Priscilla 1
Media Codes
Priscilla 2
Media Conventions
Narrative pot luck
100

Which actor played Anthony 'Tick' Belrose?

Hugo Weaving

100

The Camera angle where the camera is low looking up at the subject.

High Angle

100

Who directed Priscilla Queen of the Desert?

Stephan Elliott

100

"A French term meaning ‘type’

Genre

100

What's the name of a character that's opposed to the hero/main character called?

Antagonist

200

Which character does Guy Pearce play?

Adam Whiteley

200

This media code loosely translates to 'That which is in the scene'

Mise en Scene

200

What year was Priscilla made?

1994

200

What is the narrative model that divides stories into three parts

The Three Act Structure

200

The ways in which media portrays particular groups, communities, experiences, ideas or topics. 

Representation

300

What is the genre of Priscilla?

Musical-Comedy-Drama

300

The Media Code of 'Sound' can be described using what two categories?

Diegetic and Non-diegetic sound

300

What colour does Felicia paint the bus(Priscilla)?

Felicia: 'It's not purple it's lavender'

300

The audience or market the producers of a media product have in mind when they create and promote a product

Target Audience

300

How could you describe a narrative structure that doesn't follow norms? eg. Tarantino is know for this

Non-linear narrative structure

400

What was Bernadette's former name?

Ralph

400

Are body language, colours and clothes an example of technical codes, symbolic codes or media codes?

symbolic codes

400

Who was Australia's Prime Minister in 1994?

Paul Keating

400

What is the name for the transformation or inner journey of a character over the course of a story

Character Arc

400

The physical way we engage with me texts. 

Reception

500

In what year did the Commonwealth pass the Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act, section four of which legalised sexual activity between consenting adults (in private) throughout Australia.

1994

500

How equipment is used to communicate information, focusing on the object's role in conveying the message. Examples include camera angles and mood lighting.

Technical codes

500

Which bar are they leaving from in the beginning of the film?

The Imperial Hotel

500

A person or entity that exists in a media text

character

500

What is an Auteur?

a film director who influences their films so much that they rank as their author. eg. Hitchcock, Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Quentin Tarantino etc.