Med 1 – MIGRAIN

Media Language
· All the technical devices used to produce the text
· Meanings created by the images, sounds and words in the text
· Meanings created by the choice of technical devices used
· References to other media texts (intertexuality)


Institutions
· Identify the individuals who made the text
· Identify the organisations who funded the production
· The impact on the text of those individuals / organisations
· The impact of relevant Regulatory bodies on the text



Genre
· The category of media product to which the text belongs
· The relevance of sub-genres within the wider category
· Generic conventions used in the text
· Generic conventions not utilised in the text
· Original features
· References to other genre texts (intertexuality)



Representation
· Which social groups in society are portrayed
· Which social groups are not shown
· What regions, countries, continents are portrayed
· Are the representations positive or negative
· Does the text rely on stereotypes or do the representations achieve reality
· The possible effects of the various representations


Audience
· Who is the target audience
· How does the text identify its audience
· Is the text broadcast, narrowcast, published – possible effects
· Theories of audience consumption
· Theories of audience affect


Ideology & Values
· What view of society does the text reflect
· Whose view of society does the text reflect, why
· What moral position does the text demonstrate
· How has the text been affected by time & place when it was made
· What does the text tell us about power relations in society


Narrative
· The order in which meaning is created in a text
· How chronology is represented – linear / compressed / flash-back
· Narrative conventions used by the text
· Narrative theory – storytelling / characters
· Technical devices in the editing used to create meaning

15 minute plan for the omen
Media language
the tittle/masthead is written in black with connotes evil
as well as the slogan which is also written in bold which suggests a serious tone
the poster doesnt have much colour and has used most dull colours to emphesis the gloomy atomshphere and suggest the film is very pessmistic

Insitution
20 centuary fox-hollywood instution

Genre
horror- the 666 at the bottom suggests this as 666 connotes the devil which is related to the supernatural

Representation
the representation is of a child/boy who does not look very happy and has serious facial expressions suggesting the film is based on serious issues. furhtermore the dog beside it looks very agressive sugesting there may be aspects of violence invovled

Audience
the audience is aimed at are both females and males from the age range of 18 and up even though the film is suitable for 15 year olds. i think it is aimed at an older audience because they used words like "prophecy" which is easier for an older audience to understand

Ideolgy

Narrative
as it is a hollywood film i think todrov narrrative of equilbruim,disruption and resoulution is likely to be applied to the film