Media Theories

     A while back I may have introduced you all to media theories. You may be a bit surprised to why I am talking about media theories when I told all of you that I would be focusing on my project. Well, this project uses media theories, after all it is a piece of media.

    "Duke, which media theory are you using?" What a nice question to ask dear customer. I will be trying to implement the media theory of Symbolic Code and a bit of Narrative Theory of Equilibrium. Both of these will be directly represented within my opening introduction more than any other media narrative.

    Now, what is Symbolic Code? As Roland Barthes thinks, Symbolic Code is the signs and symbols within a production that represents opposition or antithesis. Throughout this entire movie introduction, I want to have a lot of juxtaposition in the moods. From the happy and excited tones of setting up for a birthday changing to a more anxious tone of waiting and sad tone of loneliness. Personally, I will try to show this in multiple different ways, not just from the editing and scene mood changes. The characters' and rooms' differences will be different to each other. A warm glow of natural lighting to the clinical white lighting of a more suppressing area. The costumes would be the same as well, from a young and naive type of dress to a crisp and dark type of clothing.

Below is the whole Narrative Code theory; I highlighted the Code I am implementing.

    How about the reasoning for using Narrative Theory of Equilibrium? Well, as Todorov tells, narrative has it's own parts. It just so happens that the equilibrium part of Narrative Theory fits what I am making. The Equilibrium part is the introduction of the main characters in the story. Disequilibrium is the idea of showing an "initial disruption." My initial disruption will be the lack of support that is happening with the main character and their support system (parents). 

(Credits:)
Special credits to my boss for giving us this paper all about media theories early on in the year. That is where the images and descriptions of the theories and codes come from.