Wednesday, 19 September 2018

LO3 : Codes and Conventions

LO3 : CODES AND CONVETNIONSđź’•

How is meaning created in media products ? 

  • Genre - Things that are part of a group, they all have common themes. 
  • Narrative - A story containing a plot.
  • Representation - How the media shows different groups.
These are known as macro elements, this meaning big or wide, Macro ideas and elements are made up of micro elements.
  • Mise-en-scene - Mise-en-scene is what we see, these include ; location, props,  costumes, gestures, lighting, iconography and colour.
  • Camerawork -
  • Sound -
  • Editing
Codes and conventions are the ingredients that make up a septic genre of product.

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