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Representation  Audience Message Production value  What is the show about ? Gogglebox is a reality TV show that records a few families and couples reactions to many of the popular shows on TV now. It is ment to be as a normal and realistic reaction that makes people realate to the audience as many opinions said on the show are what many families at home are thinking. Why is its setting in the home?  The setting is in the home as it is the natural set up that many watch each of these programmes and it relates to the audience. It is natural reactions because it is represented like there are no cameras just there responses and opinions. Where are they from ? The locations for each of the couples or families vary from Brighton to Bradford. The variety helps is seen in the look of the inside of the house, the accents and what each of them do e.g. Drinking wine. There are also a variety of religions, class backgrouds etc. You can see the divide in classes e.g.  The posh co...

Tyrannosaur Film  and Character Development In our lesson we watched a film called 'Tyrannosaur', watching this film made me recognise what i needed to add to my characters because in this film each character was strong and memorable which meant you were able to understand them and their stories. Everything that has happened in their pasts and their present lives made them who they were and this made me really grip to each character and want that in my characters for my story. How can you enrich your Narrative? I found this film very useful in way that made me question my characters and try and develop them further. It made me think about making my characters go through different situations which make them stronger and bring them to the final series/episode which shows them for they have become and the obstacles they had to overcome to become this way. Although you see certain hard characters you also see insecurities which i would like to add to a few of my characters ...

TODOROV- Simpson's Movie Todorov's narrative theory states that most plot's or stories follow the same path which is the path that I have shown below. It is made up of 5 steps: 1. Equilibrium In this movie the equilibrium is the way it is all displayed as a happy place and each character is more content meaning you know who they are and what they are like due to your first sightings. You see from the start that most things seem to be how they should be with no disruptions. You are introduced to the family and you see Homer on the roof just doing his chores which seems to be normal, in a way. 2. Disruption of Equilibrium  The next part of the film you are introduced to the disruption and the things that soon disrupts the happiness you saw in the first part of the story. The disruption is seen when Homer saves a pig and this leads to the pollution of the lake which then leads to the large dome causing the town to be secluded and captured. 3...