Meeting with Blog Buddy...
As my class buddy is Dips I met her over the weekend to have a talk about our research and what books will be both useful to me and her. We had spent rougly about 1-2 hours going through the books we both had gathered and some of the internet research we had. We then came to our final book and decided what we were going to share.
In my viewpoint I think the best book for Dips so far is the book about Gender Studies by Anne Cranny- Francis, Wendy Waring, Pam Stavropoulos and Joan Kirkby 2003. This book heavily focuses on Gender roles, and has alot to say about both females and males, and their roles have changed over the period of time. Some of the page numbers that i believe that will be helpful to Dips are pages 5and 6...The reason for this being is because they talk about Male dominance throughout and show how the they were precieved and how they are still seen to be dominant. Also i would recommend this book to Dips and myself because they talk in depth about Gender Studies and how females are portrayed.
The book has got excellent Theroies;theoriest, that give different views and ideas. I belive that this book will be a great use for the pair of us.
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Monday, 19 November 2007
Cover Work: 19th Nov
Blog Summaries
Both me and Dips decided that we will work with Tanya, as she her blog buddy was not in today. We all somehow had managed to link our studies in some way inorder to give ourselves the oppourtunity to see what they have got to offer.
Some of the areas me and dips had a discussion was over how females are seen to be inferior and how the males are seen to be superior. Furthemore, me and Dips were also looking at areas such as Masuculinity and gender roles itself. This is some way had also benefited Tanya as she was looking at Females in EastEnders, and we discussed what theroist all 3 of us can use, and the books that can come in handy for us all.
Blog Summaries
Both me and Dips decided that we will work with Tanya, as she her blog buddy was not in today. We all somehow had managed to link our studies in some way inorder to give ourselves the oppourtunity to see what they have got to offer.
Some of the areas me and dips had a discussion was over how females are seen to be inferior and how the males are seen to be superior. Furthemore, me and Dips were also looking at areas such as Masuculinity and gender roles itself. This is some way had also benefited Tanya as she was looking at Females in EastEnders, and we discussed what theroist all 3 of us can use, and the books that can come in handy for us all.
Saturday, 10 November 2007
'Bibliography: Books'
(1) Media, Gender and Identity By David Gauntlett ( First published in 2002)
I have chose this book, for my Independant Study because it is very useful and has got some excellent reference to other authors that can be handy for me. As my Independant study is based on Race and Gender, this book has got excellent quotes for me that i will be able to use. Page 72 has got useful information how Gender Roles were seen in the past anh they are being percieved today. This will be very handy for me as i will be able to link this back to how both men and women were seen during the old days and how they are seen today. Page 6-9 heavily focuses on the issues about 'Masculinity' and how they are seen, in the 21st century.
(2) Knowing Women Feminism and Knowledge by Helen Crowley and Susan Himmelweit (1992)
This book explores some of the new developments in the Feminist theory, it also refers back to the status of women as both subjects and objects of knowledge. This book is very debative and also talks about womens and gender, and how we percieve them. This book will be very beneficial to me as in my Independant study one of the main ares that i am looking at is gender, and how women are portrayed as being subordiante to men. This book has got sme excellent information aboout, subordination, patruarchy and dominace. Iwill be able to make some excellent reference from this book.
(3) Studying the Media by Tim O' Sullivan, Brian Dutton and Philip Rayner (1998)
This bookk will be helpful to me as I belive that it has got some very handy information about realiam, representation and audience. It has got excellent references to theroirst such as Laura Mulvey and gives in-depth information about women and men. Adding on to this it also has got excellent reference to other useful authors which i can look at for my independant study and make refrence to.
(4) Gender Studies by Anne Cranny- Francis, Wendy Waring, Pam Stavropoulos and Joan Kirkby 2003
This is one of my sisters Uni books that i found lying in my room. It has got excellent informaiton of contemporary issues such as sex, Gender, Identity and Race. Also it has got a variety of theorist to this issues which i can relate to my study, and also add some quotes.
(5) Walter, Natasha (1998) The New Feminism, London: Little Brown.
I belive that this book will definately come in use, as whole book will talk about Feminism and how they are seen today,such as being independant and so on. This will be very useful for my study because towards the end of the film the main protagonist Aishwarya becomes independant and stands on her feet, i can get some useful quotes and add them in my study.
(6) Deveaux, Monique (1994) ' Feminism and Empowerment': a crucial reading of Foucault.
The reason for why i have chosen this book is because it also talks about sexuality, and Feminism and my study heavily looks at that. This book has also got some feminist scholars, that talk about how they view feminist to be, so i belive that this book will be worth making reference to.
(7) Farrell, Warren (2001) ' The Myth of Male Power, New York: Penguin'.
This book is very useful indeed. It has got some historical information in the book, such as how men's were preceievd during the old days, and it also heavily looks at male dominace and patriachy with excellent quotations. It focuses on Mens role in detail, which is very handy for me, as 'Provoked' shows this, we see Deepak being a abusive father and husband. I think this book will benefit me alot towards my study.
(8) Gray, John (1993) Men Are From Mars: Women Are From Venus, London: Thorsons.
This book discusses the realationship between husband and wife, and how they both can have a improving relationship. I went for this book because looking back at 'Provoked' we as the audience can clearly see that the relationship between Kiranjeet and Deepak are bad, as he is a very abusive husband and she is very passive towards him, in simple words helpless. I think this book will provide me with excellent information.
(9) Elasmar, Michael ' The Portrayal of Women in US prime time television' (1999)
I went for this book, as i belive that it will help me se how women's have been seen in TV. However it may also not be very handy for me because it might just focus on US and my film for my study is being focused on British Text. Yet i can just get some quotations that might be very useful to me.
(10) Transformations of Gender and Race: Family and Developmental Perspectives
This book, look at gender and differet Race, and how they seem to get along with their family, i think this will be very helpful to me as i can make links and also reference towards my study.
Sunday, 4 November 2007
'Blog Buddies'
I have chosen Dips as my class buddy. The reason for this being is because Dips talks about similar stuff which clearly links to my independant study for example the whole idea of Male dominance and womens being portrayed as being Passive. By working together not only can we share ideas but also be in use for one another.
I chose Amrit as my other buddy, as she is she basing her independant study on 'Provoked' and so am I. We both will be able to look at the major issues in the film and have a discussion over it, and to also help one another with the work. Also i chose Amrit because she has got some excellent websites that can come in handy with my Independant study. Amrit heavily focuses on the idea of Male dominance and the character of Deepak which i also do, and therefore it gives both of us the oppourtunity to help each other.
I have chosen Dips as my class buddy. The reason for this being is because Dips talks about similar stuff which clearly links to my independant study for example the whole idea of Male dominance and womens being portrayed as being Passive. By working together not only can we share ideas but also be in use for one another.
I chose Amrit as my other buddy, as she is she basing her independant study on 'Provoked' and so am I. We both will be able to look at the major issues in the film and have a discussion over it, and to also help one another with the work. Also i chose Amrit because she has got some excellent websites that can come in handy with my Independant study. Amrit heavily focuses on the idea of Male dominance and the character of Deepak which i also do, and therefore it gives both of us the oppourtunity to help each other.
Friday, 19 October 2007
Self Directed Report...
1) http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/index.html
2)http://www1.medialiteracy.com/representation.jsp
3) http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Modules/MC30820/represent.html
4) http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/GenderMedia/index.html
5) http://www.allisonmedia.net/Concepts/representation.htm
6) http://media.guardian.co.uk/race/0,11027,584215,00.html
7) http://theoryhead.com/gender/
8) http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/GenderMedia/femmedia.html
9) http://www.ape-connections.org/exorcisingpatriarchy.htm
10) http://feminism.eserver.org/
11) http://www.friesian.com/feminism.htm
12) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=398998&in_page_id=1879
13) http://www.aest.org.uk/survivors/female/
14) http://www.immi.se/ir/ir2001/yassine.htm
This is some of the links i have posted up,as these will help me in my study. They are useful sites that will come in handy with some useful information.
Books:
* Gender Studies, This book is about Females and Patriarchy and how the males are seen to dominant in today's world.
1) http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/index.html
2)http://www1.medialiteracy.com/representation.jsp
3) http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Modules/MC30820/represent.html
4) http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/GenderMedia/index.html
5) http://www.allisonmedia.net/Concepts/representation.htm
6) http://media.guardian.co.uk/race/0,11027,584215,00.html
7) http://theoryhead.com/gender/
8) http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/GenderMedia/femmedia.html
9) http://www.ape-connections.org/exorcisingpatriarchy.htm
10) http://feminism.eserver.org/
11) http://www.friesian.com/feminism.htm
12) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=398998&in_page_id=1879
13) http://www.aest.org.uk/survivors/female/
14) http://www.immi.se/ir/ir2001/yassine.htm
This is some of the links i have posted up,as these will help me in my study. They are useful sites that will come in handy with some useful information.
Books:
* Gender Studies, This book is about Females and Patriarchy and how the males are seen to dominant in today's world.
Thursday, 18 October 2007
Med 5 Cw Task 7
10 Keywords
* Male Gaze: Laura Mulvey, used this word to describe what she saw the male point of view adopted towards the Camera. This is very useful to me because throughout Provoked, we see alot of this.
