Media Terminology Flashcards
What are Enigma Codes??
Create puzzle for the audience
What is Media LIAR??
Media language, institution, audience, representation
What’s Propp’s Theory??
7 character types
What’s Strauss’ theory??
Binary Opposites
What’s Todorov’s theory??
Narrative
What’s Baths’ theory??
Enigma Codes
Define ‘semiotics’
The study of signs
Explain the Demographic scale…
A- up market B- professional C- semi professional D- unprofessional E- student, OAP, unemployed
Examples of Propp’s character types (7)
The hero, the villain, the false hero, the princess, the donor, the dispatcher
Examples of realistic TV Dramas??
Holby City, Casualty, WaterlooRoad, Call The Midwife
Give one example of a non realistic TV Drama & explain why…
Life On Mars because the character is taken back in time
What Shot-type is this- OSS?
Over the shoulder shot
What shot- type is this- CU??
Close-Up
What shot-type is this- XCU??
Extreme Close-Up
What shot-type is this- MCU??
Media Close-Up
What is a Non-Verbal Code??
Body language of a character (what is implied)
What is in mise én scene??
Setting/location, Props, Costume, Facial expressions, Body language, Lighting
What is Diegetic Sound, give an example??
Sound recoded at time of filming
Dialogue
What is Non-Diegetic Sound, give examples??
Sound added in after filming (in editing)
Soundtracks and voiceovers
Examples of Sub-genres??
Medical drama, Period drama, War drama, Teen drama, Police Procedural drama, Crime drama, Sci-fi drama
What is a Sub genre??
A type of genre within a drama
What is a Hybrid??
Crossover of 2 or more genres
Define Iconography???
Symbolic visuals
What are the three Codes??
Visual Codes
Technical Codes
Audio Codes
