Tuesday 21 June 2016

Construct of the star image - Richard Dyer 1 & 2

1. COVER WORK - carry out independent research into Dyer, reading two sources and making detailed notes.  SEE EMAIL from CF

2. Apply your knowledge and understanding of Dyer's analysis of how the star image is constructed in media texts and how it is read by an audience / fans to the following texts:



How to analyse a music video

These are the videos we looked at in class. More suggestions are on the slides saved in Student/Mediastudies/Y13 resources/Intro to A2/Dyer/




 Make sure you have comprehensive notes on Reading Source 1 - Archer. This will form the basis of any music video analysis for coursework. Make sure you are clear on the following terms: narrative fuzz illustrative / amplification / disjuncture Repeatability Meat shot authenticity Metanarrative Intertextual references

Analysing Narrative in Music Videos

Chase & Status - Time ft. Delilah

Rudimental - Not Giving In ft. John Newman & Alex Clare alt-J (∆) Breezeblocks