Tuesday, 25 April 2017

Whiplash Audience Positioning. Key scenes.

The way the audience is POSITIONED – 
Media texts are structured in ways that position audiences to adopt a particular perspective or point of view.

Starter: Discuss and make notes on how to approach this question:


B1. Discuss the different ways audiences are positioned by your three main texts.

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This question invites candidates to consider the content of their studied texts in relation to audience positioning. There may be some definitions of ‘audience positioning’ – which is acceptable and should be marked on merit. Candidates may consider how texts are encoded to encourage a preferred reading and the ways audiences are positioned to accept this. Candidates may make references to the following:

 Mode of Address
 Male Gaze theory (Mulvey)
 Camera, technical codes, point of view shots etc.
 Stuart Hall: ideologies, preferred readings etc.
 Narrative – plot
 User involvement; interactivity
 Situated culture
 Stars and characters
 Genre devices
 Visual/direct appeal of print texts
 Use of narrator/voice-over

Task 1: 

Watch the key scenes and indicate how technical codes; sound, edit, framing, lighting position the audience. Use the handout provided.


A: Beginning -why did you stop playing?

B: Chair throwing sequence!

C: Andrew makes his come back

D: Bar scene

E: Final scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4noaE0CdZUw

frenetic editing. The narrative element of an antagonistic relationship between Fletcher and Andrew – suspense is built as A ndrew improvises. Changes in shot angles. Close ups utilised to capitalise on emotion. Suspense is built through location: the audience consists of people who “don’t forget”; Andrew’s future prospects may be compromised. Fletcher, depicted as the antagonist (arguably) sports dark clothing


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