Friday, September 8, 2023

Preliminary Exercise 2: Roland Barthes' Theory of Semiotics Analysis

PRELIMINARY EXERCISE 2: ROLAND BARTHES' THEORY OF SEMIOTICS ANALYSIS


INTRODUCTION

Roland Barthes was a French literary theorist and philosopher. Roland Barthes was the creator of the Theory of Semiotics. The Theory of Semiotics is the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation. The relationship of myth, denotation, and connotation in our society falls in their signification, they contain signs, signifiers, and the signified. We use these in our society to give meaning and messages we want to convey. Roland Barthes' Theory of Semiotics is beneficial towards planning a film as it provides meaning and possible messages that can be portrayed inside the film. The goal of my exercise was to be able to analyze the provided film and its codes and evaluate its connotations inside the table. I watched a video clip from YouTube from the film "Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2", the clip pertained of eye-catching props and costumes, a distinct setting, and a certain way of acting. The three visual codes and audio codes consisted of, the Mockingjay dress, ceremonial stage, stiff expressions, and finally the crowd roars and shock. All of these codes combined build the narrative for the scene which was to show an uprising and a great upset across their society.







REFLECTION PARAGRAPH

The objective of this activity was to build upon analyzing elements of semiotics within film, the process of the task consisted of watching the video clip extensively and documenting any found signs and codes within the video clip. We made this presentation to show a detailed analysis on the Theory of Semiotics within the given video clip. We used our laptops to run PowerPoint, I would say that I am experienced in using PowerPoint as I've used it throughout my academic journey. In the presentation, we discussed and explained myth, denotation, and connotation. We also went over who Roland Barthes was and his importance. Finally, we made the analytical table covering the Hunger Games video clip and its given codes. Me and my partner "J" shared and took turns in each slide dividing work for efficiency. I learned a great amount about Roland Barthes and his philosophy. I also learned how to properly analyze codes in film scenes. 



WORK CITED LINKS
https://youtu.be/dM1ABOZQ8Po?si=KYFoBtw22Kre1sMd


























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