groups, messages & values? The music video I will be analysing is Burn the Witch, by Radiohead. It was reported that this music video represented their views on the refugee crisis, and how they are treated and observed as, in societies such as those in the UK. Burn the Witch is a narrative music video which illustrates the scary events of an inspectors (who is a guest) experiences when visiting a town, which looks peaceful and full of life. This music video depicts mob rule in a rural community. The inspector is first shown the town by the mayor and witnesses the people of the town carrying out everyday tasks such as mowing the lawn, reinforcing a happy village life. However, later on, he is exposed to a series of unsettling sights, such as children happily playing dunking chairs, which was used as a test to see if someone was a witch. There was also reference to th...
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