* Zoom: When the camera lense takes a extreme close up of a object. This is useful to me because when Aishwarya shows her marks it is zoomed in so that the audience can identify with her.
* Realism: When a movie/television focus on a subject that is seen in the real world. This is handy for me because Provoked focuses on Abuse which is a current issue in today's world.
* Prejudice: Pre-judging of an issue or social group, in a negative way, or streotypical way. This is handy for me because alot of this is seen in Provked, they treat Aishwarya different due to her being the only Asian.
* Power: it's a type of control seen through economic, social, cultural and ideological dominance. This is useful for me because we see social power such as the Black Sisters.
* Edit: The way a text has been edited to see it's final result: Looking at Provoked, the edits are seen to be fast when Aishwarya gets abused. So that it can catch the audiences eyes.
* Fade: When a images fades or dissapeares often leaves a black screen. We see alot of fades when Aishwarya looks at her past or has flashbacks, lets the audience know that it's going in the past.
* Suspense: When a film creates tension for the audience: Provoked shows this, during the beginning of the film, when we see the cameara focusing on the fire, the audience are eager to know who is holding it.
10 Keywords
* Male Gaze: Laura Mulvey, used this word to describe what she saw the male point of view adopted towards the Camera. This is very useful to me because throughout Provoked, we see alot of this.
* Zoom: When the camera lense takes a extreme close up of a object. This is useful to me because when Aishwarya shows her marks it is zoomed in so that the audience can identify with her.
* Realism: When a movie/television focus on a subject that is seen in the real world. This is handy for me because Provoked focuses on Abuse which is a current issue in today's world.
* Prejudice: Pre-judging of an issue or social group, in a negative way, or streotypical way. This is handy for me because alot of this is seen in Provked, they treat Aishwarya different due to her being the only Asian.
* Power: it's a type of control seen through economic, social, cultural and ideological dominance. This is useful for me because we see social power such as the Black Sisters.
* Edit: The way a text has been edited to see it's final result: Looking at Provoked, the edits are seen to be fast when Aishwarya gets abused. So that it can catch the audiences eyes.
* Fade: When a images fades or dissapeares often leaves a black screen. We see alot of fades when Aishwarya looks at her past or has flashbacks, lets the audience know that it's going in the past.
* Suspense: When a film creates tension for the audience: Provoked shows this, during the beginning of the film, when we see the cameara focusing on the fire, the audience are eager to know who is holding it.
Evaluation
· Attainment: I would give myself a 3, for attainment. The reason for this being is because I feel as if I can produce more tasks towards my independent study and do more research.
· Effort: I would probably give myself a 2. This is because I feel that I do put in effort in my work and produce it to my ability.
· Punctuality: I would give myself a 1. I am never late to my lessons and I am always in the lesson.
· Submission and quality of Homework: For this I would give myself a 2. I do all the tasks set on time, and I produce it to my ability.
· Ability to work independently: I would give myself a 3. I do contribute to my independent blog, and do basic research but I feel I can do more.
· Quality of writing: I would again give myself a 3. I can do standard writing but at points I lack expression
· Organisation of Media Folder: this I would give myself a 1. I have all my previous class work on me, and I am always equipped.
· Standard of module 5 blog: I would give myself a 2. However I feel that I can add more.
· Standard module 6: Again I would grade myself about a 2, but I can add more.
WWW
1) I met all my homework deadlines.
2) I studied my text well
3) I have basic knowledge of theorist I can link to.
EBI
1) Do Background information.
2) Look at more texts.
3) Look at other theorists.
· Attainment: I would give myself a 3, for attainment. The reason for this being is because I feel as if I can produce more tasks towards my independent study and do more research.
· Effort: I would probably give myself a 2. This is because I feel that I do put in effort in my work and produce it to my ability.
· Punctuality: I would give myself a 1. I am never late to my lessons and I am always in the lesson.
· Submission and quality of Homework: For this I would give myself a 2. I do all the tasks set on time, and I produce it to my ability.
· Ability to work independently: I would give myself a 3. I do contribute to my independent blog, and do basic research but I feel I can do more.
· Quality of writing: I would again give myself a 3. I can do standard writing but at points I lack expression
· Organisation of Media Folder: this I would give myself a 1. I have all my previous class work on me, and I am always equipped.
· Standard of module 5 blog: I would give myself a 2. However I feel that I can add more.
· Standard module 6: Again I would grade myself about a 2, but I can add more.
WWW
1) I met all my homework deadlines.
2) I studied my text well
3) I have basic knowledge of theorist I can link to.
EBI
1) Do Background information.
2) Look at more texts.
3) Look at other theorists.
Saturday, 13 October 2007
Task six, Analysis of a scene from Provoked
Media Language:
Looking at this scene of Aishwarya and Naveen, it can easily be said that there is a lot to say. First of all the shots that are scene continuously throughout the scene are close up shots. The reason for this being maybe so that the target audience can get a sense of identification with the characters. Looking at the mise en scene, the setting is taking place in a Kitchen; we see cupboards and glasses that a typical family would have in their kitchen. Again the purpose of this is to give a sense of identification with the target audience and that it gives a sense of realism towards the audience. Looking at what both the characters are wearing, Aishwarya is seen to be wearing a Blue saree with gold jewellery while Naveen is seen to be wearing a jumper and trousers. The connotations of this are that Aishwarya is seen to be a typical housewife and belonging to her country, while Naveen’s clothing shows us that the weather maybe cold and that his clothes also connote that he is a every day man.
The abuse seen in this scene if a close up, the camera heavily focuses on the Protagonist Aishwarya while she is sitting down and crying. Again this may be done to show realism and her feelings, so that the audience can identify with her and would be able to tell who is seen to the main target.
The lighting seen in this is very bright as it coming from the kitchen in the scene. We call this type of lighting high key lighting also it can be seen as natural lighting. Adding on to this, we can say again that this was done so that the target audience get a sense of realism and identification.
The sound heard was the voice of the characters speaking which was Aishwarya and Naveen, having a argument. Shows the audience who to identify with. The edits seen in the scene are quiet slow, however when it comes to Naveen slapping Aishwarya it was fast, again it catches the audience’s attention and it makes the whole scene look dramatic.
Institution (I) Eros International have produced the text ‘Provoked’. The text as it’s on is a British Asian film. Trailers were seen in various cinema’s so that it can promote it and that audience get a insight into it. The certificate for this is 15, due to some of the scenes that are seen, may not be acceptable. The text overall is aimed at everyone as we are leaving in a multi cultural society.
Genre (G) The genre for ‘Provoked’ is a Drama. The themes that Provoked covers throughout the film is Feminism and abuse, it shows the whole idea how we are leaving in a Patriarchal society and that how males are seen to be Superior and women’s seen to be inferior. The film shows that how females are fighting for their rights.
Representation (R) in Provoked, the film focuses on gender a lot. We see the male figure being all superior through his abuse and we see the female being inferior as she does not fight back. Again it shows how our society is seen to be dominant, and that it portrays the males to be Breadwinners.
Focusing on the race, it shows us that how inequality is seen. As Naveen is from British, and Aishwarya from India, injustice is seen. He treats her different due to her being from India, so he feels that he will not tell her what he does. It makes people from India look Naive.
Audience (A) The audience for this film I would personally say are women’s aged about 20+, it also targets men’s due to the actions the film shows. The secondary audience can be couples who are married. I would say that the film targets Asians as well as White due to the race that it is portraying. Also it appeals to middle class people, as they might experience problems like this and would be able to identify with this issue, again it shows a sense of realism.
Ideology & Values (I) The message that the film portrays out is that the whole idea of active and passive. How females are seen to be passive due to the work they do, domestic work, and the males are seen to be active breadwinners. The film deals with issues such as Feminism, and how they can fight back for their rights. It also shows us that there is a role reversal in today’s society, as Women’s now are seen to be independent and hardworking. This shows us how females can be seen as superior and are fighting the Patriarchal society we are leaving in.
Narrative (N) The story is shown through a flashback and Aishwarya who is the main protagonist tell the story. It may have been does like this so that the target audience can identify with her and see her viewpoint. This is then known as a non-linear narrative. The film follows Barthes enigma theory due to a lot of dark scenes that are seen in the film, the whole point of this is so that it gets the target audience going and keeps their attention alive.
Media Language:
Looking at this scene of Aishwarya and Naveen, it can easily be said that there is a lot to say. First of all the shots that are scene continuously throughout the scene are close up shots. The reason for this being maybe so that the target audience can get a sense of identification with the characters. Looking at the mise en scene, the setting is taking place in a Kitchen; we see cupboards and glasses that a typical family would have in their kitchen. Again the purpose of this is to give a sense of identification with the target audience and that it gives a sense of realism towards the audience. Looking at what both the characters are wearing, Aishwarya is seen to be wearing a Blue saree with gold jewellery while Naveen is seen to be wearing a jumper and trousers. The connotations of this are that Aishwarya is seen to be a typical housewife and belonging to her country, while Naveen’s clothing shows us that the weather maybe cold and that his clothes also connote that he is a every day man.
The abuse seen in this scene if a close up, the camera heavily focuses on the Protagonist Aishwarya while she is sitting down and crying. Again this may be done to show realism and her feelings, so that the audience can identify with her and would be able to tell who is seen to the main target.
