MEDIA LANGUAGE Flashcards
the way in which the meaning of a
media text is conveyed to the audience.
MEDIA LANGUAGE
communicates
through visual elements.
Visual Language
literal or obvious
meaning
DENOTATION
suggested
meaning
CONNOTATION
Sounds that can help create a scene
AURAL LANGUAGE
print-based media,
Written Language
How the language is delivered and its context
VERBAL LANGUAGE
body language: gestures and actions.
NON VERBAL LANGUAGE
systems of signs; creates meaning
code
code 3 categories
SYMBOLIC, TECHNICAL, AND
WRITTEN.
code by interpretation of the audience.
Symbolic codes
describes all the features
Mise en scene
Mise en scene means
“everything within the frame”
code by ways in which equipment is used
Technical codes
formal written language used in creating media
Written codes
ways we expect types of media’s codes to be arranged.
FORM CONVENTIONS
basic structures of
narratives.
STORY CONVENTIONS
common use of the
elements of narratives
GENRE CONVENTIONS
