Preliminary Exercise 1: Barthes' Theory of Denotative and Connotative Signs Semiotic Analysis Table

                      

                  Barthes Theory of Denotative and Connotative Signs                        9/20/2022

    When you are creating a film, semiotic work is an important factor to include! Semiotics is the basic term for understanding the signs, symbols, and importance of a key factor provided in the story. In this lesson, I learned to identify the differences between the denotative and connotative aspects of something; denotation, being the exact meaning of a word, and connotation, being the feeling you receive from that word, this is the theory that Ronaldo Barthes develop, a well known French literary theorist, essayist, philosopher, critic, and semiotician. In theory, a rose may be identified as a flower; however, can be seen as a romantic gesture, more so associated with love. The key terms that helped me in this lesson as was the  denotation of a tree: a naturalistic feature of Earth; and the symbolization that a tree may represent a tree of life, along with growth and prosperity. What stuck out to me most about this lesson was how a black cat was prescribed throughout the world- some may see this feline as a furry friend whilst others may think of a cat as misfortune. In the next paragraph, I will provide more about this lesson!

    As stated, in this task I endured a process In which where I created a table representing the meanings of each word provided, along with an example used. First, me and my partner (2 in a group) creating a table. We then followed up by sketching images of what we planned to identify, which later on helped us complete filling in the blanks. The most crucial thing I've learned from this exercise Is the importance of understanding the way words can be seen from different perspectives; literal, or non-literal. This will help me develop my film to with more semiotic factors, which may create ambience, and overall entertainment!