Development: Application of theories

“Roland Barthes and code theory”By Zachary F.Smythe

Introduction

• Roland Barthes was a theorist who proposed that the meaning of texts are produced through 5 codes of intangibility.

• This theory consists of the;• Hermeneutic code• Proairetic code• Cultural code• Semantic code• Symbolic code

Hermeneutic code

• The Hermeneutic code- a set of cues that initiate, develop and resolve the narrative e.g. a chase scene. We applied this code through our inclusion of a chase scene in the short film so that it effectively developed the story.

Proairetic code

• The Proairetic code aka Enigma code(code of action)- this consists of actions that move the narrative forward, e.g. new discoveries. I included forms of the Proairetic code such as when the intro as it creates an enigma and also the meeting scene where the protagonists true motives and desires are revealed

Cultural Code

• The Cultural code(referential code)-this relates to our common sense, which provides the narrative with plausibility. It refers to anything that is found on some canonical work that cannot be challenged and is the foundation/truth.

Semantic code

• The Semantic Code - organises the cues that relate to character and place them in the narrative. Another definition of this code would be that it is the code that points to an element in the text which the connotation of the story is given different meaning over the denotative meaning of the word.

Symbolic code

• The Symbolic code- this is similar to the Semic code but acts on a wider level. It organises semantic meanings into deeper sets of meaning