intro Flashcards
name the 4 contexts
social and cultural
historical
economical
political
codes and conventions
the typical features expected of a particular media text
denotation
the literal meaning of something
connotation
the inferred meaning of something
what is camerawork split into
framing
angle
movement
high angle
taken from above
smaller and weaker
low angle
taken from below
bigger and stronger
long shot
taken from a distance
bg and whole of subject in view
mid shot
halfway between long shot + close up
waist up
detail and bg
extreme close up
focuses on 1 area of detail
close up
area of detail on a person head + shoulders
allows emotions to be seen
infers importance
track
the whole camera moves to follow along with the action
pan
camera moves side to side, pivoting on a central point
camera stand stays still
tilt
camera moves up or down pivoting on a central point
like a pan on a vertical axis
dolly
camera moves in and out of set, getting closer or further away from a subject
diegetic sound
sounds from within the world of the media text
eg dialogue
non-diegetic sound
sound from outside the world of the media text
eg voiceover, music tracks
parallel sound
complements the real world of the text
enhances emotion/mood of scene
contrapuntal sound
clashes with the atmosphere of the text
mood is opposite to what is on screen
mise-en-scene
the way all the visual elements that you see on screen are arranged. they work together to form an overall ‘feel’
back light/hair light
lights an actor or object from behind
placed higher than the object
separates object from bg
key light
primary light source of the scene
most intense and direct light source
illuminates subject
fill light
cancels out the shadows created by the key light
doesnt make its own shadows
less powerful than key
placed opposite key
