Key Words Glossary Flashcards

(25 cards)

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Defintion of denotations

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A thing something you can see like an apple

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Definition of connotation

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Describing it signified

Red

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Definition of preferred reading

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What you want suitable for a viewer

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What is an oppositional reading

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Challenge producer does not

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Defintion of enigma code

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A mystery in a film making the audience want to watch the film to see what happens

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Definition of binary opposites

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Opposites in meaning helps to connote different meanings to the audience like
Bad and good
Black and white

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Definition of juxtaposition

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Placing two things next to each for comparison

Lighting sound music

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Different lightings

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High key lighting- more fuller, realistic looks natural
Low key- artificial light, sharp contrast shadows deep dull
Colour fx- cold/blueish sense of cold
Warm/yellowish comfort sunset
Black and white sepia- sophistication set in the past

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Name the different camera angle

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Extreme close up- very close
Close up- face 
Medium shot- hip and up
Long shot- whole body 
establishing shot- far distance 
Eye level shot- straight face to face 
Low camera angle- from underneath 
High camera angle- from above looking down
Birds eye view- u can see everything from above
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Name the different editing

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Continuity- film sequence edited which flows from shot to shot only cuts will be used
Montage- visual images sequence to build up impression creates meaning cuts noticeable
Cross dissolve- one image dissolve in another used
Fade up- gradually emerges from blank screen
Fade out- one from black then into another scene
Wipe- image replaced without dissolving
Cutting on action- one shot into another
Cut away- cutting to something then to previous
Cross cut- back and forth between locations
Jump cut- cuts between two shots
Match cut- camera still
Transitions- scenes to scenes
Smash cut- end scenes fast cut action
Invisible cut- hide cut
L cut- allows sound before scene appeared
J cut- allows things into next scene

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Name all the sound

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Diegetic sound- natural suppose to be in the film so people talking
Non diegetic- not part of film so music or voice over
Sound bridge- link two scenes by having the picture and diegetic sound together
Sound effect- all sound in media text music sounds are intensified

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Name all age groups

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Children- no power 
Youth( year6-11) 
Young youth(teenagers) 
Mid youth(college) 
Older youth
Adults 
Older adults
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Name all demographics

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A- upper upper class( royalty) 
B- upper class( lawyers) 
C1- upper middle( teachers) 
C2- Lower class middle( plumbers) 
D- upper lower class ( shelf stackers) 
E- lower class ( unemployed)
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Defintion of codes and conventions

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Codes- system of signs which create meaning

Conventions- something is done they are also genre specific

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Name the audience values and lifestyles

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Innovators- successful and sophisticated high self esteem, image important to them
Thinkers- motivated by ideals, well educated, have knowledge to broaden knowledge
Achievers- motivated by desire, focus on structure around family, they are active
Experiencers- motivated by self expression, high proportion of their income on fashion
Believers- motivated by ideals, choose familiar products
Strivers- trendy and fun loving
Makers- have enough skills
Survivors- meeting need, purchase with discount

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Name the 6 codes

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Technical- anything technical in story, lighting story
Verb- conveys the story language used written and spoken
Symbolic- represent something else
Structure- todorov
Character- props
Narrative- conflict Levi Strauss

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Definition of explicit

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Stated clearly in detail

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Definition of implicit

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not directly expressed always to be found and

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Name different brand features

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Brand essence- significance of the brand to stakeholders
Slogan- identifying the brand for consumer
Personality- advertisers can describe their brand as a person
Brand values- stand for/against
Appearance- look/sound/taste
Heritage- how long it been around customers
Emotional benefits- reduce pain/ increase pleasure
Hard benefits- bigger/cheaper/better

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What is Mise-en-scene

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Setting 
Costume
Actors 
Sounds
Lighting
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What is patriarchy

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Male dominated society men have power and control in society they are more powerful

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Definition of intertexuality

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when a media text uses elements of references from other media texts

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Definition of bricolage

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Creating a media text out of a series of artefacts styles and signs from other media texts

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Definition of pastiche

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Creation of media text out of element or with reference too other media texts

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Defintion of hyper reality
Refers to the fact that the distinction between the real world and the media world is disappointing