The lighting seen in this is very bright as it coming from the kitchen in the scene. We call this type of lighting high key lighting also it can be seen as natural lighting. Adding on to this, we can say again that this was done so that the target audience get a sense of realism and identification.
The sound heard was the voice of the characters speaking which was Aishwarya and Naveen, having a argument. Shows the audience who to identify with. The edits seen in the scene are quiet slow, however when it comes to Naveen slapping Aishwarya it was fast, again it catches the audience’s attention and it makes the whole scene look dramatic.
Institution (I) Eros International have produced the text ‘Provoked’. The text as it’s on is a British Asian film. Trailers were seen in various cinema’s so that it can promote it and that audience get a insight into it. The certificate for this is 15, due to some of the scenes that are seen, may not be acceptable. The text overall is aimed at everyone as we are leaving in a multi cultural society.
Genre (G) The genre for ‘Provoked’ is a Drama. The themes that Provoked covers throughout the film is Feminism and abuse, it shows the whole idea how we are leaving in a Patriarchal society and that how males are seen to be Superior and women’s seen to be inferior. The film shows that how females are fighting for their rights.
Representation (R) in Provoked, the film focuses on gender a lot. We see the male figure being all superior through his abuse and we see the female being inferior as she does not fight back. Again it shows how our society is seen to be dominant, and that it portrays the males to be Breadwinners.
Focusing on the race, it shows us that how inequality is seen. As Naveen is from British, and Aishwarya from India, injustice is seen. He treats her different due to her being from India, so he feels that he will not tell her what he does. It makes people from India look Naive.
Audience (A) The audience for this film I would personally say are women’s aged about 20+, it also targets men’s due to the actions the film shows. The secondary audience can be couples who are married. I would say that the film targets Asians as well as White due to the race that it is portraying. Also it appeals to middle class people, as they might experience problems like this and would be able to identify with this issue, again it shows a sense of realism.
Ideology & Values (I) The message that the film portrays out is that the whole idea of active and passive. How females are seen to be passive due to the work they do, domestic work, and the males are seen to be active breadwinners. The film deals with issues such as Feminism, and how they can fight back for their rights. It also shows us that there is a role reversal in today’s society, as Women’s now are seen to be independent and hardworking. This shows us how females can be seen as superior and are fighting the Patriarchal society we are leaving in.
Narrative (N) The story is shown through a flashback and Aishwarya who is the main protagonist tell the story. It may have been does like this so that the target audience can identify with her and see her viewpoint. This is then known as a non-linear narrative. The film follows Barthes enigma theory due to a lot of dark scenes that are seen in the film, the whole point of this is so that it gets the target audience going and keeps their attention alive.
Saturday, 6 October 2007
TASK FIVE
del.ici.ous Links x10
1) http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/index.html
I took this website because this website talk alot about Asian's and Bollywood. This will be very useful to me as I am focusing on how Asians are being portrayed.
2)http://www1.medialiteracy.com/representation.jsp
This website is useful because it tooks about various types of Race such as Black Afro Carribean, Asians and this is really useful as Provoked shows different races in the film.
3) http://www.asiansinmedia.org/
This website is good too, because it talks alot of Asian Representation and this will be in good use to me.
4) http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Modules/MC30820/represent.html
This website talks about various types of representaion such as Racism, which will be useful to me because in Provoked that is one of the themes seen. Also this website has got excellent links to theorist that talk about the race.
5) http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/GenderMedia/index.html
This website, talks about various types of gender, race and ethnicity such as Asian Americans. This will come in handy for me so that i can make links and comparisons.
6)http://www.allisonmedia.net/Concepts/representation.htm
I was told by Mr.Bush to get this link, i had a look over it and it's great. It tells alot about representation. Will come in handy.
7)http://media.guardian.co.uk/race/0,11027,584215,00.html
This link is from the Media Guadian website, it talks about religion and Race and gives alot of useful information.
8) http://theoryhead.com/gender/
This website talks about Gender. This will be useful to me because Provokes shows how gender is seen, such as Males being Active and Womens are seen to be Passive.
Sorry i could only find 8 that link to my study :(
del.ici.ous Links x10
1) http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/index.html
I took this website because this website talk alot about Asian's and Bollywood. This will be very useful to me as I am focusing on how Asians are being portrayed.
2)http://www1.medialiteracy.com/representation.jsp
This website is useful because it tooks about various types of Race such as Black Afro Carribean, Asians and this is really useful as Provoked shows different races in the film.
3) http://www.asiansinmedia.org/
This website is good too, because it talks alot of Asian Representation and this will be in good use to me.
4) http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Modules/MC30820/represent.html
This website talks about various types of representaion such as Racism, which will be useful to me because in Provoked that is one of the themes seen. Also this website has got excellent links to theorist that talk about the race.
5) http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/GenderMedia/index.html
This website, talks about various types of gender, race and ethnicity such as Asian Americans. This will come in handy for me so that i can make links and comparisons.
6)http://www.allisonmedia.net/Concepts/representation.htm
I was told by Mr.Bush to get this link, i had a look over it and it's great. It tells alot about representation. Will come in handy.
7)http://media.guardian.co.uk/race/0,11027,584215,00.html
This link is from the Media Guadian website, it talks about religion and Race and gives alot of useful information.
8) http://theoryhead.com/gender/
This website talks about Gender. This will be useful to me because Provokes shows how gender is seen, such as Males being Active and Womens are seen to be Passive.
Sorry i could only find 8 that link to my study :(
Thursday, 4 October 2007
TASK FOUR
Keywords x10
1) Ambient sound : This is the natural sounds we might hear in a moving text, for example a bird singing. It then becomes diegetic. Relevance to my study: This will be very useful for my study as i can use this to describe the Mise-En-Scene and how it relates back to the audience. So in this case, ut gives a sense of realism and makes the audience identify with what is happening.
2) BCU (Big Close Up): This is when the camera gets a extra zoom shot of an object, it may be a eye and goes in detail. Relevance to my Study: I can use this while I am analysing how the pratagonist Aishwarya gets abused by her husband, and how the camera focuses on her marks. This again gives the target audience to identify with her.
3) Chiaroscuro: When sharp lighting is used and dark shadows are created. We will often find this is horror films. Relevance to my Study: The opening of 'Provoked' alot of dark colours are seen and shadows are seen of Aishwarya, it creates alot of Enigmas and makes the audience think who is behind the shadows.
4)Dominant Ideology: This is when a society is dominant through being elite and passes down norms and values to the lower class. Relevance to my study: Provoked focues on alot of 'White culture' and the whole idea of White being dominant. I can talk about how the Asians are seen to be inferior comapred to them and how inequality is seen.
5) Enigma code: It's a structure of a narrative, alot of riddles and confusion may be left, in order for the audience to solve the problem it also gains their attention. Relevance to my study: Provoked shows alot of enigma codes such as Aishwarya crying in the blue, dark shadows, we see black screens with Aishwarya crying, the whole purpose of this is to gain the attention of the audience and make them think what is happening.
6) Feminism: The whole idea of a status of a women and how her role can be challenged by men: Relevance to my Study: Provoked's main genre/theme is about Feminism and how they are no longer seen to be inferior towards men, as they now can be seen as being Active and not subordinate due to the rights out now.
7) Gender: Behaviour and cultures of Femininty and Masculinity and how they behave towards the society: Relevance to my Study: Provoked looks in depth at the gender roles of both males and females. In this I will be able to see how both are portrayed for example males seen to be breadwinner and female seen to be Housewifes? The whole idea of cheap labour.
8) Hero: This can either be a male or female, one of the main Pratagonist and the audience look upto and can identify with. Relavance to my Study: This is one of the main parts to my study as Aishwarya is seen to be the Hero as she fights for her rights and fights back her husbans abusive behaviour.
9) Long Shot: The camera has a far distance of the object, this shot is often used in a scenery such as parks or buildings. Relevance to my study: There is a long shot of where Aishwarya lives it gives a idea to the audience of the area and can identify with it.
10) Narrator: An individual tells the story it can be seen as a voice over: Relevance to my Study: Aishwarya tells the story in her voiceover it makes the audience feel as if she is directly talking to them, gives a sense of identification.
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1) Ambient sound : This is the natural sounds we might hear in a moving text, for example a bird singing. It then becomes diegetic. Relevance to my study: This will be very useful for my study as i can use this to describe the Mise-En-Scene and how it relates back to the audience. So in this case, ut gives a sense of realism and makes the audience identify with what is happening.
2) BCU (Big Close Up): This is when the camera gets a extra zoom shot of an object, it may be a eye and goes in detail. Relevance to my Study: I can use this while I am analysing how the pratagonist Aishwarya gets abused by her husband, and how the camera focuses on her marks. This again gives the target audience to identify with her.
3) Chiaroscuro: When sharp lighting is used and dark shadows are created. We will often find this is horror films. Relevance to my Study: The opening of 'Provoked' alot of dark colours are seen and shadows are seen of Aishwarya, it creates alot of Enigmas and makes the audience think who is behind the shadows.
4)Dominant Ideology: This is when a society is dominant through being elite and passes down norms and values to the lower class. Relevance to my study: Provoked focues on alot of 'White culture' and the whole idea of White being dominant. I can talk about how the Asians are seen to be inferior comapred to them and how inequality is seen.
