These are codes, conventions, formats, symbols and narrative structures that indicate the meaning of media messages to an audience.

• Media Codes

• Media Information

• Media Sources

• Media Languages

Are system of signs that when put together create meaning

• Codes

• Conventions

• Format

• Narrative Structure

Is the study of signs & symbols which conveys literal and potential meanings.

• Semantics

• Statistics

• Semiotics

• Symbiotics

This type of Media Code refers to colors, object, body language, clothing and setting - Include the language, dress and actions of characters knows as mise-en-scene

• Technical Code

• Symbolic Codes

• Written Codes

• Audio Code

What does this picture depict?

• broken

• friendzoned

• in a relationship

• happy

This type of Media Code refers to the case of letters, font, headlines, captions, speech bubbles, language style

• Symbolic Code

• Written Code

• Audio Code

• Technical Code

• Heeadlines

• Captions

• Speech Bubbles

• Heeadlines

• Captions

• Speech Bubbles

• Heeadlines

• Captions

• Speech Bubbles

This type of Media Code includes camera angles, sound and lighting and basically how technology is used to create meaning

• Symbolic Code

• Technical Code

• Written Code

• Media