Media Studies Representation Task

1. REPRESENTATION
Exam Preparation: Action/Adventure
GCSE Media Studies
Learning Objectives
To be able to…
• Explore representation in Action
Adventure films.
SJS: Awareness; Teamwork

2. Starter
• Summarise what we learned last lesson about gender
representation.

3. Exam Question
• In the exam, you will get an unseen Action Adventure clip.
Questions 1 and 2 will ask you to explore the codes and
conventions and technical aspects of the clip, but
question three will ask you to explore representation.

4. Representation
When exploring representation, we need to comment on
the choices that have been made about:
• Make-up/hair;
• Costume;
• Props;
• Body language/actions;
• Dialogue?
• Does the representation reinforce or challenge
stereotypes?

5. Gender Representation
• Wanted (2008):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2pzOimT9so
• Watch the clip through. For the first viewing, don’t
make any notes but as you’re watching, consider
carefully what we looked at last lesson – do the
characters fit the AA male and female stereotypes?

6. Gender Representation
• Wanted (2008):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2pzOimT9so
• 2nd viewing: Watch the clip through again and this
time start to note down what you notice about the
following for ANGELINA JOLIE’s character:
• Make-up/hair;
• Costume;
• Props;
• Body language/actions;
• Dialogue

7. Gender Representation
• Wanted (2008):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2pzOimT9so
• 3rd viewing: Watch the clip through again and this
time start to note down what you notice about the
following for JAMES MCAVOY’s character:
• Make-up/hair;
• Costume;
• Props;
• Body language/actions;
• Dialogue

8. Share
• Discuss/share your findings with the person next to you (2
mins)

9. • Using your notes from the viewings, have a go answering
the above question focusing on the two main gender roles
highlighted above.
• Remember to reflect on the list of features you recorded
earlier in the lesson.
Metrosexual male
Empowered female