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Media Glossary Flashcards

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What are denotations?

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They are the literal things you can see.

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What are connotations?

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They are hidden messages, what can be interpreted, from a text, image, etc.

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What are Codes & Conventions?

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They are the typical features expected of a particular media in a genre.

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What are the four main contexts you need to consider with context?

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Social & Cultural
Historical
Economical
Political

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What is ‘Media Language’?

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It is how media communicates meanings.

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In media, what does ‘Representation’ mean?

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It is how media portrays places, social groups, events, etc.

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What are ‘Media Industries’?

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It is the process of production, distribution and circulation can affect media forms.

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What is an audience?

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It is that target (media) audience, reach and addresses audiences.

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What are Diegetic Sounds?

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They are sounds from within the world of the media (which the people within that media can hear).

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What is a Non-Diegetic Sound?

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They are sounds from the outside world of the media. Basically, whatever the characters cannot hear but the audience can.

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Give examples of Diegetic Sounds.

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Dialogue
SFX (Rain, etc.)

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Give examples of Parallel Sounds.

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Voice overs
Music to enhance the mood of the scene.

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What is ‘Parallel Sound’?

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It is sound / music that compliments the current screening media, enhancing the emotion or mood of the scene.

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What is ‘Contrapuntal Sound’?

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It is sound / music that clashes with the current atmosphere of the media. The mood is opposite to what we are listening to.

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What is genre?

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It is a type or category of a media text.

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What is ‘Mise-en-scene’?

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It is the way all visual elements that you can see on the screen are arranged. They compliment and work together to form an overall ‘feel’ and ‘atmosphere’ to the media.

17
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Give examples of components used in ‘Mise-en-scene’.

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Costumes
Props
Hair and makeup
Facial expressions / Body language
Lighting - High key or Low key
Setting (Location)
Colour

18
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What are Semiotics?

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It is that study of signs in our everyday lives and how they communicate a meaning.

19
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Signs are made up of two components, what are they?

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Signifier (Denotation)
- The sign itself
Signified (Connotation)
- Meaning associated with the sign

20
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What is ‘genre’?

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It is a way of categorising a particular media text according to its content and style.

21
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Who is Steve Neale, and what’s his relation towards media?

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Steve Neale states that “Genres are instances of repetition and different”.

This means the genre is the same but the effect is variant (different) from other movies, as they keep the same conventions but give some sort of novelty (variation).

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What are ‘sub-genres’?

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Two genres mixed together.

23
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What is ‘hybridisation’?

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Three or more genres mixed together.

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What is ‘intertextuality’?

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It’s when one media text refers to another text, most common in animations.

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Who is Thomas Schatz, and what is his relation towards media?

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He states there are two main themes, schemas, surrounding genres: genre of order and genre of integration.

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What is ‘genre of order’?

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It is when the cast values towards individualism and personal sacrifice. This genre sees violence as justified in certain circumstances.

Eg. The hero’s role is to reinstate the social order.

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What is ‘genre of integration’?

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It is when the cast values (a) collective group(s) who communicate towards and for the general good - they have a shared goal.

28
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What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?

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It is the hierarchy that shows people actively look to satisfy their needs, and the higher up the hierarchy the more complex the needs are.

29
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What is ‘self-actualisation’?

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It is a person’s motivation to reach his/her full potential. Basic needs must be met before this can be achieved.

30
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What are ‘psychographics’?

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It is the study and classification of people according to psychological and behavioural criteria: values, lifestyles, attitudes and aspirations of an individual.

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What are ‘demographics’?

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They are statistics data relating to the population groups within it.

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