30/01/2015

Panopticon- 

Prison under watch 

Voyeurism- being watched 

Sexually 

Style over substance 

God like power- focault

Society of the spectacle- 

Debord superficial 

Style over substance 

Defined by price and popularity 

Hyper reality-

Distorted

Enhanced 

Exaggerated

Simulacra- 

Simulation 

Technology

Real and artificial

1950s-

Traditional 

1980s-tron 

Video games 

2000- broadband internet 

Social media 

Conclusion- where we are going to be in the future 10 years on

Black mirror 

Assessment- black mirror and wreck it Ralph 

Clip 1- google glass 

Baudrillard 

Simulacra 

Mix of human and technology 

Artificial 

Voyerusim- focault 

Clip 2- 

Baudrillard

Real and artificial 

Not able to tell the difference 

Clip 3-

Baudrillard 

Hyper real 

Simulation of life 

Consumerism- advertising 

Spectacle 

Black mirror- 

Baudrillard 

Foucault

Debord

Coursework notes

• q1- part 1- analyse what conventions were used and how they fit  

part 2- evaluate the conventions used, why you used them, did they work? Compare to others

• q2- Analyse and evaluate how well the brand identity worked and kept constant

• q3- Analyse and evaluate what you have learnt from audience feedback

• q4- Compare, evaluate and conclude how you used technologies for your research, planning and evaluation

27/01/2015

Black mirror-

Theoretical

Stylistic

White bear intertextuality- 

the Truman show 

The purge 

Big brother 

Jurassic park 

15million merits intertextuality-

X factor 

Britains got talent 

Sims

Wii characters

Facebook

Apple- real

Individualism no community or family

Simulacra, artificial 

Voyeurism

Dystopia 

No happy ending- human progress

Commodification- something gains value through money 

- Valentine's Day

-charities 

- White bear, justice is commodified 

This text is deliberate to create deeper meaning.

Wreck it Ralph-

Style 

Not deliberately giving a deeper meaning 

Lyotard- still has grand narratives 

Historically- yes and no 

Charlie brooker- 

Understands postmodern theory 

Scriptwriter 

Wreck it raplph does not weaken the grand narratives, however it weakens the barrier between real and artificial and therefore strengthens the postmodern style.

BM-3 WIR-1 1/2

Overall black mirror is more postmodern than wreck it Ralph, as it explores Pomo style, theories and historical context.Through style both episodes of black mirror uses intertextuality, some influences of the first episode "white bear" are the Truman show and big brother. Wreck it Ralph also refers to many intertextuality references like Mario and halo, implying it follows Jamesons theory about imitating dead styles due to the lack of new ideas being created and therefore it has aspects of postmodernism. 

Looking at the historical aspect of postmodernism wreck it Ralph follows the grand narratives as it has a happy ending, this is the result of having a child audience. As it is a Disney film the postmodern reference is unlikely to have been created deliberately, therefore the dominant ideas of modern society still remain. On the other hand black mirror is created using postmodern theories deliberately,we know this due to the director Charlie brooker creates programmes exploring the theories as well. 

Gamer 1999-

Debord-

Superficial 

Hyper reality becomes our reality 

The spectacle 

Consumerism and fame 

Baudrilliad-

Sexualised- voyeurism 

Celebrates the artificial

Simulacra 

Game characters 

Collapse of morality 

Foucault- 

Voyeurism - power 

Watching for entertainment 

Panoptic

23/01/15

Debord

Superficial 

The spectacle 

Celebrities are possible roles for the audience- false representations 

They become reality of our everyday lives 

Put a price on everything 

Baudrillard

False sense of reality- Young people grow up with this from the media 

Hyper sexuality 

Simulacra

hyper reality 

Foucault

Voyeurism

Intrusive and sexual

Panopticon- prison designed to be seen all the time 

20/01/2015

BITron-

Real vs artificial 

Past has been abandoned 

Music, arcade, games - 80s

1982-2013, more realistic 

Comfortable with simulation 

Grand narrative- main ideas 

Religion 

Freedom 

Family 

Grand narratives have not changed much between 1982 and now 

Dubord- society are focused on superficialism 

Selfish 

Vain 

Style over substance- how it sells, selling yourself 

Early post modernism 

Invention of the computer 

Wir- nostalgia for people in their 30s and 40s

Characteristics of post modernism become stronger

Hyper reality and simulation- stronger 

Rejection of grand narrative- weaker 

Cultural recycling- stronger 

To what extent is wreck it Ralph post modern,

To what extent is Wreck it Ralph a Post-modern text?

