- He studied a lot of myths and legends from around the world.
- In the mid 20th century- Claude and Roland Barthes came together and understood that certain words were more about the understanding of the differences than the actual meaning.
- Words act as symbols for society ideas and meaning of the words was a relationship, than a fixed thing which is the relationship between two opposite words e.g. good and evil, black and white and boy and girl.
- From this theory I have understood that the use of 'binary opposites' is effective on the audience and can be effective in short films to show opposite stereotypes.
Roland Barthes Theory- 5 codes
- Texts are either closed or open.
- Hermeneutic code (HER)- makes you want to know more as they avoids the truth and drops clues and frustrates the audience.
- Proairetic /action code (ACT)- it adds suspense to the text and builds up tension.
- Semantic code (SYM)- it adds additional meaning.
- Symbolic code (REF)- symbolises within a text and contrasts and creates a greater meaning and develops characters personality.
- Referential code (SEM)- refers to anything to the text and adds knowledge through scientific, historical and cultural knowledge.
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