Codes & Conventions Review

What are the three types of media codes?

• Symbolic

• Technical

• Hidden

• Written

• Conventional

________________ are expected ways in which codes are organised in a product.

• Written Codes

• Conventions

• Symbolic Codes

• Technical Codes

Symbolic codes in media include...

• setting

• mise en scene

• costume

• camera work

• colour

Technical codes in media include...

• setting

• editing

• audio

• camera work

• lighting

Mise-en-scene includes...

• set design

• editing

• costume

• props

• staging & composition

The actor portrays a character through:

• facial expressions

• body language

• movement

• body contact

When studying the use of colour in a media product the different aspects to be looking at are:

• dominant colour

• secondary colour

• contrasting foils

• colour symbolism

• RGB pallets

Aspects of camerawork include

• positioning

• movement

• framing

• exposure

• focus

Written codes include ______________ language which is text you can see within the frame and how it is presented, and also ____________language, which includes dialogue and song lyrics.

• printed

• foreign

• verbal

• spoken

Conventions are accepted ways of using media codes. Conventions are closely connected to the audience expectations of a media product.

• true

• false