Wreck it Ralph in my opinion is more post modern to some extent, however by rejecting traditional ideas it often ends up conforming. The film is based around a world of video game characters, who have human emotion, this rejects reality as it implies our world effects the game world. This in a way is true, but just exaggerated in the film as video games are interactive and therefore post modern. The film being based in a post modern setting, does not change the fact that the film itself was made by Disney and as a result conforms to modernist ideas.. The simple linear structure is used, as well as a happy ending. For example, Ralph achieves his goal and beats his binary opposite who is "Turbo". The characters themselves challenge modern ideas, as they challenge their stereotype. Ralph being the main character, is also introduced as the villain but his morality suggests that of  a hero. By challenging this stereotype the film is post modern, but on the other hand giving him traditional morals, this makes the film modern.

Jameson, a film theorist, suggests that originality is no longer possible, which is why we copy dead styles. Wreck it Ralph is evidence of his theory, as intertextuality is a large part of the film. When in the 'game station' there are a lot of references to 90's video games, some examples of this are PACMAN and Mario. The references are not just apparent here but also in the games that they visit. "Hero's Duty", has been influenced greatly by post modern video games, "Halo" and "Call of Duty", as well as "Sugar Rush" being influenced by "Candy Crush" and "Mario Kart". By using these intertextual references, it creates a sense of nostalgia for the older viewing audience. Nostalgia can also be linked to Lyotard's theory that we have no belief in ideas any more. Meaning that we look to the past for ideas rather than humans future and progression. 

9th January 2015

9th January- media

You have to understand modernism to understand post modernism 

Breaking the structures of modernism 

Postmodern- binary opposite, paradox, hypocritical 

Post modernism

Breaking traditional conventions

New ideas

Stuctures

Different

Communication

Hybrid - genre mixed

Simulacra

Comsumerism

Emptiness 

Lack of beliefs

Just a theory - post modernism - don't believe in theories

Contradictory 

Convergence

1960's - traditional ideas changing

Weakening of modernism 1945-1960's

1960's onwards - post modern ideas strengthening

New media - TV, 

1. Central idea of collapsing structures

2. Rejection of traditional ideas (modernism)

3. Emptiness, lack of beliefs (fake & superficial)

Understand modernism to understand post modernism

Post modernism - binary opposite to modernism, breaking structures

Paradox - binary opposite is a modernist structure, but need to be understood to understand post modernism even though the post modernism doesn't have a belief in binary opposites

Lyotard-period of history, postmodernity, collapsing structures 1980, teenagers selfish, belief in ourselves rather than a community, morality 

Baudrillard-think like, hyper reality &simulacra, but it is Disney, 

Jameson-stylistic, intertextuality, simulation etc

Homework- music video etc finished 

WRECK IT RALPH- Q1

Human & Technology-   Although they are shown with human characteristics, the game world is the setting. This rejects traditional ideas because the games are not actually effected by reality.

Real & Artificial- The characters are given human characteristics, blending the wall between real and artificial. An example is of their feelings, jealousy, love etc.  However it is explained by their programming.

Good & Evil- Ralph wants to be a hero, however he has been set as a villain. By breaking this he collapses the structure of his game.

Male & Female- The stereotypical roles of male and female, are different in each game. Hero's Duty is one game in which the female has most power. This is clear when speaking to Felix, however it changes when he saves her.

Genres- Genres are not supposed/ allowed to mix in the film, as when they do issues arise. This collapses games as it breaks structure.

intertexuality 

morality

distopia

democracy 

positive resolution