AS Media Revision notes

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Media Revision

A2 Theorists to look for

Barthes, Roland
Derrida, Jacques
Forster, E.M.
Foucault, Michel
Frye, Northrop
Genette, Gerard
Hamburger, Kate
Iser, Wolfgang
Kristeva, Julia
Levi-Strauss, Claude
Lubbock, Percy
Propp, Vladimir
Todorov, Tzvetan

Narratology

Narrative

For an extensive list of narratology term see this site

Uses and gratifications theory

Denis McQuail (1987) – Uses and Gratifications Theory

Information
 satisfying curiosity and general interest
 finding out about relevant events and conditions in
 immediate surroundings, society and the world
 learning; self-education
• seeking advice on practical matters or opinion and decision choices
 gaining a sense of security through knowledge


Personal Identity
 finding reinforcement for personal values
 finding models of behaviour
 identifying with valued other (in the media)
 gaining insight into one's self



Integration and Social Interaction
 gaining insight into circumstances of others; social empathy
 identifying with others and gaining a sense of belonging
 finding a basis for conversation and social interaction
 having a substitute for real-life companionship
 helping to carry out social roles
 enabling one to connect with family, friends and society


Entertainment
 escaping, or being diverted, from problems
 relaxing
 getting intrinsic cultural or aesthetic enjoyment
 filling time
 emotional release
 sexual arousal

Terminology revision AS & A2

Film Terms a Level

AS & A2 Revision bits

Film Lang

AS & A2 Film & Audience revision

Film and Audience