Media Studies ~ Media Language 0.0 / 5 ? Media StudiesMedia LanguageGCSEAQA Created by: rebecca.a14Created on: 04-10-18 19:15 Denotation The literal meaning of a word 1 of 20 Connotation An idea which a word symbolises in addition to it's actual meaning 2 of 20 Code (sign) A system of signs - verbal, aural or visual - used to convey meaning 3 of 20 Convention (rule) A generally accepted custom or accepted rule within the genre 4 of 20 Technical Code How the text is technically constructed - camera angles, framing, typography etc 5 of 20 Verbal Code How sound is used either written or spoken 6 of 20 Symbolic Code Codes that can be decoded on a mainly connotational level 7 of 20 Semiotics This theory and area of study is based on the language of signs that tell us more than they actually are 8 of 20 Sytagm Combination of signs that are linked together in particular ways 9 of 20 Iconography Visual images used to represent something in particular in the genre... knife in horror = death 10 of 20 Indexical Sign A sign which has a direct relationship with something that it signifies... smoke signifies fire 11 of 20 Mise en Scene Everything in the frame 12 of 20 Editing The post-production of a product 13 of 20 Mise en Scene Everything in the frame 14 of 20 Editing The post-production of a product 15 of 20 Camera Angles The shot type of an image 16 of 20 Intertexuality Where one media product references another text 17 of 20 Action Code Something that happens in the narrative that tells the audience that some action will follow 18 of 20 Privileged Spectator Position Where the camera places the audience in a superior position within the narrative so they can anticipate what will follow 19 of 20 Production Value These are the elements of the text that tell the audience how much it cost to make 20 of 20
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