Thursday, 24 March 2011
Questionnaire Results
This questionnaire was given out to 30 secondary school children aged between 12-18. Asking:
- Do you/have you ever lived on a council estate?
- If yes, do you know anyone who has been involved with crime?
- Which description do you think best fits 'council estate'?
- Which of these characteristics would you describe someone who lives on a council estate?
- Do you expect these people to be...(financially)
- What clothes would you expect these people to wear?
- Do you expect people living on a council estate to be...(class)
- What percentage of people do you think living on a council estate have been involved in crime?
Results:
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Ms Robertson
Identify which Narrative Codes you've used for your media production.
Mystery Code or Enigma
We used this as he's at the police station in an interview room however the audience doesn't know why or what for. It becomes resolved later during the narrative as he's let out and is not charged as they don't have any evidence.
Semic Code
The police interviewer suggests a crime has happened.
Hoodies and tracksuits suggest gangs and violence and again crime.
The skimpy clothes and girls standing on the corner suggested prostitution.
Flats and corner shops suggested council estates.
Strauss- Binary Opposites
Justice Vs Injustice
The guy is breaking out against the law and committing a criminal offence and the police are trying to catch him.
Cultural Code
People perceive council estates nowadays to consist of stealing, police, violence and gangs which we portrayed in our product for the audience to understand what's going on and to set the scene.
The man who steals where's a hoody and many people relate together hoodies and crime and violence so the audience assume he is bad and is up to no good committing crimes.
The gangs provide an insight into the narrative being a lot about crime so the audience can understand the relevance of the police interview.
Vladimir Propp
Preparation= police interviewer suggesting the guy is a criminal or has done something wrong
Complication= he's stolen and has been taken to the police station
Transference= they don't have evidence so let him go
Struggle= there is a gang collision causing fear and violence, he carries on stealing to survive
Return= still stealing to survive and going uncaught
Recognition= we were contradictory against this as he still gets away from justice and is able to still steal.
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