Key Words (Mr Malyszko) Flashcards
1
Q
Semiology
A
The study of signs and their meanings.
2
Q
Sign
A
Physical form to which give meaning.
3
Q
Context
A
The relationship between a sign and other signs.
4
Q
Text
A
A collection of signs
5
Q
Signifier
A
The physical form of the sign, what you can see or hear
6
Q
Signified
A
The meaning we give to the signifier.
7
Q
Open Sign
A
A sign with many meanings
8
Q
Closed Sign
A
A sign with limited meanings
9
Q
Polysemic Sign
A
A sign that means different things to different people.
10
Q
Preffered meaning
A
The meaning given by the creator of the text e.g. Director
11
Q
Parallel editing
A
Jumping between two sequences
12
Q
Intertextual reference
A
a sign that refers to another film
13
Q
Iconoclasm
A
The destruction of an important sign
14
Q
Foley Artist
A
The person in charge of sound
15
Q
Palette
A
Choice of colours in each sequence
