Narrative

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Narrative

In media language, narratives include elements like costumes, props, expressions, and gestures.

Costume

As in most Bond films, Daniel Craig is wearing the iconic tuxedo.
- The tuxedo connotes luxury, wealth, and sophistication.
The black and white colour creates a juxtaposition.
- Bond performs actions which are good and/or evil.
On the poster, the costumes of the other six characters are brown, black, or a dark shade of blue.
- These costumes create an enigma as it is ambiguous whether to consider the characters as helpers or villains.

Aston Martin

An iconic Aston Martin is on the bottom third of the poster.
- Aston Martins are engineered by a British car manufacturer.
- Aston Martins connote luxury, wealth, and sophistication.
The Aston Martin is a DB5 model which was the first model of Aston Martin to be used in a Bond film.
The Aston Martin generates sparks, connoting the action/thriller elements of the genre.

Guns and planes

On the poster, three of the characters are carrying guns.
- Guns are typical iconography of the action/thriller genre.
- The audience can tell conflict will be a key component of the film’s narrative.
In the distance, there is a spy plane/drone.
- The spy plane connotes elements of espionage which will take place.
- The spy plane highlights how Bond films stay culturally relevant.

Expressions and gestures

Bond is looking away from the camera and off to the right of the poster.
- This is an interesting move from the convention.
- This suggests there is something important that has caught Bond’s attention, or that he is ashamed of something.
The central character, Lyutsifer Safin, is directly addressing the audience with a muted expression.
- This presents Lyutsifer Safin as mysterious and threatening.

1Overview

1.1Media Language

1.1.1Media Language

1.1.2Media Language 2

1.2Audience

1.2.1Audiences

1.2.2Audiences 2

1.2.3End of Topic Test - Media Language & Audience

1.3Representation

1.3.1Stereotypes

1.3.2Gender

1.3.3Audiences

1.4The Media Industry

1.4.1Media Industries

1.4.2Ownership

1.4.3Funding & Regulation

1.4.4End of Topic Test - Representation/Media Industry

2Component 1: Section A

2.1Magazines

2.1.1Magazines

2.1.2Pride

2.1.3Pride 2

2.2GQ

2.2.1Context

2.2.2Narrative

2.2.3Representation

2.3Advertising & Marketing

2.3.1Advertising & Marketing

2.3.2Analysing Adverts

2.3.3Analysing Adverts 2

2.3.4Theories & Principles

2.3.5End of Topic Test - Magazines & Advertising

2.4Print Advertisements

2.4.1Quality Street

2.4.2This Girl Can

2.5Film Posters (Marketing)

2.5.1Spectre

2.5.2The Man with The Golden Gun

2.5.3The Man with The Golden Gun 2

2.6Newspapers

2.6.1Ownership & Regulation

2.6.2News Selection

2.6.3Media Language

2.6.4Genres

2.6.5Newspaper Conventions

2.6.6Representation

2.6.7Audience

2.6.8Theories

2.6.9End of Topic Test - Newspapers

2.7The Sun

2.7.1Context

2.7.2Narrative

2.7.3Language & Images

2.8The Guardian

2.8.1The Guardian

2.8.2Narrative

2.8.3Language & Images

3Component 1: Section B

3.1Video Games

3.1.1Video Games

3.2Film

3.2.1The Big Six

3.2.2Technology

3.2.3End of Topic Test - Video Games & Films

3.3Radio

3.3.1The Radio Industry

3.3.2Categories of Radio Station

3.3.3Technology & Radio Audiences

3.3.4Theories

3.3.5End of Topic Test - Radio

3.4No Time To Die

3.4.1Context

3.4.2Narrative

3.4.3Representation

4Component 2: Section A

5Component 2: Section B

5.1Music Video

5.1.1Music Videos

5.1.2The Music Industry

5.2Michael Jackson

5.2.1‘Black or White’

5.3Taylor Swift

5.3.1Bad Blood

5.3.2Intertextual References

5.3.3Media Theories

5.3.4Representation

5.3.5Social Media

5.4Bruno Mars

5.4.1Uptown Funk

5.4.2Analysis

5.4.3End of Topic Test - Music Videos

5.5Lizzo

5.5.1Context

5.5.2'Good as Hell'

5.5.3Media Language

5.5.4Representation

5.5.5Audience

5.5.6Industry

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