Ideology Essay

Gramsci - Hegemony (homework)

Watch the short film essay and take Cornell Notes. Bring to the lesson on Monday 14th for a test.

Semiotics / Denotation and Connotation

3 Audeince Theories

Binary Opposition

Dominant Ideology

Filmaboutit.com is a great site for search film of any theme :) 

Task
Attempt to link beliefs to specific events/characters in films you have seen. 
How does the film form construct these messages?
Try some films from this list or choose your own examples.

Carol
Fast and Furious 9
Wonder Woman
Baywatch
Little Miss Sunshine
American Assassin

Example: 

Film: Carol

Belief: LGBTQ relationships are as valid as heterosexual ones.

How have the producers utilised film form to construct the message? (Cinematography, editing, sound, mise-en-scene)

A sense of intimacy and intense emotion is created by the use of music in the trailer and cuts between CU of the two lovers staring at each other. Their relationship is presented in traditional ‘romantic’ style: as ‘star-crossed lovers’ who are rebelling against society for their love. The disapproval of other people is shown followed by the protagonists’ faces looking upset. We are encouraged to identify with the women and feel both their love and their pain. The sexual element of their relationship is downplayed to encourage (male) audiences to empathise rather than objectify the lesbian characters.