Lesson Write Up - 28th Jan 2015

Post-Modern Media

Extra's - hyperreality, self-reflexivity, intertextual references, ironic playfulness
The title sequence for Extra's is also the title sequence from the fictional sitcom within Extra's; 'When The Whistle Blows'

Episode - Daniel Radcliffe

• sitcom within a sitcom
• Warwick Davies
• Daniel Radcliffe
• dressed as boy scout, everything he does contrasts to what the character is
• rebellious
• not acting his age
• swearing
• smoking
• Intertextual references
• The Wright Stuff
• This Morning
• Richard & Judy
• Actual people in thier real jobs discussing fiction as the truth
• e.g This Morning - Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton, playing themselves - state of hyperreality
• media, papers, TV
• rumours as a part of 'show-biz'
• re-uses stories, over and over

'Barry' known as his media identity

Innapropriate Language - Stephen Merchants character

• midget
• mentally derranged
• this could be offensive, but most people understand that it is ironic

Behind the scenes - self-reflexivity
Boy scout scarf - Gryffindor colours - intertextual reference

A Knights Tale - 2001

Set in 14th/15th century
Sport of jousting
Directed by Brian Helgelamd

Set in medieval times - contain songs from the 20th century

• Queen - We Will Rock You - 1970's
• as diegetic sound - creates confusion

Post-modernism looks back - we can use anything from the past, mix it with something post modern to create something new, now.

Goes from medieval dances with traditional music to p/m music - David Bowie - Golden Years