2 Categories of Codes

Question 1

This includes how cameras works in a film, its framing, lighting, etc.

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Technical Codes

Question 2

refers to how the camera is operated, positioned and moved for specific effects.

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Camerawork

Question 3

aspects of camerawork:

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Positioning
Movement
Framing
Exposure
Lens choice

Question 4

ashotthat is sowide, the subject is barely visible.

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extreme wide shots

Question 5

also referred to as a longshot, is a camera angle that shows the entire object or person and their relation to what surrounds them.

Answer 5

wide shot

Question 6

is captured at amediumdistance from the subject.

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Medium shot or waist shot

Question 7

frames a subject’s head and cuts off aroundmid-chest.

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Medium close up

Question 8

is a type of shot that tightly frames a person or object.

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Close up

Question 9

is traditionally used in film to allow the viewer to enter the character’s intimate space, revealing certain characteristics and emotions

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extreme close up

Question 10

is a type of photography that is taken from a low angle, looking up at the subject.

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Worm’s eye view photography

Question 11

is a shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up

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low-angle shot

Question 12

refers to when the level of your camera is placed at the same height as the eyes of the characters in your frame.

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eye level shot

Question 13

are composed with a camera tilted laterally, so that the horizon is not level and vertical lines run diagonally across the frame.

Answer 13

Canted shots

Question 14

a film making technique that describes how a camera moves about to help enhance a story

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Camera Movements

Question 15

Audio is the expressive or naturalistic use of sound. Audio can be diegetic or non diegetic.

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Audio

Question 16

The three aspects of audio are:

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dialogue
sound effects
music

Question 17

the manipulation of natural or artificial light to selectively highlight specific elements of the scene.

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Lighting

Question 18

Elements of lighting include:

Answer 18

Quality
Direction
Source
Color

Question 19

are social in nature

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symbolic codes

Question 20

this means is that these codes live outside the media product themselves, but would be understood in similar ways in the ‘real life’ of the audience.

Answer 20

symbolic codes

Question 21

This includes the language, dress or action of the characters and even the iconic symbols.

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symbolic codes

Question 22

is the time and place of the narrative.

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setting and body language

Question 23

portray characters in media products and contribute to character development, creating tension or advancing the narrative.

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actors

Question 24

a French term that means ‘everything within the frame’.

Answer 24

Mise en scene

Question 25

the straightforward dictionary definition

Answer 25

denotation

Question 26

the idea and feelings associated with the words

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connotation