GCSE Film Language - basic representation and stereotyping

1. Representation
GCSE FILM

2. Representation
• is all about how different people, places and
events are shown with the film. Think about it
like the film is re-presenting (showing
something a second time)
something/someone/somewhere to its
audience. It exists in the real world but the act
of putting it on screen changes how people
think about it
Can you think of any examples of where movies have changed how you
think about something or simply given you an opinion when you had
none before?

3. Stereotype
• Stereotype is an
over-simplified
representation of
something
• They can reinforce
our beliefs about
things/people
List all the stereotypes you know?
- are any positive?

4. • What kind of
stereotypes are
suggested by these
images?
• Are there
stereotypes about
ideas and the way
people act as well
as the people
themselves?

6. Archetypes
• Archetypes are like
stereotypes but
are extremely
recognisable as
well as over simple
• Often they have
been represented
like this for a long
time and are like
myths or legends