Representation Acronyms.

When analysing representations, you must explore how they are created and refer to the following subjects:

• Camera, angle, shot, movement and composition
• Mise-en-scene
• Editing
• Sound

There is one important representation acronym to remember when analysing a person:

D - Disability

R - Regional identity

C - Class

A - Age

G - Gender

E - Ethnicity

S - Sexuality

Camera work acronym:

F - Frame

A - Angle

M - Movement

S - Shot

Mise-en-scene

C - Clamps
L - Lighting
A - Actors (appearance and body language)

M- Make-up
P - Props
S - Setting

Editing

S - Screen time
T - Transitions
O - Order of narrative
P - Pace
S - Sfx

Sound

M - Music
C - Contrapuntual/parallel
D - Diegetic/non-diegetic
O - Off screen/on screen
V - Voiceover
E - Emotion
D - Dialogue

Exam Advice:  For the question on TV Drama, you should at least have three or four PEE points on each of the sections above when analysing the film.  This would enable you to get top marks.