MIL Lesson 6 Flashcards
comes from the French word meaning ‘type or ‘class’ and can be recognized by its common set of distinguishing features (codes and conventions)
genre
What are codes and conventions?
CODES & CONVENTIONS
are systems of signs, which create meaning
CODES
are generally accepted ways of doing something
CONVENTIONS
Types of Code
Technical Codes
Symbolic Codes
Written Codes
ways in which equipment is used to tell the story (camera techniques, framing, depth of fields, lighting and exposure, etc.)
Technical Codes
refers to how the camera is operated, positioned and moved for specific effects.
Camerawork
is the process of choosing, manipulating and arranging images and sound.
Editing
is the expressive or naturalistic use of sound. Audio can be diegetic or non diegetic.
Audio
is the manipulation of natural or artificial light to selectively highlight elements of the scene.
Lighting
show what is beneath the surface of what we see (objects, setting, body language, clothing, color, etc.)
Symbolic Codes
is the time and place of the narrative. When discussing setting, you can describe the setting of the whole story or just a specific scene.
Setting
is a French term that means ‘everything within the frame’. In media terms it has become to mean the description of all objects within a frame of the media product and how they have been arranged.
Mise en scene
are where the actors portray characters in media products and contribute to character development and creating tension.
Acting
has highly cultural and strong connotations. When studying the use of color in a media product the different aspects to be looking at are m: Dominant color, Contrasting foils and color symbolism.
Color
