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WorksheetsSymbolic and technical codes 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
Aspects of camerawork include
positioning
movement
framing
exposure
focus
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
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
____________________ are common narrative structures and understandings that are common in story telling media products.
genre conventions
form conventions
story conventions
Codes and Conventions are the
genres of the type of media.
'rules' by which a media product is made.
media products.
Codes are divided into 3 categories. The Technical, The Symbolic and The
(a)
When print media goes through post-production, it means that enhancements are made, such as the manipulation of images to look at their best.
True
False
The code 'body language' includes:
the colour and design
the texture of the image
the layout
the gestures and facial expressions
Viewpoint means to take a photo from many different UNIQUE angles
True
False
