Media Terms Flashcards
1
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What is media language?
A
How the media through the forms and conventions communicate meaning.
2
Q
What are Codes and conventions?
A
The typical features expected of a particular media text. The Ingredients which made it.
3
Q
What are denotations?
A
The literal meaning of something.
4
Q
What is diegetic sound?
A
Sound from within the world of media text.
5
Q
What is non-digenetic sound?
A
Sound from outside the world of media context.
6
Q
What is parallel sound?
A
Complements the real world of text.
Enhances emotion/mood of scene
7
Q
What is contrapuntal sound?
A
Clashes with the atmosphere of the text. The mood is opposite to what is on screen.
8
Q
What is genre?
A
The type of category of a media text. Each genre has its own code and conventions.
