MEST 4: Research & Production

Media Representations:- (The Final Destination)

Who is being represented?
Students are being represented throughout the film, reiterating their young minds in some cases.

In what way?
They do this by putting themselves in vulnerable situations such as that shown on the left. in this situation, she has stumbled backwards against a wall in an uncomleted building, after knowing that her death involved constuction tools.

By whom?

According to the movie, all incidents are created or caused by death itself, or the person who actually gets killed being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Why is the subject being represented in this way?

I believe the subject is being represented this way to follow the stereotypes surrounding the 'know it all teen'.

Is the representation fair and accurate?

The representation of teens are sensationalised but captured relitively well. By this I mean that the overall teenage mentality of knowing everything and not taking heed to ones advice, eventually results in getting themselves into trouble. The below clip shows the warning given by the premonisionist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyYGmC3pmm8

What opportunities exist for self-representation by the subject?

I think that the opportunities existant to the subject are that they can do as teens do, meaning, they can act, talk , and behave as teenagers do.

Media Languages and Forms

What are the denotative and connotative levels of meaning?

The meaning of the film is that there are several warnings given to us in life, and it is up to us to take action and with that, take control of a potentially harmful situation.

What is the significance of the text’s connotations?

The text is significant as it uses the right type of characters; the characters are all at age where they care more about themselves than of the well-being of others.

What are the non-verbal structures of meaning in the text (e.g. gesture, facial expression, positional communication, clothing, props etc)?

Clothing is normal, obviously not the expensive sophisticated clothing seen on the backs of the upper-classed, but nonetheless, they aren't skimpy. Speech used throughout the film is normal from teenages also, as they swear more frequently in sentences.

What is the significance of mise-en-scene/sets/settings?

The mise-en-scene is important as it is parallel to the storyline, likewise the set. The setting is important also as it allows time for the viewer to build suspence as they know something is bound to happen.