what is textual form? (1 Viewer)

[totallybord]

hi,
the stllabus says sth abt how textual form influences meaning
what does that mean? and how is it related to frontline ?
thanks

 

[Azreil]

Textual form is what it implies: the form in which the text is created. I don't do Frontline, but I believe this would be the form of film, a television show, and how this influences the way the composer constructs the text. For example, in speeches, a composer may choose to use statistics, as a speech is a snapshot of history and, generally, is considered to be fairly reputable. Statistics add to reliability which is already inherently part of a speech.

 

[Pwnage101]

then wats teh difference between textual form and medium???

 

[Nicola1616]

a newspaper article, a poem, a novel and an essay are all different forms of the same type of medium - print medium. A film, a series, a newsreport, a current affairs program are all different forms but all visual media.

In reality - this stuff has some relevance to all modules etc but particularly important for you to consider with 'truth' cause it's about what form lends what sort of credibility, authority, accessibility etc

 

[Pwnage101]

so with frontline:

medium: visual medium
textual form: television drama??? cause its IMITATING a current affairs show, but isnt exactly one....

 

[Nicola1616]

frontline - television series for sure but it's not a drama. It's whole M.O. is comedy, satire, parody, lampooning etc.