5) Enigma code: It's a structure of a narrative, alot of riddles and confusion may be left, in order for the audience to solve the problem it also gains their attention. Relevance to my study: Provoked shows alot of enigma codes such as Aishwarya crying in the blue, dark shadows, we see black screens with Aishwarya crying, the whole purpose of this is to gain the attention of the audience and make them think what is happening.
6) Feminism: The whole idea of a status of a women and how her role can be challenged by men: Relevance to my Study: Provoked's main genre/theme is about Feminism and how they are no longer seen to be inferior towards men, as they now can be seen as being Active and not subordinate due to the rights out now.
7) Gender: Behaviour and cultures of Femininty and Masculinity and how they behave towards the society: Relevance to my Study: Provoked looks in depth at the gender roles of both males and females. In this I will be able to see how both are portrayed for example males seen to be breadwinner and female seen to be Housewifes? The whole idea of cheap labour.
8) Hero: This can either be a male or female, one of the main Pratagonist and the audience look upto and can identify with. Relavance to my Study: This is one of the main parts to my study as Aishwarya is seen to be the Hero as she fights for her rights and fights back her husbans abusive behaviour.
9) Long Shot: The camera has a far distance of the object, this shot is often used in a scenery such as parks or buildings. Relevance to my study: There is a long shot of where Aishwarya lives it gives a idea to the audience of the area and can identify with it.
10) Narrator: An individual tells the story it can be seen as a voice over: Relevance to my Study: Aishwarya tells the story in her voiceover it makes the audience feel as if she is directly talking to them, gives a sense of identification.
Monday, 1 October 2007
Genre Theory (Theorist)
Rick Altman, in a 1984 article, proposed a semantic/syntactic approach to film genre. His aim was to ‘problematise’ the discussion of genre within film studies. He recognised that the development of film studies had seen a swing from ‘genre as history’ -- an approach which often used the film industries’ own terms to describe how genres changed over time -- to ‘genre as (semiotic) theory’ -- an approach which largely ignored industry practices.
Altman pointed out that genre (up until the 1960s) was often discussed in either ‘inclusive’ or ‘exclusive’ terms. Critics could refer in an almost tautological sense to a genre as comprising all the films that fulfilled a particular simple definition, e.g. westerns were films set in the American West between 1840 and 1900. But most analysis by scholars concentrated on a much more ‘inclusive’ list of ‘canonical’ films, which appeared to utilise the ‘essential’ elements of the genre.
Altman initially proposed an approach which would combine the ‘inclusive’ and ‘exclusive’ via a general semiotic/structuralist approach. Thus the semantic approach to genre attempts to take a broad definition of a genre repertoire and to include for potential study all the films that appear to share the elements of the repertoire or ‘common traits’ such as characters, locations, shooting style etc. By contrast, the syntactic approach looks at the relationships between these elements and how they are structured in narratives. Altman’s example of this is the western in which the semantic approach concentrates on identifying the constituent elements and how they are presented, whereas the syntactic approach (e.g. via Jim Kitses, 1969/2004) concentrates on thematics such as the opposition of ‘East’ and ‘West’ or ‘garden’ and ‘desert’.
In his 1999 book Film/Genre, Altman admits that the straight semantic/syntactic approach is lacking because it ignores the crucial key concepts that have since been re-inserted into film and media studies -- audience and institution. He adds a further ‘pragmatic’ approach which seeks to ask questions about exactly how producers conceive of genres and cycles etc. He also recognises that as ‘fluid’ groupings of elements, genre texts are open to a diversity of readings -- so audiences may, in effect, create and re-create genres through 'reading'. Earlier approaches had tended to see audiences as passive and to consider genre as formulae through which Hollywood ‘peddled’ its ideologies.
Altman’s earlier 1984 article is included as an appendix in the 1999 book. The genre events offered by itp largely follow Altman’s revised semantic/syntactic/pragmatic approach.
References
Rick Altman (1999) Film/Genre, London: bfi
Jim Kitses (1969, revised 2004) Horizons West, London: bfi
Nick Lacey (2000) Narrative and Genre, Basingstoke: Palgrave
Steve Neale (2000) Genres in Contemporary Hollywood, London: Routledge
Steve Neale (ed) 2002 Genre and Contemporary Hollywood, London: bfi
Steve Neale and Murray Smith (eds) (1998) Contemporary Hollywood, London: Routledge
Tom Ryall (2000) ‘Genre and Hollywood’ in John Hill and Pam Church Gibson (eds) The Oxford Guide to Film Studies, Oxford: OUP
Rick Altman, in a 1984 article, proposed a semantic/syntactic approach to film genre. His aim was to ‘problematise’ the discussion of genre within film studies. He recognised that the development of film studies had seen a swing from ‘genre as history’ -- an approach which often used the film industries’ own terms to describe how genres changed over time -- to ‘genre as (semiotic) theory’ -- an approach which largely ignored industry practices.
Altman pointed out that genre (up until the 1960s) was often discussed in either ‘inclusive’ or ‘exclusive’ terms. Critics could refer in an almost tautological sense to a genre as comprising all the films that fulfilled a particular simple definition, e.g. westerns were films set in the American West between 1840 and 1900. But most analysis by scholars concentrated on a much more ‘inclusive’ list of ‘canonical’ films, which appeared to utilise the ‘essential’ elements of the genre.
Altman initially proposed an approach which would combine the ‘inclusive’ and ‘exclusive’ via a general semiotic/structuralist approach. Thus the semantic approach to genre attempts to take a broad definition of a genre repertoire and to include for potential study all the films that appear to share the elements of the repertoire or ‘common traits’ such as characters, locations, shooting style etc. By contrast, the syntactic approach looks at the relationships between these elements and how they are structured in narratives. Altman’s example of this is the western in which the semantic approach concentrates on identifying the constituent elements and how they are presented, whereas the syntactic approach (e.g. via Jim Kitses, 1969/2004) concentrates on thematics such as the opposition of ‘East’ and ‘West’ or ‘garden’ and ‘desert’.
In his 1999 book Film/Genre, Altman admits that the straight semantic/syntactic approach is lacking because it ignores the crucial key concepts that have since been re-inserted into film and media studies -- audience and institution. He adds a further ‘pragmatic’ approach which seeks to ask questions about exactly how producers conceive of genres and cycles etc. He also recognises that as ‘fluid’ groupings of elements, genre texts are open to a diversity of readings -- so audiences may, in effect, create and re-create genres through 'reading'. Earlier approaches had tended to see audiences as passive and to consider genre as formulae through which Hollywood ‘peddled’ its ideologies.
Altman’s earlier 1984 article is included as an appendix in the 1999 book. The genre events offered by itp largely follow Altman’s revised semantic/syntactic/pragmatic approach.
References
Rick Altman (1999) Film/Genre, London: bfi
Jim Kitses (1969, revised 2004) Horizons West, London: bfi
Nick Lacey (2000) Narrative and Genre, Basingstoke: Palgrave
Steve Neale (2000) Genres in Contemporary Hollywood, London: Routledge
Steve Neale (ed) 2002 Genre and Contemporary Hollywood, London: bfi
Steve Neale and Murray Smith (eds) (1998) Contemporary Hollywood, London: Routledge
Tom Ryall (2000) ‘Genre and Hollywood’ in John Hill and Pam Church Gibson (eds) The Oxford Guide to Film Studies, Oxford: OUP
Texts i can compare my text to...
Bend It Like Beckham is a British film released in 2002 in the UK and released in the United States in March 2003. The film was directed by Gurinder Chadha and was based on the screenplay she wrote with Paul Berges and Guljit Bindra. The film was a box office success and has achieved a cult-like status. It tells the tale of two young London women from different backgrounds who share an aptitude for football (soccer) and pressure from their families to conform. One is a British Indian Sikh girl who struggles against her family's orthodox mindset to fulfill her dream of playing professional football; the other is a white girl who has to combat her mother's stereotypes about athletic prowess and lesbianism. The film's title is a reference to the English footballer David Beckham and his skill at scoring from free-kicks by "bending" (curving) the ball (making it swerve as it flies through the air).
The movie was filmed in West London, specifically Hounslow (where the main characters live) and Southall, and central London, including Soho for the football store and pub, and Piccadilly Circus. Scenes were also shot in Hamburg, Germany.
Plot
The film is a coming-of-age tale about 18-year-old Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra (Parminder Nagra), a Sikh girl living in the western suburbs of London, not far from Heathrow Airport. Her first-generation Punjabi immigrant parents push her hard to study to get into university and become a solicitor, and wish to arrange a marriage for her in due course. Jess instead dreams of football, inspired by one of England's most famous players, David Beckham. She displays unusual talent for the game in park matches with the local boys, running them ragged with her evasive skills.
While playing in the park Jess is spotted by Juliette "Jules" Paxton (Keira Knightley), the star player at the Hounslow Harriers, a local amateur women's football club. She happily accepts Jules's invitation to join the club, even though she knows her parents would disapprove. Jess becomes a key member of the side and Jules's best friend. She also develops a special bond with the team's coach, Joe (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers), a young man whose dreams of football stardom were shattered when he injured his knee. Meanwhile, there are rumours that a scout from an American college is looking for players for the school's women's team. The resulting situation sets up a number of culture clashes ranging from the comical to the serious, as Jess, her friends (both from the Indian community and the football club), and family, try to negotiate their way between the expectations of two cultures and their own dreams and desires.
