Exam Possibilities

I have learned that my exam question will be asking me to analyse the ways that the four different technical areas that are sound,Mise-en-Scene,editing and camera shots and angles can be used to depict difference in representational areas in a small section from a soap. The representational ares we may be asked to look at are:

-Gender

-Class

-Race

Sound:

I should think about how diabetic and non-diabetic sound is used in the clip and how effects like sound bridge, voiceovers, sound motif or soundtracks are used to show difference. For example; a soundtrack may be used when showing one character and a different soundtrack whilst showing another. The tone of the soundtracks may be in binary opposition to depict difference in the two groups.

Camera:

Things such as camera angles can be used to show difference in power between representational groups. For example; a low camera angle can be used to emphasis the dominance of the representational group, whereas as high angle can be used to depict the weakness of a representational group.  

Mise-en-Scene:

Props in the Mise-en-Scene cane be used to depict differences in representational groups. Items such as clothing in the Mise-en-Scene to show difference in class by bright and wealthy clothes being in binary opposition to dark and dull clothes. Similarly, props such as jewellery and accessories can also be used in binary opposition to portray messages and differences between representational groups.

Editing:

The cutting between shots of different characters may be used in binary opposition to further imply differences between representational groups.