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generally have an agreed meaning, or connotation, to their audience

Media codes

three types of media codes

symbolic codes, technical codes and written codes

are expected ways in which codes are organised in a product

Conventions

are accepted ways of using media codes

Conventions

are closely connected to the audience expectations of a media product.

Conventions

Different types of conventions include

form conventions, story conventions and genre conventions.

are the certain ways we expect types of media's codes to be arranged.

Form conventions

Most video forms follow a set of editing rules and techniques called

continuity

editing which allows for the audience to easily understand what is going on in a scene and who is talking to who.

continuity

point to the common use of tropes, characters, settings or themes in a particular type of medium.

Genre conventions

are closely linked with audience expectations

Genre conventions

Systems of signs which create meaning to communicate ideas and impressions for an audience, producers, and other stakeholders

CODES

Technical, written and symbolic tools used to construct or suggest meaning in media forms and products.

Codes

These include techniques and methods like camera angle, shot type, and lighting.

TECHNICAL CODES

in films, this pertains on the way the camera is moved, which makes a big contribution to the story.

Camera techniques

is the presentation of visual elements in an image, especially the placement of the subject in relation. to other objects.

Framing

the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image.

Depth of field

the amount of light and the direction of the light source can give meaning to the viewer of the film.

Lighting

refers to the amount of light being captured by the camera. It is directly connected to the brightness and darkness of the image

Exposure

the contiguous positioning of either two characters, objects, or scenes in sequence, to compare and contrast them.

Juxtaposition

use of language style and textual layout (headlines, captions, speech bubbles, writing style, etc.)

WRITTEN CODES

The way titles or headlines are presented.

WRITTEN CODES

Indicators that require inferences among the audience, delving into the symbolic meaning rather than the literal meaning.

SYMBOLIC CODES

For example, a character's actions show you how the character is feeling.

SYMBOLIC CODES

refers to a standard or norm that acts as a rule governing behavior.

CONVENTION

are the generally accepted ways of doing something.

CONVENTION

people engaged in the process of creating and putting together media content to make a finished media product.

PRODUCERS

Media Producers' job in fields such as:

Broadcasting


Film


Television


Commercials

the group of consumers for whom a media message was constructed as well as anyone else who is exposed to the message.

AUDIENCE

TYPE OF CODES

TECHNICAL CODES


WRITTEN CODES


AUDIO CODES


SYMBOLIC CODES

Example: dialogue (Speech/Word, Accent, Tone), Music (Pace/Tone, Instruments, Lyrics), Sound Effects.

AUDIO CODES

the information sent from a source to a receiver

Messages

libraries, archives, museums, internet and other relevant information providers.

STAKEHOLDERS

These include codes related to sound.

AUDIO CODES