semiotics flashcards
learn semiotics (23 cards)
sign
A form of communication which we recognise
signifier
A gesture, image, sound, pattern or event that conveys meaning
signified
The meaning the gesture, image, sound or pattern conveys
connotation
The feelings and ideas associated with the word or object - not the literal meaning
denotation
The literal meaning of a word or object
white
light, innocence
black
gloom and darkness
grey
melancholy, sadness
red
blood, heat, anger, tradgedy
orange
warmth, laughter, contentment
yellow
liveliness, decay, sickness
brown
plenty, warmth, happpiness
green
youth, jealousy, peace
blue
cold, truth, serenity
violet
sadness, quietness, purity
purple
royalty, heroic, virtue
semiotics
how meaning is created through systems of signs in drama. An audience “reads’ all elements on stage that are shown to them.
sounds
spooky music causes tension, birdsong shows its morning and silence creates dramatic tension
lighting
a spotlight can communicate isolation, bright light-normality darkness-fear torchlight-suspence
key
freedom/escape/locked
white coat
medicine, science, authority
rose
love/passion/beautiful but dangerous
candle light
life/truth/human life
