Post modern theory revision worksheet - answer the questions after looking at the powerpoint

1. CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES IN MEDIA STUDIES
POST MODERN THEORY WORKSHEET - A2 MEDIA
What does John Belton say about pomo film?
2. Can you think of three examples where you could relate John Belton’s thoery with pomo
films you have studied?
3. What did Jim Collins say about pomo TV?
4. What did Jim Collins say about pomo film?
5. Can you write a paragraph about how post modern film is different to normal film and re-
late this thought to Jim Collins theory?
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2. CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES IN MEDIA STUDIES
POST MODERN THEORY WORKSHEET - A2 MEDIA
6.Why do pomo directors reinforce Lyotard’s idea of ‘the death of the grand narrative’ in their
films?
7. What examples can you think of that do this? Write a paragraph relating your examples
to the theorist and analysing how the theory relates to the example you have chose. Use
a P E A style.
8.What was Baudrillard saying about reality and reproduction or about the blurring of reality
and fiction?
9. His ideas are known to be very controversial. What do you think of his ideas - do you
agree or would you challenge his theory?
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3. CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES IN MEDIA STUDIES
POST MODERN THEORY WORKSHEET - A2 MEDIA
10. What is hyper reality and what does it mean?
11.Why is it relevant for us to study it in relation to pomo film?
12. What do you believe about Baudrillard’s theories on hyper reality?
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