REPRESENTATION: THE CONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITY

GIRLS ALOUD

FO: I am developing an informed view by exploring the

techniques used to influence my opinion

LO: To understand how people/bands are represented

in the music industry in relation to the genre of music and the gender of those people/bands.

Aims:

• What is representation?• Representation is how people, places,

objects, events are presented to an audience.

• LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING IMAGE OF GIRLS ALOUD

• In what ways are they represented – consider

• Point of View• Style

• Facial Expression• Use of text

So…

How a person/thing/idea is represented is determined by:

a)The image used (including clothing, make up and shot type)

b)The use of text to reinforce a particular message

What are the connotations of these images in relation to the band?

                           

How does this magazine cover differ from the previous images of the group?

Who is this aimed at?

How does the relation of style and fashion shape your opinion?

How does this magazine cover differ from the previous images of the group?

Who is this aimed at?

How does the relation of style and fashion shape your opinion?

What’s going on here? Who is the target audience for this representation?

Where do you think these images came from?How are they different to the CD cover?

Your Task

Using the internet choose an artist you wish to research and find evidence of at least five different representations of the artist.

You should aim to collect images from a range of sources. Eg.• CD Covers/ Publicity Shots• Magazine Covers• Paparazzi photographs

For each image deconstruct it in terms of its denotation [what you can see] and its connotation [what its underlying message is]

Present this back to the group in the form of a Powerpoint Presentation