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ARE THE CODES, CONVENTIONS, FORMATS, SYMBOLS AND NARRATIVE STRUCTURE THAT INDICATE THE MEANING OF MEDIA MESSAGES TO AN AUDIENCE
Media language
PERTAINS TO TECHNICAL AND SYMBOLIC INGREDIENTS OR CODES AND CONVENTIONS THAT MEDIA AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS MAY SELECT USE TO COMMUNICATE IDEAS, INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE
LANGUAGE
are systems of sign which create meaning and is divided into three categories
CODES
This are the ways in which equipment is used to tell story.
technical codes
REFERS TO HOW THE CAMERA IS HANDLED, POSITIONED, AND MOVED FOR SPECIFIC EFFECTS LIKE HIGH-ANGLE CAMERA SHOTS TO CREATE A FEELING OF POWER IN A PHOTOGRAPH.
camera work
THE MANIPULATION OF NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL LIGHT TO SELECTIVELY HIGHLIGHT SPECIFIC ELEMENTS OF THE SCENE.
lightning
EXPRESSIVE OR NATURALISTIC USE OF SOUND. IT INCLUDES DIALOGUE, SOUND EFFECTS AND MUSIC.
audio
show what is beneath the surface we see. Examples include language, dress actions of characters, or iconic symbols that are easily understood.
Symbolic codes
time and place of narrative
seting
is a French term meaning ‘everything within a frame’. Costume and props are included in the analysis in the frame
Mise en scene
used to connect connotations to specific scenes, characters or object
color
REFERS TO THE USE OF LANGUAGE STYLE AND TEXTUAL LAYOUT.
written codes
THE GENERALLY ACCEPTED WAY OF DOING SOMETHING, A STANDARD OR NORM THAT ACTS AS GOVERNING BEHAVIOUR.
convention
are the expected ways on how media codes are arranged.
form convention
are common narrative structures and understandings in storytelling media products like cause and effect, character construction, and point of view.
story convention
are the common use of tropes, characters, settings, or themes in a particular type of medium. They can be formal or thematic.
genre convention
is a legal device authorizing the creator of a literary piece, artistic work, musicals or other creative compositions the sole right to publish and sell such work
Copyright -
have the right to control the reproduction of their work, including the right to receive payment for that reproduction.
Copyright owners
may grant or sell those rights to others, including publishers or recording companies.
An author
Violation of such right is called
infringement.
gives creators of original material the exclusive right to further use and duplicate that material for a given amount of time, at which point the copyrighted item becomes public domain.
Copyright law
is an instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization; the representation of that author’s work as one’s own, as by not crediting the original.
Plagiarism -
is a cybercrime in which a target or targets are contacted by email, telephone or text message by someone posing as a legitimate institution to lure individuals into providing sensitive data such as personally identifiable information, banking and credit card details, and passwords.
phishing
The information is then used to access important accounts and can result in
identity theft and financial loss.
