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Symbolic   Codes Closed Reading of  VALERIAN Official Trailer # 1 (2017)         Symbolic codes are used by media producers to add depth and additional meaning to media products. These codes can be interpreted differently by audiences based on their social and cultural influences. A symbolic code is the elements in a *narrative generating* meaning through the use of symbols and *oppositions (Barthes).  Technical codes are all the ways in which equipment is used to tell the story in a media text. Symbolic codes  show what is beneath the surface of what we see .        In the 28th century, special operatives Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline work together to maintain order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the minister of defense, the duo embarks on a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where diverse species gather to share know ledge and culture. When a dark force threatens the peaceful city, Valerian and Laureline must race against time to identify t

Charles Peirce's Theory of Semiotics       Charles Sander Peirce was an American philosopher, logician, and scientist who is sometimes known as "the father of pragmatism". Charles Peirce adopted the term semiosis and defined it to mean an action, or influence, which is, or involves, a cooperation of three subjects, such as a sign its object, and its interpretant, this trirelative influence not being in any way resolvable into actions between pairs.       After the death of his father, T'Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy suddenly reappears, T'Challa's mettle as king, and as Black Panther, gets tested when he's drawn into a conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people. 

Ferdinand de Saussure's Theory of Semiotics       Ferdinand de Saussure was a Swiss linguist, semiotician and philosopher. His ideas laid a foundation for many significant developments in both linguistics and semiotics in the 20th century. Saussure believed that semiotics is concerned with everything that can be taken as a sign, and he called it semiology. Saussure's theory is considered as the proponent to the thought that "language does not reflect reality but rather constructs it" because we do not only use language or give meaning that exists in the world of reality, but also to anything that does not exist in it.       In this plot from "The Hunger Games", the children from District 12 are being selected by the people from District 1 to participate in a series of games that are life threating and where only one child from the district will make it out alive. District 12 is scared for their lives, and everyone is praying that they are not called in to pa

Roland Barthes' Theory of Semiotics       Ronald Barthes was a French literary theorist, essayist, philosopher, citric, and semiotician. His ideas explored a diverse range of fields, and he influenced the development of many schools of theory, including structuralism, social theory and semiotics. Roland Barthes' Theory broke down the process of reading signs and focused on their interpretation by different cultures or societies. Barthes' believed that signs had both a signifier, being physical for of the sign as we predive it through our senses and the signified or meaning that is interpreted.       In this plot from the movie "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are being asked questions about their wedding that failed to take place. Katniss shows everyone what her wedding dress would have looked like if she and Peeta were to follow along with the wedding. Then, Peeta suddenly announces that they actually got married in private wh

Hello, my name is Brianna, and I am a 12th grader at Piper High School. Media Studies means to me a field of study that has to deal with the history, effects, and content of various media, in particular mass media. My favorite film genre is horror. Therefore, I am excited to say that the genre for my 2-mintue film opening will be horror. The things that I find most interesting in media studies is how industries use mass media to attract different people. I hope to learn and accomplish many things while I am enrolled in this class. Things such as, how to create my own film and the different camera angles needed to make my film opening a success! I cannot wait to take all of the necessary steps to complete my film opening with my teammates. I want to accomplish learning how to properly consider and analyze examples from existing media, and I am ecstatic that I will be able to document all of my progress here!