Media Flashcards
(31 cards)
C
Cause and effect
O
Opening, development, and closing of the narrative
P
Point of view
M
Multiple Storyline
E
Establishment and Development of Characters and relationships
S(1)
Setting
S(2)
Structure of time
Media Conventions
rules or generally accepted ways of constructing meaning or organising media product
Technical Codes
the ways in which equipment is used to tell the story in a media text, for example the camera work in a film
Symbolic codes
show what is beneath the surface of what we see. For example, an actor’s performance shows you what the character is feeling.
Written codes
refer to text within the diegesis, or non-diegetic captions, which add meaning to the narrative and can be used to avoid confusion.
Genre conventions
rules that define genres, are subject to debate and change
Genre
Type of film
Selection
Choosing what to put in the frame
Omission
Choosing to get rid of things in the frame
Codes
signs or symbols within the representation which the audience ‘read’ and understand
Male Gaze
depicting women where they are presented as objects for a male’s pleasure
Feminism
ideology that critiques the power imbalances between the sexes within society
reception
physical ways audiences consume media products and the context of the time and place in which they receive it
engagement
Audiences are affected emotionally and cognitively by media
response
how media influences audiences to act or change their behaviour
Product
Something that is produced, text
Forms
Type of media (media forms)
Context
What’s happening in the world when it is produced?
