Exam Lesson

Semiotics - Barthes


Based upon denotation (what word is) and connotation (word association). TThe question "What do we associate this with and why?" is asked.
Signifer & signified.denotation & connotation

Hitler's semiotics:
He believed in:

Eugenics

(a set of beliefs and practices which aims at improving the genetic quality of the human population)
White 'aryan race' - highest, strongest
Disabled, homosexual, ill, old - killed

Semiotics is the study of signs and the meanings associated with by the people in the society: the sign itself is meaningless.

'This is not a pipe' painting shows representation.

'Are we the baddies?' symbols, "why a skull? why not a star?". Why is the skull so bad? Its because of the connotations of the skull, the meanings created and agreed upon in society around the symbolism of a skull.

A sign is meaningless unless you attach a meaning to it and agree upon it in society.

Essay Paragraphs:

1. Symbolic codes
Mise-en-scene:White 'aryan race' - highest, strongest

Disabled, homosexual, ill, old - killed
Semiotics is the study of signs and the meanings associated with by the people in the society: the sign itself is meaningless.

'This is not a pipe' painting shows representation.

'Are we the baddies?' symbols, "why a skull? why not a star?". Why is the skull so bad? Its because of the connotations of the skull, the meanings created and agreed upon in society around the symbolism of a skull.

A sign is meaningless unless you attach a meaning to it and agree upon it in society.

Essay Paragraphs:

1. Symbolic codes
Mise-en-scene:Semiotics is the study of signs and the meanings associated with by the people in the society: the sign itself is meaningless.
'This is not a pipe' painting shows representation.

'Are we the baddies?' symbols, "why a skull? why not a star?". Why is the skull so bad? Its because of the connotations of the skull, the meanings created and agreed upon in society around the symbolism of a skull.

A sign is meaningless unless you attach a meaning to it and agree upon it in society.

Essay Paragraphs:

1. Symbolic codes
Mise-en-scene:'This is not a pipe' painting shows representation.
'Are we the baddies?' symbols, "why a skull? why not a star?". Why is the skull so bad? Its because of the connotations of the skull, the meanings created and agreed upon in society around the symbolism of a skull.

A sign is meaningless unless you attach a meaning to it and agree upon it in society.

Essay Paragraphs:

1. Symbolic codes
Mise-en-scene:'Are we the baddies?' symbols, "why a skull? why not a star?". Why is the skull so bad? Its because of the connotations of the skull, the meanings created and agreed upon in society around the symbolism of a skull.
A sign is meaningless unless you attach a meaning to it and agree upon it in society.

Essay Paragraphs:

1. Symbolic codes
Mise-en-scene:A sign is meaningless unless you attach a meaning to it and agree upon it in society.
Essay Paragraphs:


1. Symbolic codes

Mise-en-scene:


Essay Paragraphs:
1. Symbolic codes

Mise-en-scene:


1. Symbolic codes

Mise-en-scene:





· evil


· fascism


· power


· holocaust


· propaganda


· death


· dictatorship


· racism


· discrimination






· Costume


· Props


· Setting


· Lighting


· Shots/Angles


2. Technical Codes


· Camera techniques


· Editing techniques


3. Written and audio codes


· Sound


· Text - words, typography/design


4. How it works.


· Cultural meaning applied





· Intended use of meaning - audience - Reception theory - Stuart Hall