7 Areas of Representation & 4 Areas of Textual Analysis

7 Areas of Representation & 4 Areas of Textual Analysis

7 Areas of Representation

• Gender
• Age
• Ethnicity
• Sexuality
• Class and status
• Physical ability/disability
• Regional identity

4 Areas of Textual Analysis

Camera shots, angle, movement, composition.


Shots - establishing shot, master shot, close-up, mid-shot, long shot, wide show, two-shot, aerial shot, point of view shot, over the should shot, and variations of these.

Angle - high angle, low angle, canted angle.

Movement - pan, tilt, track, dolly, crane, steadicam, hand-held, zoom, reverse zoom.

Composition - framing, rule of thirds, depth of field - deep and shallow focus, focus pulls.

Editing

Includes transition of image and sound - continuity and non-continuity systems.

Cutting - shot/reverse shot, eyeline match, graphic match, action match, jump cut, crosscutting, parallel editing, cutaway; insert.

Other Transitions - dissolve, fade-in, fade-out, wipe, superimposition, long take, short take, slow motion, ellipsis and expansion of time, post-production, visual effects.

Sound

Soundtrack - score, incidental music, themes and stings, ambient sound.

Diegetic and non-diegetic sound, synchronous/asynchronous sound, sound effects, sound motif, sound bridge, dialogue, voiceover, mode of address/direct address, sound mixing, sound perspective.

Mise-en-Scène

Production Design - location, studio, set design, costume and makeup, properties.

Lighting - colour design.