definitions

Question 1

synergy

Answer 1

when seprate companies work together to make/ sell a project and share the profit.

Question 2

Media ownership

Answer 2

when a media company buys/ owns another media company

Question 3

distribution phase

Answer 3

this is where the film is marketed/ advertised. a number of cinemas will be given the movie so they can test how well it will do

Question 4

circulation/ exhibition

Answer 4

the film is released in cinemas, depening on how big the movie it is it will have either a wide release or small release.
and the movie is released on dvd

Question 5

production

Answer 5

this is where the film is financed and made.

Question 6

insitutions

Answer 6

a media insitution is a media comapny responsible for the production of a piece of media text.

Question 7

what are the hollywood big 6

Answer 7

paramount,
warner bros,
sony pictures,
disney,
universal,
fox

Question 8

tent pole

Answer 8

a tent pole film is a film that is garenteed to make a lot of profit, this profit is normally used to finance other lesser films later on that year.

Question 9

the characters in Propps character theroy

Answer 9

The hero, the guy who saves the day

The princess, saved by the hero

The helper, assits the hero in his quest

the false hero, seen to be good at the start but turns out to be evil.

the villian, bad and trys to foil the hero from completing his quest.

the donor, gives the hero an importnat object on his

quest.
the dispatcher, sets the hero off on his quest

Question 10

binary opposites

Answer 10

a pair of relted terms or concepts that are opposite in meaning.
Boy vs girl,
good vs evil
black vs white

Question 11

action code

Answer 11

The sequences of events in which actions happen which create the next action (i.e a person picks up a gun and then we understand that he may shoot the gun next)

Question 12

enigma codes

Answer 12

elements of the story that are not fully explained and become a mystery to the audience

Question 13

vertical integration

Answer 13

verticle is where a company owns sevral or all the parts of a film making process this maximises profit for the company and increases control

Question 14

BBFC

Answer 14

British Board of Film Classification

Question 15

intertextuality

Answer 15

when media products have refrences to other films or pieces of media text

Question 16

parody

Answer 16

Work that takes an existing concept, idea, or a person and exaggerates it for comedic effect (Takes the mickey!)

Question 17

pastiche

Answer 17

work that imitates the style of another form of celebration or tribute to the original

Question 18

what are the three types of media language

Answer 18

Symbolic codes
written codes
technical codes

Question 19

sybolic codes

Answer 19

sybolic codes is everything with in the scene
also known as “Mise-En-Scene”

Question 20

written codes

Answer 20

written codes is anything written in the piece of media text

Question 21

technical codes

Answer 21

technical codes are usually linked to camera works and SFX

Question 22

Composition

Answer 22

the arragnement of visual elements into a space

Question 23

anchorage

Answer 23

the way in which text helps to make sense of the meaning of the image or the image makes sense of the text

Question 24

what are the 4 parts of blumer and katz theory

Answer 24

survalince,
entertainment,
personal identity,
social interaction.

Question 25

What is survalince in blumer and katz theory

Answer 25

The media product helps audiences gain new knowledge about the world around them

Question 26

What is entertainment in blumer and katz theory

Answer 26

The media product entertains the audiences with laughter/thrills/shock. It’s a form of escapism from reality.

Question 27

what is personal identity in blumer and katz theory

Answer 27

Audiences may be able to relate to the character or narrative and helps to reinforce their own identity.

Question 28

what is social interaction in blumer and katz theory

Answer 28

The media product creates opportunities for social with others - physically or virtually.

Question 29

edit

Answer 29

to prepare (motion pictures film) by deleting, rearagning, and splicing, by synchronizing the sound recorded with the film

Question 30

time line

Answer 30

The timeline is where these shots are arranged in your software. Between each shot is a transition, the most common being the simple cut.

Question 31

types of transition

Answer 31

cut, wipe, dissolve fade, jump cut

Question 32

a cut tranistion

Answer 32

Moving from one shot to another by simply placing them next to each on the timeline.

Question 33

a wipe transition

Answer 33

One shot wipes across the screen and the next shot is revealed. Most associated with comic book or old sci-fi movies.

Question 34

disolve transition

Answer 34

Blending one shot into another - can be used to show the passing of time.

Question 35

a fade transition

Answer 35

Blending the shot from black or to black. This usually signals the ending or beginning of something.

Question 36

a jump cut

Answer 36

When the editor cuts within the same shot to deliberately show the passing of time abruptly.

Question 37

cutting on action

Answer 37

this is when the editor cuts in the middle of the action to create a flow of sense and continuitey

Question 38

cross cutting

Answer 38

this is when the editor cuts back and forth between 2 diffrent locations

Question 39

legnths of takes

Answer 39

short take, clip with a small amount of tiems between transitions. this feels faster and more chaotic long take, long amount of time between transitions, this feels slower in pace and more controlled

Question 40

speed

Answer 40

speed is also a part of editing, you can speed up or slow down. this creates slow and fast motion

Question 41

2 types of sound

Answer 41

diagetic non diagetic

Question 42

diagetic

Answer 42

sounds happening within the scene which charatcers and audience can hear

Question 43

non diagetic

Answer 43

sounds that only the audience can hear, such as the music in a montage

Question 44

conotation

Answer 44

what it tells you for example if its creaking of a door that means the door is opening

Question 45

denotation

Answer 45

the literal meaning of something

Question 46

horozontal intergration

Answer 46

being incontrol of other media comapnies in other media areas

Question 47

video game regulation companies

Answer 47

VSC - video standards council GRA - game rating authority

Question 48

cross media content

Answer 48

media content that can be accessed on multiple platforms

Question 49

audince theory

Answer 49

active and passive audience

Question 50

active audience

Answer 50

An active audience engages, interprets and responds to a media text in different ways and is capable of challenging the ideas encoded in it.

Question 51

passive audience

Answer 51

A passive audience is more likely to accept the messages encoded in a media text without challenge and are therefore more likely to be directly affected by the messages.

Question 52

what companies where in the ad break

Answer 52

British heart foundation, confused.com BT broadband premire inn