The movie also shows that immigrant families are not unique in their adherence to tradition. Jules's mother (Juliet Stevenson), who has very conventional views of femininity, pressures her daughter to wear frilly lingerie rather than sports bras and fears that her tomboy daughter is in a lesbian relationship with Jess. Instead of the standard plot device of the unyielding father and the understanding mother, the roles are reversed with the father having the wisdom to let his daughter fulfill her dreams and the mother clinging to her ideas and traditions. In Jess's case, her father (Anupam Kher) decides to let her play in the football tournament even when it means leaving her sister's wedding early. In Jules's case, her father encourages her to play football instead of chasing boys and doing normal "girl things".
When he realises she has sneaked out to play football, Jess's father takes ten minutes to watch Jess in her game and sees just how good she really is. He is surprised to find her a fantastic player and a key member of the team, but he is not as impressed when he finds her hugging her coach. During the wedding party, Jess's father allows her to go to the final football match, saying it would be the only way to see her happy on her sister's wedding day - her joy of playing is contrasted with her sister's joy of getting married, in a montage.
The American scout sees Jess and Jules at the game and offers them a place at a college in the USA with a well known and successful women's soccer program (Santa Clara University). Jules accepts straight away, but Jess does not as she knows her parents would never let her. She returns to the wedding party (which was just finishing) and tells her best Indian friend - Tony (a gay man who is infatuated with David Beckham) what has happened. Tony sees how much Jess wants to take up this opportunity, so he tells Jess's parents that he and Jess want to get married but he wants her to have a chance to go to the college of her choice first (i.e. the college in America to which she has been offered admission). Jess realises that she cannot let Tony make such a sacrifice for her, and she also wishes to stop deceiving her family, so she speaks up and asks permission to go to America.
Her father grants her permission to go, as during his youth in England he wanted to play cricket but he was unable to because the English men who were at the club he wished to play at made fun of the turban he wore and 'kicked him out like a dog'. He realises that Jess really wants to take up this opportunity and gives a speech in front of the relatives and friends there about how he was discriminated against and how he wants Jess to take up the opportunity he never had. Consequently Jess goes to America. The film concludes with family and friends assembled at the airport to bid Jess and Jules farewell. Jess and Joe, who throughout the film found themselves attracted to the other despite the restrictions of family and his position, kiss and decide to tell Jess' parents of the relationship when she comes back at Christmas. The credits roll with Joe and Jess's father playing cricket.
East is East
East is East is a BAFTA award-winning British comedy film released in 1999.
It is set in a mixed-race household with a Pakistani father and a British mother in Salford, in 1971. George Khan (played by Om Puri), the father, expects his family to follow his strict Muslim ways, but his children, who were born and raised in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.
East is East is based on the play of the same name by Ayub Khan-Din. It was directed by Damien O'Donnell
Synopsis
George Khan has been married to an English woman named Ella for 25 years, and has seven children with her. The trouble begins when Nazir, their first-born son (who later turns out to be gay), bails out of marrying the Pakistani girl his father has chosen for him at the last minute, leading to a bitter estrangement. Then the youngest son Sajid is discovered to be uncircumcised: the boy is horrified at his father's plans to have the ceremonial surgery carried out, and tries to resist, but in vain. Meanwhile, marriage is still on George's mind, and he accepts an introduction to Mr. Shah, who is looking for good Pakistani bridegrooms for his two ridiculously ugly daughters. Despite having seen the daughters' photographs, George promises Mr. Shah that his second and third sons, Tariq and Abdul, will marry them. Sajid overhears George's plans, and spills the beans to his brothers, which sends the family spinning into a crisis. At the end though they all see that George is wrong.
Bend It Like Beckham is a British film released in 2002 in the UK and released in the United States in March 2003. The film was directed by Gurinder Chadha and was based on the screenplay she wrote with Paul Berges and Guljit Bindra. The film was a box office success and has achieved a cult-like status. It tells the tale of two young London women from different backgrounds who share an aptitude for football (soccer) and pressure from their families to conform. One is a British Indian Sikh girl who struggles against her family's orthodox mindset to fulfill her dream of playing professional football; the other is a white girl who has to combat her mother's stereotypes about athletic prowess and lesbianism. The film's title is a reference to the English footballer David Beckham and his skill at scoring from free-kicks by "bending" (curving) the ball (making it swerve as it flies through the air).
The movie was filmed in West London, specifically Hounslow (where the main characters live) and Southall, and central London, including Soho for the football store and pub, and Piccadilly Circus. Scenes were also shot in Hamburg, Germany.
Plot
The film is a coming-of-age tale about 18-year-old Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra (Parminder Nagra), a Sikh girl living in the western suburbs of London, not far from Heathrow Airport. Her first-generation Punjabi immigrant parents push her hard to study to get into university and become a solicitor, and wish to arrange a marriage for her in due course. Jess instead dreams of football, inspired by one of England's most famous players, David Beckham. She displays unusual talent for the game in park matches with the local boys, running them ragged with her evasive skills.
While playing in the park Jess is spotted by Juliette "Jules" Paxton (Keira Knightley), the star player at the Hounslow Harriers, a local amateur women's football club. She happily accepts Jules's invitation to join the club, even though she knows her parents would disapprove. Jess becomes a key member of the side and Jules's best friend. She also develops a special bond with the team's coach, Joe (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers), a young man whose dreams of football stardom were shattered when he injured his knee. Meanwhile, there are rumours that a scout from an American college is looking for players for the school's women's team. The resulting situation sets up a number of culture clashes ranging from the comical to the serious, as Jess, her friends (both from the Indian community and the football club), and family, try to negotiate their way between the expectations of two cultures and their own dreams and desires.
The movie also shows that immigrant families are not unique in their adherence to tradition. Jules's mother (Juliet Stevenson), who has very conventional views of femininity, pressures her daughter to wear frilly lingerie rather than sports bras and fears that her tomboy daughter is in a lesbian relationship with Jess. Instead of the standard plot device of the unyielding father and the understanding mother, the roles are reversed with the father having the wisdom to let his daughter fulfill her dreams and the mother clinging to her ideas and traditions. In Jess's case, her father (Anupam Kher) decides to let her play in the football tournament even when it means leaving her sister's wedding early. In Jules's case, her father encourages her to play football instead of chasing boys and doing normal "girl things".
When he realises she has sneaked out to play football, Jess's father takes ten minutes to watch Jess in her game and sees just how good she really is. He is surprised to find her a fantastic player and a key member of the team, but he is not as impressed when he finds her hugging her coach. During the wedding party, Jess's father allows her to go to the final football match, saying it would be the only way to see her happy on her sister's wedding day - her joy of playing is contrasted with her sister's joy of getting married, in a montage.
The American scout sees Jess and Jules at the game and offers them a place at a college in the USA with a well known and successful women's soccer program (Santa Clara University). Jules accepts straight away, but Jess does not as she knows her parents would never let her. She returns to the wedding party (which was just finishing) and tells her best Indian friend - Tony (a gay man who is infatuated with David Beckham) what has happened. Tony sees how much Jess wants to take up this opportunity, so he tells Jess's parents that he and Jess want to get married but he wants her to have a chance to go to the college of her choice first (i.e. the college in America to which she has been offered admission). Jess realises that she cannot let Tony make such a sacrifice for her, and she also wishes to stop deceiving her family, so she speaks up and asks permission to go to America.
Her father grants her permission to go, as during his youth in England he wanted to play cricket but he was unable to because the English men who were at the club he wished to play at made fun of the turban he wore and 'kicked him out like a dog'. He realises that Jess really wants to take up this opportunity and gives a speech in front of the relatives and friends there about how he was discriminated against and how he wants Jess to take up the opportunity he never had. Consequently Jess goes to America. The film concludes with family and friends assembled at the airport to bid Jess and Jules farewell. Jess and Joe, who throughout the film found themselves attracted to the other despite the restrictions of family and his position, kiss and decide to tell Jess' parents of the relationship when she comes back at Christmas. The credits roll with Joe and Jess's father playing cricket.
East is East
East is East is a BAFTA award-winning British comedy film released in 1999.
It is set in a mixed-race household with a Pakistani father and a British mother in Salford, in 1971. George Khan (played by Om Puri), the father, expects his family to follow his strict Muslim ways, but his children, who were born and raised in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.
East is East is based on the play of the same name by Ayub Khan-Din. It was directed by Damien O'Donnell
Synopsis
George Khan has been married to an English woman named Ella for 25 years, and has seven children with her. The trouble begins when Nazir, their first-born son (who later turns out to be gay), bails out of marrying the Pakistani girl his father has chosen for him at the last minute, leading to a bitter estrangement. Then the youngest son Sajid is discovered to be uncircumcised: the boy is horrified at his father's plans to have the ceremonial surgery carried out, and tries to resist, but in vain. Meanwhile, marriage is still on George's mind, and he accepts an introduction to Mr. Shah, who is looking for good Pakistani bridegrooms for his two ridiculously ugly daughters. Despite having seen the daughters' photographs, George promises Mr. Shah that his second and third sons, Tariq and Abdul, will marry them. Sajid overhears George's plans, and spills the beans to his brothers, which sends the family spinning into a crisis. At the end though they all see that George is wrong.
