Sunday, 29 November 2015

DEXTER - Denotation and Connotation

DEXTER

    "Dexter is an American television crime drama mystery series. Set in Miami, the series centres on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a blood splatter pattern analysis for the fictional Miami Metro Police Department who also leads a secret life as a vigilante serial killer, hunting down murderers who have slipped through the cracks of the justice system." - Wikipedia

    Task: Make a table and list some of denotations and connotations from Dexter's film opening/credit scene.

    Denotation: The literal meaning of something, regardless of what the shot/situation suggests; first level analysis, what the viewers can see.

    Connotation: An idea or emotion which the shot/situation suggests; second level of analysis, what the viewers get from the shot/situation.

    Below is the clip in which we used for our analysis :)




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