Marxist theory

Preferred reading:

Producers of a media text design it with a certain meaning in mind. They hope that audiences will decode their text in a certain way - particularly if the text is an advertisement. Preferred readings are those which tie in with hegemonic beliefs.

Oppositional reading:

Where the intended meaning of the text is totally opposed by the reader.

Negotiated reading:

A reading of a text which assumes that no absolute meaning exists and that meaning is generated and negotiated by what the reader brings to the text in terms of attitudes, values, beliefs and experience

Filming day

So we've done our filming now and I feel okay with what we have so far.
I love the movies, everything about the movies. It is very rare to find a film that you walk away from feeling inspired. Charlotte and I wanted to be excited when we were uploading our footage and we just didn't feel that way, so for the time being we are editing together what we have to see if we want to continue with this idea or if we have to come up with something else. Something that we go home and talk about.

Who is the fairest of them all? Who knows? There are 2 versions.

I'm so happy that this trailer has finally been released. Massive fan of the story and all the actors involved. I also love the fact that they've decided to make it look edgy and dark, in contrast to the other snow white film that is also coming out around the same time, who have gone with the more traditional look.




With this version, they have taken a more traditional comedic route, which although looks good, I prefer snow white and the huntsman.

Age in the media

In honour of the new american pie movie being released next year and the fact that we are focusing on Age in the media at the moment, I thought I would talk a little about the stereotypes of teenagers in movies. Albeit these days there is no such thing as teenagers in movies because they are always played by twenty-somethings.

American pie was the first of it's kind before movies like Superbad and 40 Year Old Virgin hit the screens. It sticks to the stereotypes of teenage boys where they are determined to lose their virginity before they graduate.

They also use countertypes like Michele 'The Band Geek' who openly talks about sex and is promiscuous going against the stereotypical idea that geeks are shy and quiet.

Pies will never be seen the same way again!

Main wall

I included this picture because my DVD's are the first thing you see as you enter the room, there are so many that me and Charlotte might consider taking some out.
Movie's are such a big part of my life but i don't know if our teenage killer would agree and say that this statement applies to her too. On the other hand movies could have such a big impact on youth that it in fact gives people ideas (like killing). For example the Scream movies, in Scream 2 one of the killers reveals that he is going to blame the movies, he is also a film student and in Scream 3 the killer is a director, so maybe films have a bigger impact on people's lives than we could ever imagine.

Desk

I included this photo, because our character will be sitting at it however, even if we don't end up doing that shot, the room is important to the opening of the movie. We get a sense of people when we see their room. Essentially the room is a character itself. It's quite a girly room and unsuspecting of what will be brought into it. It is unaware of what it's tennant does once she leaves.

Inside the Shed/Bedroom

My room is kind of bohemian looking, with lots of different colours and art on the walls. Whether or not we will keep it like this, has yet to be decided.