Friday 19 October 2007

10 Definitions related to my study:

Gangster rap:a style of rap which includes aggressive and violent lyrics.
it is used on the opening sequence where ha sings "i'll whip ya head boy" which is quiet aggressive and meaning i'll kill you in some sense.
High concept film: it is a film that is associated with Hollywood institutions and it is a big budget film.
It is related to my movie because, the movie is a high budget film and also all of the institutions are Hollywood institutions which are Paramount, Isa, MTV FILMS.
Levi Strauss: a theory called the binary opposition, two things opposing each other.
50cent against the other members mainly his friends which oppose him at the end.
Objectivity:a text which is being objective and neutral without being biased.
the movie is objective and showing 50cent's real life and representing the life of some black gangsters.
Realism: a film which aims to show the real thing.
this is used because 50Cent's real life is shown on the movie and real events that happened to him.
Representation: is a key concept showing how different individuals or groups are represented in the media.
the movie is representing the black community, mainly black teenagers and how they turn into gangsters.
Subjective: something which is shown from a subject's point of view.
an example in the movie which is when we see a gun, we can understand that a crime is going to happen.
Todrov: a tododrovian theory which shows if the text has a linear or a non linear narrative, and includes equilibrium, disequilibrium and new equilibrium.
the movie includes flash back and it starts with 50Cent as an adult and goes back to when he is a child and that is making the non-linear narrative.
Viacom:owner of media institutions such as Paramount, MTV, they are based and mainly used by US movies.
most of the institutions used in the movie are Hollywood institutions and the movie is set in the US.
White balance: the setting of the camera in order to match the light and have quality pictures.
many scenes shot from a setting to make the lighting look better and make the audience concentrate on characters.

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