lesson 7-8 Flashcards
3 codes
symbolic, technical, written
expected ways in which codes are organized in a product
conventions
social in nature, exist outside media product
symbolic codes
time and place of the narrative
setting
french term “everything within the frame”
mise en scene
actors portray a variety of characters that contribute to character development
acting
has strong cultural connotations
color
second kind of codes, specific to a media form and do not live as a separate entity
technical codes
how the camera is operated, positioned and moved
camerawork
process of choosing, manipulating, and arranging images and sound
editing
using sound expressively also plays a role in media
audio
manipulating light, to selectively highlight specific elements of certain scenes
lighting
formal written language, used to interpret a narrative and communicate information regarding a character
written codes
2 examples of written codes
printed language
spoken language
to use media codes in some sort of a norm, closely connected to what the audience expects from media
conventions
DISTINCT WAYS that audience expect codes to be arranged in media
form conventions
common narrative structures and expectations from media
story conventions
common use of tropes, characters, setting or themes
genre conventions
legal device that gives the creator of literary the sole right to publish and sell the work
copyright
violation of a copyright
infringement
act of using language and thoughts of another author w/o authorization
plagiarism
takes place online by using electronic technology over communication tools including social media sites
cyberbullying
excessive use of computers
computer addiction
economic inequality between groups in terms of access and use of ict
digital divide
cybercrime in which a target is contacted as someone posing
phishing