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AMRIT...
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EBI* You can add in a few video clips and analyse them, so that we the audience can get a insight into the text!XxNaziyaXx
Islamophobia said... HASNAA
WWW*Excellent research on the topic* Loads of Pictures and Videos which are analysed.* Good use of Delicious Links/Tags
EBI Maybe you could add in some bullet poin/too much wrting! (but that is good)XxNaziyaXX
AMRIT...
Islamophobia said...
WWW (what went well)* Good key points, which are short and snappy* Key concepts are short and handy, easy to refer back to.* Good Background information of the text
EBI More pictures can be added in and analysed and videos.
Dips
Islamophobia said...
WWW (what went well)* Good background iformation is provided about the text.* Pictures are also on your blog,makes it look visual and appealing.* Key concepts are put up, easy to refer back to.
EBI* Maybe you can add in some theorist about your idea?XxNaziyaXx
Pardeep
Islamophobia said...
WWW (What went well)* Good links of theorist you have put up, easy to refer back to.* Excellent in-dept study of the text.* Excellent background information, such as Interviews and newpaper articles.
EBI (Even better if)* You can probably get a few videos maybe 1 or 2 and just analyse them! XxNaziyaXx
Kirandeep
WWW (What went well)* Detail knowledge about the text* Loads of pictures which makes your blog look visual and appealing.* Background information in also provided.
EBI* You can add in a few video clips and analyse them, so that we the audience can get a insight into the text!XxNaziyaXx
Sunday, 9 September 2007
SUMMER HOMEWORK
Media Representations Who is being represented?
The text that I have chosen to study is Provoked, and within this movie manly Feminism is being portrayed with different race and gender.
In what way? I would say that the main Asian protagonist (Aishwarya Rai) has been seen in a negative way, making the Asians look low, and that the British still rule them. This is done through the racial comments made and pronunciation of her name.
By whom?
I would say that we as the audience perceive the protagonist, and they are getting perceived by the community (Asian community)
Why is the subject being represented in this way? I believe that the subject such as “ Feminism” and “Race” are being shown in this manner is because they are on the increase. Heavily focusing on Feminism we can argue that their position has changed a lot and are being seen as “active” and “breadwinners”.
Is the representation fair and accurate?
Provoked, heavily deals with the matters of Race, feminist and gender. At the start of the movie we see the main protagonist getting treated to others unfairly to the other stars (British Whites). Deliberately this is done, so that the audience be able to identify with the protagonist. I believe that the representation is not fair as they are deliberately making the Asian look and feel low.
What opportunities exist for self-representation by the subject?
As the film deals with rights and Feminists a lot, Aishwarya seeks help from her friend who is British White and is in jail with her, in order to get a appeal and win the case.
Media Languages and Forms
What are the denotative and connotative levels of meaning?
Looking at the text as a Whole, we can say that the denotative is Aishwarya Rai, as a female married. The connotative of this will be that, she has been portrayed as being passive, and inferior due to her accent as she cannot speak English well. Furthermore, her dress sense connotes that she is a typical Asian wife, and is seen as being inferior and passive towards the men.
What is the significance of the text’s connotations?
I believe it to be Female power, and status. What I mean about power is that looking at today’s world everything has changed, women now are seen to be superior and reject the patriarchal society. We can now say that a lot of females are being seen as dominant and fight back for their right and status. “Provoked” successful shows this and achieves.
What are the non-verbal structures of meaning in the text (e.g. gesture, facial expression, positional communication, clothing, props etc)
throughout the film we see various facial expression, the main type of facial expression we see is to be sad and emotional looks. We see Aishwarya crying throughout the film, and we see a lot of aggression also. This is done so that the target audience can identify with the protagonists.
What is the significance of mise-en-scene/sets/settings? “Provoked” has various types of mise en scene. The main obvious one is the house that they are all living in, this connotes that they are living in a Nuclear family. The outfit that we see in the movie is mainly Aishwarya wearing Indian clothes. This connotes that she is a typical Asian wife/mother. Adding on to this, Aishwarya also does not seem to be wearing make up in the movie, we can say that this connotes that Aishwarya is pure and is not viewed as being sexy. In the movie we also see that the shots are close ups and long shots. Close ups are seen when Aishwarya gets abused, we see some close up shots of Aishwarya bruised. This is again done so that the target audience can identify with her. Long shots are seen when Aishwarya first enters the jail, it shows the target audience the atmosphere in which she is in.
What work is being done by the sound track/commentary/language of the text? In the movie we hear a lot of parallel music, which the music is very emotional. We have sympathy towards Aishwarya, as she is the victim of abuse.
What are the dominant images and iconography, and what is their relevance to the major themes of the text? The dominant Images we see throughout the movie is abuse of marks on Aishwarya’s body. The connotation of this shows that we are living in a patriarchal society and that men are seen to be active and women are seen to be passive.
What sound and visual techniques are used to convey meaning (e.g. camera positioning, editing; the ways that images and sounds are combined to convey meaning)? Throughout the movie, we see plenty of close ups which convey Aishwarya’s feelings. Editing in the movie is slow and not fast, the reason for this being is so that the audience can identify and have sympathy towards her. Music is only heard when Aishwarya is abused and is crying so that is creates an huge impacts towards the audience.
Narrative
How is the narrative organised and structured?
The storyline is based on Aishwarya and how she feels towards her husband’s behaviour. The way it is mainly structured is by flashbacks, which reminds the audience that she is the victim of abuse.
How is the audience positioned in relation to the narrative?
They are seen to be the witnesses, and are positioned to sympathise with the victim. Females especially will have a strong impact as they tend to be victims of abuse.
How are characters delineated? What is their narrative function? How are heroes and villains created? In
the movie the villain is Aishwarya’s husband. We can say this because he abuses Aishwarya all the time, for no reason. High angel shots are seen on him , which makes the audience look up at him.
What techniques of identification and alienation are employed?
Facial expression, and music. This is because when Aishwarya gets abused it is seen from a close up shot.
What is the role of such features as sound, music, iconography, genre, mise-en-scene, editing etc within the narrative?
It make the whole movie going. And it has a great impact towards the audience, and makes things much easier and whom to identify with.
What are the major themes of the narrative? What values/ideologies does it embody?
I would personally say that the main themes are feminism, race, abuse and ethnicity. It makes the society look as of dominance still exists and that we are living in a patriarchal society.
Genre
To which genre does the text belong? I would say that it is feminism.
What are the major generic conventions within the text? Abuse and feminism.
What are the major iconographic features of the text? Abuse.
What are the major generic themes? Again I would say that it is abuse and feminism.
To what extent are the characters generically determined?
To what extent are the audience’s generic expectations of the text fulfilled or cheated by the text? Does the text conform to the characteristics of the genre, or does it treat them playfully or ironically? I would say that it treats them ironically as we only see that Aishwarya getting abused and no one else.
Does the text feature a star, a director, a writer etc who is strongly associated with the genre? What meanings and associations do they have? Yes, as Aishwarya is a famous Bollywood star she is also known as being ‘Miss India’, I believe that her being the main leader of the film fits well with the genre. The genre heavily focuses on feminism.
Media Institutions
What is the institutional source of the text? Eros International
In what ways has the text been influenced or shaped by the institution which produced it? Eros International has produced the text, which is a big institution, by producing this text it has given it name much more bigger.
Is the source a public service or commercial institution? What difference does this make to the text?
Who owns and controls the institution concerned and does this matter?
How has the text been distributed?
Media Values and Ideology
What are the major values, ideologies and assumptions underpinning the text or naturalised within it? I would say that the major values are how a woman is treated. And the message given out by the text I would say that is female power still does exists today and that woman now have more equal rights compared to men.
What criteria have been used for selecting the content presented?
Media Audiences
To whom is the text addressed? What is the target audience? I would personally say that the text is addressed to 18 years and above. I would say that the text really hits females as they are the main protagonists.
What assumptions about the audience’s characteristics are implicit within the text? They will be able to identify with the characters and have a strong impact towards them.
What assumptions about the audience are implicit in the text’s scheduling or positioning?
In what conditions is the audience likely to receive the text? Does this impact upon the formal characteristics of the text? I would say that the text gets to them a lot due to the emotional music at the back and the shots that are seen.
What do you know or can you assume about the likely size and constituency of the audience? They may share similar problems.
What are the probable and possible audience readings of the text? They would probably feel that dominance still exits or that female are no longer subordinate to men
How do you, as an audience member, read and evaluate the text? To what extent is your reading and evaluation influenced by your age, gender, background etc? I would personally say that the text is very powerful and dramatic. As I’m a Asian British myself I can identify with the protagonist, as I’m a female myself and people often believe that female are passive and subordinate.
Media Representations Who is being represented?
The text that I have chosen to study is Provoked, and within this movie manly Feminism is being portrayed with different race and gender.
In what way? I would say that the main Asian protagonist (Aishwarya Rai) has been seen in a negative way, making the Asians look low, and that the British still rule them. This is done through the racial comments made and pronunciation of her name.
By whom?
I would say that we as the audience perceive the protagonist, and they are getting perceived by the community (Asian community)
Why is the subject being represented in this way? I believe that the subject such as “ Feminism” and “Race” are being shown in this manner is because they are on the increase. Heavily focusing on Feminism we can argue that their position has changed a lot and are being seen as “active” and “breadwinners”.
