Media language Flashcards
4Cs Young and Rubicam
The cross culture consumers characters
Aspires
A category or type in young and Rubicam’s 4Cs, meaning people who tend to be materialistic and interested in superficial appearance, fashion and status.
Audience
The people who watch a game show
Budget
How much money there is to spend on making and promoting the game show
Catchphrase
A phrase that the host repeats a lot, usually funny
CGI
Computer-generated images
Colour codes
The colours used and what they signify
Colour palette
The range of colours used in a scene or in a whole game show
Conventions
The typical elements or ingredients of a genre
Connotations
The associated meanings
Contestant
The people who play the game
Convergence
Where different media platforms are all available on one device
Counter types
Representations that are designed to go against what is traditional or expected
Cross- promotion
Where one company advertises another company’s product
CU
close up (camera shot)
Demographics
A way of driving up audience into different groups
Denotation
What you actually see in the screen
Edit
The transition between two scenes
ELS
Extrem long shot
ES
Established shot