Within this blog post i will be explaining how textual analysis is used in media and how this helps us to pick out certain aspects and the possible connotations the text could have.
Textual analysis is done by looking at the piece of text,then looking in more detail on how the meaning is conveyed within the text. This can be done through analyzing both micro and macro elements, for example; the mise-en-scene elements, the proximity between characters, the use of sound effects \ music, the setting, etc. And then looking further at macro elements such as: Characterization, genre, narrative, representation and ideology. However; different individuals will have different interpretations of texts and what they could signify \ represent but all of these should be talked about when analyzing because certain aspects as different aspects can mean different things to different people. Textual analysis is a three step process, step one being analyzing micro elements, step two being concluding whats been said using the macro elements, and lastly considering other people interpretations and incorporating them.
The poster above shows mine and Britney's analysis of 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'.
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