Batman The Dark Knight APA Citation analysis must incorporate textual analysis and an ideological breakdown of the media text and should aim to address the following questions: What conventions, codes, or signs are present in the text? what is the denotation and connotation of these signs? How am I being asked to engage with the media text? What am I being asked to think about with this text? Is this text challenging dominant ideology or reaffirming it? (Think about representations of gender, social structures, instituations of power) Includes a clear statement of your argument and methodology (method of analysis) for example “in this essay, I will be doing a semiotic analysis of the Batman: Dark Knight movie poster” address 4-5 signs in the poster and analyse the denotative and connotative meanings eg uses of visual signs (colour, framing, character, logos, etc.) analysis of connotive meanings should focus on representation and ideology you should aim to reflect on the social or cultural meaning of the work as implicit in the signs – does the work reinforce traditional power imbalances or challenge the status quo? The essay must finish with a conclusion where you summarise your main argument must include images illustrating key points 1600 words please ensure that relative pictures and images are used and related back to within the essay as it is stated it needs to be a ′visual essay′