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Key Scenes In Humans

Humans key scenes: Joe tells Laura that he made a decision because she wasn't there to help him. Joe looks at Anita's bum Mum tell's Anita that reading to her daughter is the mother's job Sophie (little girl) asks the dad if the can send the synth back if she isn't pretty  Les Revenant: Julie  (the nurse) is a very caring and nurturing person  Jerome  is a very dominating person who is not afraid to say what he is thinking and almost has no filter when it comes to talking about the monument for the children  Simon is a very aggressive character and is rude to Lena who has just shown him to Adele's house and doesn't say thank you.  Knee jerk reaction:  This theory is useful because there are several representations of both men and women within Les Revenant and Humans. Each character is different and represent an individual group.  Introduction- DCA Paragraphs- PEA  8 - Feminist theory - Liesbet van Zoonen  (advertising, music vi

Exam prep (IMPORTANT!!!!!)

Hegemony- T he political, economic, or military predominance or control of one state over others. Polysemy- T he coexistence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase. Negotiation- The way that the audience find meaning from the media piece and are able to discuss the different ways in which it can be viewed. Intertextuality- T he interconnection between similar or related works of literature that reflect and influence an audience's interpretation of the text. Ideology- A  system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. Planning how to answer exam questions: Read the question and understand what it is asking of you. (Underline the key terms to help) What is your first reaction to the question/ source Plan- spew up everything you can say about this on to the page Introduction- definition of key terms, argument, context (DAC)  Discuss key scene one "In the 21st century it is essential for

Les Revenants (The Returned)

The two girls could be twins People coming back to life Flashbacks Death Creepy children  Complex plot/ story line Mysterious Les revenants uses hermeneutic code in order to create mystery and interest for the audience. This creates questions in the heads of the audience, making them want to watch the rest of the series in the hopes of getting some answers. The group or place or issue on which a media product is focusing. The media language the media product uses in order to present these groups or issues. The ideological perspective about the group or issue being created within the product  The impact of this ideological perspective on the target audience. Camille- (10:45- 12:15) Camille rushes home after the bus crash because she knows that her mum would be worried about her. she does not seem to realise who much time has passed when she comes home and think she has only been missing for a matter of hours. When Camille returns how she begins to make sandwich a