Thursday, 22 November 2018

Media Language and Representation: Burn the Witch video




does not feature the artist(s) but celebrates the power of narrative and signification and a postmodern emphasis on intertextuality. The video contrasts clearly with the representations featured in Heaven

Burn the witch
diegetic bird singing
cartoon-ish
fade in and from black transitions
red cross on doors
a noose for public hanging
hesitant
at end someone is burnt unexpectedly (plot twist)
society is being observed and judged by a man/officer and at the end he is burnt
trumpton style 
utopian representation but some bad undertones

Theoretical framework
Learners will develop their understanding of the media through the consistent application of the four areas of the theoretical framework:
media languagehow the media through their forms, codes, conventions and techniques communicate meanings
media representations how the media portray events, issues, individuals and social groups
media industries: how the media industries’ processes of production, distribution and circulation affect media forms and platforms
media audiences: how media forms target, reach and address audiences, how audiences interpret and respond to them and how members of audiences become producers themselves. 



Burn the witch
only the whites
red x links to plague
another intertextual link to 1984 totalitarianism
link to the hot fuzz movie  (facade of perfect society)
idea of a cult (woman and 5/6 masked men with swords)
historical links to old torture methods (finding witches)

paganism   - burning man festival 
produced by trumpton shire , older generation can watch and like it. intertextual link.  model town
man and woman on the see-saw , decorated which can show them trying to seem normal? chair on the see-saw 
lyrics 'abandon all reason, avoid all eyecontact, do not react, shoot the messengers' 1984 book reference. listen to the mayor 
slogan 'burn the witch', women being manipulated social context. men have the most power hegemonic
'cheer at the gallows' being forced to be happy and enjoy where they are.  



Burn the witch analysis

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