Representation
Representation
It allows people to relate to characters.
It allows us to learn about the world.
Gives insight into other cultures
Representations are not real - they are a construction of reality.
Every media product has bias.
Les Revenants:
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Simon Delaitre:
Young White Male
Attractive to a teenage female audience?
Late teens/early 20s
Dark features make him look rebellious.
Looks stereotypically french - aimed at a french audience.
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Camille Séguret: (15)
Young White Female
Clothes aren't stereotypical for a teenage girl in a western world in a modern day era.
She's been cast because she looks young.
Attracts the target audience of teenagers who may aspire to be like her.
Quite smartly dressed for a teenager - atypical representation.
Old beyond her years.
Complex representation - reflected in the complicated narrative.
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Claire Séguret:
Appeals to middle aged men
Blonde hair
Very minimal makeup = Hardworking??
Looks like a stereotypical middle class mum
Mme Costa:
Stereotypical older french woman.
Tanned Skin
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Julie Meyer:
Blue Eyes
Pale skin
These photos are staged for the promotion of the show, they are not taken from the show itself.
John Berger - Ways of seeing
Men Act, Women Appear. See previous notes for more.
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Representation of rural French life. - Atypical for an international audience.
The cast look very french.
White middle class audience.
It is a show about death and how people deal with it.
Abjection - To have something separated.
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