Media Codes and Conventions

Consists of signs that have meaning and interpretation

• Code

• Convention

• Symbol

• Semantic

The following concepts are under media codes except

• Symbolic

• Written

• Technical

• Genre

Portrayal of characters through gestures, facial expressions, and body language

• Mis en scene

• Acting

• Color

• Setting

Refer to a way codes are organized in a media product

• Categorizations

• Symbolisms

• Conventions

• Interpretations

Common structures and understanding in storytelling such as types of conflict, point of view, and narrative

• Story Conventions

• Form Conventions

• Genre Conventions

• Linear Conventions