Is the representation fair and accurate?
Provoked, heavily deals with the matters of Race, feminist and gender. At the start of the movie we see the main protagonist getting treated to others unfairly to the other stars (British Whites). Deliberately this is done, so that the audience be able to identify with the protagonist. I believe that the representation is not fair as they are deliberately making the Asian look and feel low.
What opportunities exist for self-representation by the subject?
As the film deals with rights and Feminists a lot, Aishwarya seeks help from her friend who is British White and is in jail with her, in order to get a appeal and win the case.
Media Languages and Forms
What are the denotative and connotative levels of meaning?
Looking at the text as a Whole, we can say that the denotative is Aishwarya Rai, as a female married. The connotative of this will be that, she has been portrayed as being passive, and inferior due to her accent as she cannot speak English well. Furthermore, her dress sense connotes that she is a typical Asian wife, and is seen as being inferior and passive towards the men.
What is the significance of the text’s connotations?
I believe it to be Female power, and status. What I mean about power is that looking at today’s world everything has changed, women now are seen to be superior and reject the patriarchal society. We can now say that a lot of females are being seen as dominant and fight back for their right and status. “Provoked” successful shows this and achieves.
What are the non-verbal structures of meaning in the text (e.g. gesture, facial expression, positional communication, clothing, props etc)
throughout the film we see various facial expression, the main type of facial expression we see is to be sad and emotional looks. We see Aishwarya crying throughout the film, and we see a lot of aggression also. This is done so that the target audience can identify with the protagonists.
What is the significance of mise-en-scene/sets/settings? “Provoked” has various types of mise en scene. The main obvious one is the house that they are all living in, this connotes that they are living in a Nuclear family. The outfit that we see in the movie is mainly Aishwarya wearing Indian clothes. This connotes that she is a typical Asian wife/mother. Adding on to this, Aishwarya also does not seem to be wearing make up in the movie, we can say that this connotes that Aishwarya is pure and is not viewed as being sexy. In the movie we also see that the shots are close ups and long shots. Close ups are seen when Aishwarya gets abused, we see some close up shots of Aishwarya bruised. This is again done so that the target audience can identify with her. Long shots are seen when Aishwarya first enters the jail, it shows the target audience the atmosphere in which she is in.
What work is being done by the sound track/commentary/language of the text? In the movie we hear a lot of parallel music, which the music is very emotional. We have sympathy towards Aishwarya, as she is the victim of abuse.
What are the dominant images and iconography, and what is their relevance to the major themes of the text? The dominant Images we see throughout the movie is abuse of marks on Aishwarya’s body. The connotation of this shows that we are living in a patriarchal society and that men are seen to be active and women are seen to be passive.
What sound and visual techniques are used to convey meaning (e.g. camera positioning, editing; the ways that images and sounds are combined to convey meaning)? Throughout the movie, we see plenty of close ups which convey Aishwarya’s feelings. Editing in the movie is slow and not fast, the reason for this being is so that the audience can identify and have sympathy towards her. Music is only heard when Aishwarya is abused and is crying so that is creates an huge impacts towards the audience.
Narrative
How is the narrative organised and structured?
The storyline is based on Aishwarya and how she feels towards her husband’s behaviour. The way it is mainly structured is by flashbacks, which reminds the audience that she is the victim of abuse.
How is the audience positioned in relation to the narrative?
They are seen to be the witnesses, and are positioned to sympathise with the victim. Females especially will have a strong impact as they tend to be victims of abuse.
How are characters delineated? What is their narrative function? How are heroes and villains created? In
the movie the villain is Aishwarya’s husband. We can say this because he abuses Aishwarya all the time, for no reason. High angel shots are seen on him , which makes the audience look up at him.
What techniques of identification and alienation are employed?
Facial expression, and music. This is because when Aishwarya gets abused it is seen from a close up shot.
What is the role of such features as sound, music, iconography, genre, mise-en-scene, editing etc within the narrative?
It make the whole movie going. And it has a great impact towards the audience, and makes things much easier and whom to identify with.
What are the major themes of the narrative? What values/ideologies does it embody?
I would personally say that the main themes are feminism, race, abuse and ethnicity. It makes the society look as of dominance still exists and that we are living in a patriarchal society.
Genre
To which genre does the text belong? I would say that it is feminism.
What are the major generic conventions within the text? Abuse and feminism.
What are the major iconographic features of the text? Abuse.
What are the major generic themes? Again I would say that it is abuse and feminism.
To what extent are the characters generically determined?
To what extent are the audience’s generic expectations of the text fulfilled or cheated by the text? Does the text conform to the characteristics of the genre, or does it treat them playfully or ironically? I would say that it treats them ironically as we only see that Aishwarya getting abused and no one else.
Does the text feature a star, a director, a writer etc who is strongly associated with the genre? What meanings and associations do they have? Yes, as Aishwarya is a famous Bollywood star she is also known as being ‘Miss India’, I believe that her being the main leader of the film fits well with the genre. The genre heavily focuses on feminism.
Media Institutions
What is the institutional source of the text? Eros International
In what ways has the text been influenced or shaped by the institution which produced it? Eros International has produced the text, which is a big institution, by producing this text it has given it name much more bigger.
Is the source a public service or commercial institution? What difference does this make to the text?
Who owns and controls the institution concerned and does this matter?
How has the text been distributed?
Media Values and Ideology
What are the major values, ideologies and assumptions underpinning the text or naturalised within it? I would say that the major values are how a woman is treated. And the message given out by the text I would say that is female power still does exists today and that woman now have more equal rights compared to men.
What criteria have been used for selecting the content presented?
Media Audiences
To whom is the text addressed? What is the target audience? I would personally say that the text is addressed to 18 years and above. I would say that the text really hits females as they are the main protagonists.
What assumptions about the audience’s characteristics are implicit within the text? They will be able to identify with the characters and have a strong impact towards them.
What assumptions about the audience are implicit in the text’s scheduling or positioning?
In what conditions is the audience likely to receive the text? Does this impact upon the formal characteristics of the text? I would say that the text gets to them a lot due to the emotional music at the back and the shots that are seen.
What do you know or can you assume about the likely size and constituency of the audience? They may share similar problems.
What are the probable and possible audience readings of the text? They would probably feel that dominance still exits or that female are no longer subordinate to men
How do you, as an audience member, read and evaluate the text? To what extent is your reading and evaluation influenced by your age, gender, background etc? I would personally say that the text is very powerful and dramatic. As I’m a Asian British myself I can identify with the protagonist, as I’m a female myself and people often believe that female are passive and subordinate.
Wednesday, 11 July 2007
DELICIOUS LINKS
http://www1.medialiteracy.com/representation.jsp
The reason for why I have posted this link up is because in my independent study i will be focusing on the representation of females, and how they are seen in British Asian films. I believe that this link will be very useful for my study and will help me a lot.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/GenderMedia/femmedia.html
This is also another link that i have posted up. This will be useful because one of the areas that i will be heavily focusing on is going to be Race and ethnicity.
http://www1.medialiteracy.com/representation.jsp
The reason for why I have posted this link up is because in my independent study i will be focusing on the representation of females, and how they are seen in British Asian films. I believe that this link will be very useful for my study and will help me a lot.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/GenderMedia/femmedia.html
This is also another link that i have posted up. This will be useful because one of the areas that i will be heavily focusing on is going to be Race and ethnicity.
My response to the review...
well, the review was quiet interesting when i had read it. I myself have not seen the movie 'Provoked', but having a look at the trailers and promos I'm really tempted to watch the movie. When i had seen the trailer at first it had grabbed my attention and had touched my heart, seeing Aishwarya getting abused by a men just shows that yet today we are living in a patriarchal society and that male dominance still exists today. However, Aishwarya's stunning performance and her 'turning the tables', showed that patriarchy can be rejected and that women should fight back. I have to say that Aishwarya has done a stunning job and that the film looks really interesting to watch. I will agree with the review that it is a really good film.
well, the review was quiet interesting when i had read it. I myself have not seen the movie 'Provoked', but having a look at the trailers and promos I'm really tempted to watch the movie. When i had seen the trailer at first it had grabbed my attention and had touched my heart, seeing Aishwarya getting abused by a men just shows that yet today we are living in a patriarchal society and that male dominance still exists today. However, Aishwarya's stunning performance and her 'turning the tables', showed that patriarchy can be rejected and that women should fight back. I have to say that Aishwarya has done a stunning job and that the film looks really interesting to watch. I will agree with the review that it is a really good film.
Film review on Provoked.
Sitting in the theatre for just 113 minutes and watching the torture unfold on the battered Punjabi housewife doesn't sound like a new concept, does it? But Provoked is out to establish no new notion.
It once happened. And now it's been told. And told with great power and precision.
Inspired by the real life traumatic story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia's biography, Circle of Light, Provoked traces the anguish and agony and delivers an act that would leave everyone thinking.
Unable to bear the brutality and recurring rapes by her alcoholic husband Deepak Ahluwalia (Naveen Andrews), the battered Kiranjit (Aishwarya Rai) sets him on fire and ends the saga of her 10-year-long assaulted and abused married life.
