Well next week (the first lesson of the week) you are going to have an assessment the first part will be a test of Key Terms and definitions these are below.
CONVENTIONS
Are the generally accepted ways of doing something - the ingredients of
a media form. (Revise what the conventions are for at least 2 media formats)
SEMIOTICS
The study of meaning and how it is formed by signs such as words,
images or music. It can be used as a tool to help analyse the symbolic codes of
a media text
DENOTATION
Literal meaning
CONNOTATION
Symbolic meaning
ANALYSE
to break down into components, to examine in more detail in order to
discover meaning and essential features
REPRESENTATION
This is the process whereby the media construct versions of people,
places and events in images, words or sound for transmission through media
texts to audience
AUDIENCE
An individual or collective group of people who read or consume any
media text
DEMOGRAPHIC
This defines the adult population largely by the work that they do
MISE-EN-SCENE
The look of a film created through VISUAL elements within the frame
Elements of Mise-en-scene
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Objects/Props
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Costume, hair and make-up
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Setting/Location
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Lighting/Shadow/ use of Colour
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Characters position within the frame
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Facial expressions and body language
