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    The document discusses representation in media texts and character types. It explains that all characters are carefully constructed representations crafted by media to re-present subjects. It notes that costumes, props, actions, shot types and angles are used to enhance representations of characters and communicate whether they are protagonist or antagonist. Specifically, it states that most stories have a protagonist, the main heroic character, and an antagonist, the villainous character who tries to stop the protagonist, and representations in costume, body language, expressions, and actions help signify these character types.

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    The document discusses representation in media texts and character types. It explains that all characters are carefully constructed representations crafted by media to re-present subjects. It notes that costumes, props, actions, shot types and angles are used to enhance representations of characters and communicate whether they are protagonist or antagonist. Specifically, it states that most stories have a protagonist, the main heroic character, and an antagonist, the villainous character who tries to stop the protagonist, and representations in costume, body language, expressions, and actions help signify these character types.

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    The document discusses representation in media texts and character types. It explains that all characters are carefully constructed representations crafted by media to re-present subjects. It notes that costumes, props, actions, shot types and angles are used to enhance representations of characters and communicate whether they are protagonist or antagonist. Specifically, it states that most stories have a protagonist, the main heroic character, and an antagonist, the villainous character who tries to stop the protagonist, and representations in costume, body language, expressions, and actions help signify these character types.

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    P.E.E.E.

    POINT Identify the convention/element

    EXAMPLE Describe what is denoted in detail EXPLAIN Analyse what that feature connotes/its purpose EFFECT on the AUDIENCE- how and why does it appeal to the reader?

    REPRESENTATION
    All characters in a media text are carefully constructed. This could be in a fictional text (e.g. a film) or a non-fiction (e.g. the news). These constructions are carefully crafted by the media. We call this REPRESENTATION when the media takes a

    subject and RE-PRESENTS them


    Comic strip shows clear awareness of character representations

    Costumes, props and character actions clearly communicate antagonist and protagonist

    Shot types and angles are used to enhance representations

    CHARACTER TYPES
    Most stories contain at least one protagonist and one antagonist. A protagonist is the main character in a story. The hero who normally does good things. The antagonist usually tries to stop the protagonists progress. Usually the villain. There are a number of ways we can signify that a character is the antagonist or protagonist: - Costume (outfit, colours, icons) & Props - Body Language/Facial Expressions - Actions of the character All of these elements contribute to how the character is represented.

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