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Media Terminology Flashcards

1
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What are Enigma Codes??

A

Create puzzle for the audience

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2
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What is Media LIAR??

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Media language, institution, audience, representation

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3
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What’s Propp’s Theory??

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7 character types

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4
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What’s Strauss’ theory??

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Binary Opposites

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5
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What’s Todorov’s theory??

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Narrative

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6
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What’s Baths’ theory??

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Enigma Codes

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7
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Define ‘semiotics’

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The study of signs

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8
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Explain the Demographic scale…

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A- up market 
B- professional 
C- semi professional 
D- unprofessional 
E- student, OAP, unemployed
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9
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Examples of Propp’s character types (7)

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The hero, the villain, the false hero, the princess, the donor, the dispatcher

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10
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Examples of realistic TV Dramas??

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Holby City, Casualty, WaterlooRoad, Call The Midwife

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11
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Give one example of a non realistic TV Drama & explain why…

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Life On Mars because the character is taken back in time

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12
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What Shot-type is this- OSS?

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Over the shoulder shot

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13
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What shot- type is this- CU??

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Close-Up

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14
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What shot-type is this- XCU??

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Extreme Close-Up

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15
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What shot-type is this- MCU??

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Media Close-Up

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16
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What is a Non-Verbal Code??

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Body language of a character (what is implied)

17
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What is in mise én scene??

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Setting/location, 
Props, 
Costume, 
Facial expressions, 
Body language, 
Lighting
18
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What is Diegetic Sound, give an example??

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Sound recoded at time of filming

Dialogue

19
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What is Non-Diegetic Sound, give examples??

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Sound added in after filming (in editing)

Soundtracks and voiceovers

20
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Examples of Sub-genres??

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Medical drama, 
Period drama, 
War drama, 
Teen drama, 
Police Procedural drama, 
Crime drama,
Sci-fi drama
21
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What is a Sub genre??

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A type of genre within a drama

22
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What is a Hybrid??

A

Crossover of 2 or more genres

23
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Define Iconography???

A

Symbolic visuals

24
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What are the three Codes??

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Visual Codes
Technical Codes
Audio Codes

25
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What are the four conventions??

A

Character
Narrative
Themes
Iconography

26
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Examples of Medical Dramas??

A

Holby City

Casualty

27
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Examples of Period Dramas??

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Downtown Abby
The Crown
Call The Midwife
Peaky Blinders

28
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Example of War Drama??

A

Our Girl

29
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What is a multi-stranded narrative??

A

More than 1 story in the drama is produced

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