Kiranjit is charged with murder awarded life-imprisonment. Yet, the lady feels liberated!
Although she gradually learns to accept her life within the jail, her case is taken up by a non-profit group of Asian social workers running under an organisation called Southall Black Sisters. They bring her plight to the attention of the media by organising rallies and gathering public support.
And as luck would have it, Kiranjit's cellmate, Veronica Scott (Miranda Richardson) happens to the sister of Lord Edward Foster (Robbie Coltrane), a respected Queen's Counsel. Lord Foster takes up Kiranjit's cause and the English court in an unprecedented judgement pardons the accused and redefines the word 'Provocation' in the British law forever.
Mundhra's direction is very binding. Neither does he lose track nor does he overload the script with unwanted emotions and drama. The film immediately kick-starts with Kiranjit taking revenge from her husband.
The director has also, correctly chosen all his actors.
Aishwarya has done a good job. She has definitely brought forth the trauma and torture borne by the character. And the absence of her overdone make-up and glamorous good-looks has made her look more attractive (!) and fit into the role well.
Although it would be wrong to say that no other actress could have done a better job, the one reason why Aishwarya's presence makes a difference is because the actress is a brand value and a reason for many cinegoers to watch a film.
Naveen Andrews is brilliant. The actor fits so perfectly into his role that you would immediately get the wrong vibes.
To put it simply… you'll hate him from the word go!
Nandita Das being Nandita Das has performed well. However, it would be slightly wrong to say that the actress has put in her best. There are times when you feel she has gone overboard with her act.
Miranda Richardson is beautiful in her performance and her appearance.
All other actors too have done a good job.
Although Mundhra had the script served on his platter, but turning words into action is no easy business. And that's where Provoked takes the cake.
It doesn't have anything for the masala lovers nor for the comic freaks. It's a film of substance. A film based on real life. A film that would move many. A film that would make a difference in many a lives.
It's more than all this and if missed it, you would miss a lot!
Sitting in the theatre for just 113 minutes and watching the torture unfold on the battered Punjabi housewife doesn't sound like a new concept, does it? But Provoked is out to establish no new notion.
It once happened. And now it's been told. And told with great power and precision.
Inspired by the real life traumatic story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia's biography, Circle of Light, Provoked traces the anguish and agony and delivers an act that would leave everyone thinking.
Unable to bear the brutality and recurring rapes by her alcoholic husband Deepak Ahluwalia (Naveen Andrews), the battered Kiranjit (Aishwarya Rai) sets him on fire and ends the saga of her 10-year-long assaulted and abused married life.
Kiranjit is charged with murder awarded life-imprisonment. Yet, the lady feels liberated!
Although she gradually learns to accept her life within the jail, her case is taken up by a non-profit group of Asian social workers running under an organisation called Southall Black Sisters. They bring her plight to the attention of the media by organising rallies and gathering public support.
And as luck would have it, Kiranjit's cellmate, Veronica Scott (Miranda Richardson) happens to the sister of Lord Edward Foster (Robbie Coltrane), a respected Queen's Counsel. Lord Foster takes up Kiranjit's cause and the English court in an unprecedented judgement pardons the accused and redefines the word 'Provocation' in the British law forever.
Mundhra's direction is very binding. Neither does he lose track nor does he overload the script with unwanted emotions and drama. The film immediately kick-starts with Kiranjit taking revenge from her husband.
The director has also, correctly chosen all his actors.
Aishwarya has done a good job. She has definitely brought forth the trauma and torture borne by the character. And the absence of her overdone make-up and glamorous good-looks has made her look more attractive (!) and fit into the role well.
Although it would be wrong to say that no other actress could have done a better job, the one reason why Aishwarya's presence makes a difference is because the actress is a brand value and a reason for many cinegoers to watch a film.
Naveen Andrews is brilliant. The actor fits so perfectly into his role that you would immediately get the wrong vibes.
To put it simply… you'll hate him from the word go!
Nandita Das being Nandita Das has performed well. However, it would be slightly wrong to say that the actress has put in her best. There are times when you feel she has gone overboard with her act.
Miranda Richardson is beautiful in her performance and her appearance.
All other actors too have done a good job.
Although Mundhra had the script served on his platter, but turning words into action is no easy business. And that's where Provoked takes the cake.
It doesn't have anything for the masala lovers nor for the comic freaks. It's a film of substance. A film based on real life. A film that would move many. A film that would make a difference in many a lives.
It's more than all this and if missed it, you would miss a lot!
This is another trailer that i have posted up on the blog. Sorry, i cannot find any clips of the movie on you tube so i am just posting up different trailers. This is one of the trailer that i really liked. The reason for this being is because the contrapuntal music, is so dramatic and it fits well with the trailer, and the audience are yet again able to identify with the protagonist and have some sort of sympathy. The use of dip to black are also seen in the trailer which is quiet effective as it makes the audience be in suspense and creates enigma because they want to know what is going to come up next on the screen. The edits seen are not too fast but yet are not to slow, it gives the audience enough time to have some sort of reaction.
Image Analysis of 'Provoked'On the left is Naveen Andrews, called in Provoked Deepak, and on the right is Aishwarya. The image is showing us Naveen abusing Aishwarya, as Aishwarya's facial expression shows fear.
Analysing this image, we can talk about many stuff. Firstly looking at the camera angle, we can say that it is a medium shot of both Naveen and Aishwarya. This gives the chance for the audience to identify with the characters in the movie. Furthermore, looking at both their facial expression, Naveen looks aggressive as his eyes have got the anger in to them, where as Aishwarya is looking all scared and shutting the door. This clearly shows the audience that who the protagonist is. We can also say that male dominance still exist today and that we are leaving in a Patriarchal society.
Saturday, 7 July 2007
Independent Study Proposal
Title: Provoked
Director: Jag Mundra
Genre: Drama
Date of Release: 6th April 2007
Hypothesis: Male dominance still exists today and we live in a patriarchal society. I am going to investigate: ‘How has race and sexuality been seen in British Asian film in particular reference to ‘Provoked’?.
M: The use of close up on Aishwaryar’s eyes and the tears falling out makes the audience be able to identify with who is the protagonist.
I: Eros International
G: Drama, as it is based on a true story, also it can be seen as the genre of Justice, and revenge.
R: Provoked focuses on heavily on male dominance and how we live in a patriarchal society. The use of domestic violence makes the women look inferior to the male.
A: The target audience for this film will be roughly young adults aged about 17+, however the secondary audience can be adults/family.
I: the ideology that the film is setting out is that do not let men rule the females and to fight back and to reject the patriarchal society. It is heavily based on justice.
N: The story line for this film, starts off by a Nuclear family and then by the use of domestic violence, it ruins their relationship.
S: It can be said that we live in a patriarchal society, and that today men’s are seen as being ‘Breadwinners’ and that women’s are seen as being inferior and subordinate towards the men’s.
H: I will be looking at how women’s were seen in other British Asian films such as ‘Bend it like Beckham’ and ‘East is East’, in reference to my hypothesis.
E: The film has been a great hit over the UK as it was based on a true story. It can be said that it made great amount of money in the box office.
P: Feminist fighters will be against the idea of male dominance and domestic violence. They will fight back.
Theories: Propp will be a good theorist to use in my study as he talks about hero and villain. Also Barthes will be good as he talks about enigma codes, and they are many enigma codes that can be seen in ‘Provoked’
Where to research: I will be looking at books that talk mainly about women representation and how they have been portrayed. I will also be looking at the internet and have a look at past films and theorist that talk about women.
Title: Provoked
Director: Jag Mundra
Genre: Drama
Date of Release: 6th April 2007
Hypothesis: Male dominance still exists today and we live in a patriarchal society. I am going to investigate: ‘How has race and sexuality been seen in British Asian film in particular reference to ‘Provoked’?.
M: The use of close up on Aishwaryar’s eyes and the tears falling out makes the audience be able to identify with who is the protagonist.
I: Eros International
G: Drama, as it is based on a true story, also it can be seen as the genre of Justice, and revenge.
R: Provoked focuses on heavily on male dominance and how we live in a patriarchal society. The use of domestic violence makes the women look inferior to the male.
A: The target audience for this film will be roughly young adults aged about 17+, however the secondary audience can be adults/family.
I: the ideology that the film is setting out is that do not let men rule the females and to fight back and to reject the patriarchal society. It is heavily based on justice.
N: The story line for this film, starts off by a Nuclear family and then by the use of domestic violence, it ruins their relationship.
S: It can be said that we live in a patriarchal society, and that today men’s are seen as being ‘Breadwinners’ and that women’s are seen as being inferior and subordinate towards the men’s.
H: I will be looking at how women’s were seen in other British Asian films such as ‘Bend it like Beckham’ and ‘East is East’, in reference to my hypothesis.
E: The film has been a great hit over the UK as it was based on a true story. It can be said that it made great amount of money in the box office.
P: Feminist fighters will be against the idea of male dominance and domestic violence. They will fight back.
Theories: Propp will be a good theorist to use in my study as he talks about hero and villain. Also Barthes will be good as he talks about enigma codes, and they are many enigma codes that can be seen in ‘Provoked’
Where to research: I will be looking at books that talk mainly about women representation and how they have been portrayed. I will also be looking at the internet and have a look at past films and theorist that talk about women.
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