Uy, Victoria C.

2015-05587
BC 199
Prof. Josefina C. Santos
September 4, 2018

BIG Q: What is the discourse of mitigation, preparedness, resiliency, and rehabilitation presented by the National Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) through Project DINA videos on floods, tropical cyclones, and
tsunami?

How did Analysis of Language Texts (Micro- Genre theory Fairclough’s

Project DINA level) critical discourse
present floods, Pre-production Intertextuality analysis
tropical  How was floods/tropical
cyclones, and cyclones/tsunami presented,
tsunamis? according to the script? What type
of information did they provide
(informational, instructional, etc.)?
 What language did they use in the
video? Did the video use layman’s
terms? Were there any new or
difficult concepts introduced?
 Who were the speakers featured
in the video? What was their
authority to speak on
floods/tropical cyclones/tsunami?
Production
 What types of shots were used in
the video? How were the shots
framed?
 What types of props were used in
the video?
 What costumes did the speakers
 and actors wear?
 What locations did they use in the
video? How was the set
designed?
Post-production
 What type of music did they use?
How is this type of music
commonly used?
 How did they edit their videos?
Did they use any special audio-
visual transitions or effects?
What Analysis of Discourse Practice (Meso-
messages do level)
the videos of  Who produced Project DINA
Project DINA videos?
convey?  Who was the target audience of
Project DINA?
 What were the goals of the
government in making Project
DINA? What was the action that
they were hoping to inspire?
 Where are these videos
accessible?
 How were the videos distributed?
Through what outlets? When
were they shown or are they still
shown?
 Who were the partner agencies
involved in making the videos?
Did these partnerships affect the
content of the videos?
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What is the Analysis of Discursive Events (Macro-
discourse of level)
mitigation,  What inspired the creation of
preparedness, Project DINA? What was the
resiliency, and social, political, and economic
rehabilitation situation when Project DINA was
of NDRRMC? made?
 What are the ideologies promoted
by NDRRMC? What are the
ideologies promoted by their
partner agencies? How did these
affect the message of Project
DINA?
 What is the priority of NDRRMC?
Where do they spend the bulk of
their budget? What message
does this convey?
 How does NDRRMC view the
stakeholders during disasters
(citizens, government agencies
and officers, international aid
agencies, etc.)?