MIL Flashcards
It is a system of arbitrary, vocal symbols
that permit all people in a given culture, or
other people who have learned the system
of that culture to communicate or to
interact
Language
the codes, conventions, formats, symbols and narrative structure that indicate the meaning of media messages to an audience.
Media Languages
This are system of signs that when put together create meaning.
Codes
these codes live outside the media product
themselves, but would be understood in similar ways in the ‘real life’ of the audience.
Symbolic Codes
the time and place of the narrative.
Setting
French term that means ‘everything within the frame’.
Miss En Scene
Actors portray characters in media products and contribute
Acting
codes that are specific to a media form
and do not live outside of them.
Technical Codes
Zoom in and Zoom Out
Dolly
Up and Down
Pedestral
Left and Right
Truck
Left and Right Still
Pan
Up and Down Still
Tilt
are the formal written language used in a media product
Written Codes
generally accepted ways of doing something.
Convention
the information sent from a source to a receiver.
Messages
the group of consumers for whom a media
Audience
People engaged in the process of creating and putting together media content
Producers
are ways in which the types of
media codes are expected to be arranged.
Form Convention
refer to the basic structures of
narratives.
Story Convention
refer to the common use of the
elements of narratives such as the characters, settings, or
themes in a certain type of media.
Genre Convention
referring to the “creation of the mind, such as inventions
Intellectual Property
includes patents, trademarks,
industrial design and geographical indication and
application of origin
Industrial Property
covers literary works, films, music, artistic
works and architectural design
Copyright
