Media Language

29-8-2016

Denotation and Connotation
Denotation is what you can literally see
Connotation is more complex, it also requires you to see the hidden meaning and messages.

31-8-2016

Semiotics-The study of symbolism and SIGNS.

SignsA

Something that represents something else
In media symbols is called signs or signifiers

Fonts

Formal and Informal makes a huge difference.
Handwriting fonts

SERIF FONTS

SANS SERIF FONTS

Busy means the design is packed.

PALETTE MEANS COLOUR

15-9-2016
PHOTOGRAPHY
Shallow focus
Blur out the backgroun
Foreground,Midground, Background
Subject off-centre
Direct/Indirect address
Leading Lines
Pyramind Composition
Repetition
Reflection
Rule of 3rds

Always put the subject(s) on the power lines or points

FRAMING-Take a photo of something through something

FILL THE FRAME

VISUAL HIERARCHY-What do you look at first.

MISE EN SCENE-Setting the scene

LOW ANGLE SHOT

Mid Shot

Long/Wide Shot

Eye Level Shot

Low Level Shot

High angle Shot

New Location-Wide Shot

Pan Shot- Moving around the camera side to side

Contracting-moving forwards into the subject

NEVER ZOOM!!!!!!!

FILM POSTERS:

Eg. MEAN MACHINE

Genre

Narrative

Graphology

Institutions

Composition

Negative Space

(Z SHAPE INFO.)

Name of the film

Narrative Image

Icons/Signs

Plot-Football
Location-Prison
Characters

Studying Film:
Eg. GRIMM

Wide shot
Mid shot
track
mid shot
eagle eye
close up
close up

Different types of shots:
Establishing shot
Extreme high angle
Diagonal pan
Mise-en-scene
Shot-reverse shot
over the shoulder shot
Audio:
Music/Score
dialogue
Foley sounds
Ambience
Synchronous
Non-Synchronous
Diegetic
Non-Diegetic
Shot reverse shot
Ambient sound

Second Example:
Reaper
Audio:
Music-Non-diegetic
Dialogue-Some synchronous some not
Ambience sound-glass, walking
TV sound-Non diegetic,Foley
shots:
Occasionally follows characters
most of them are mid-shots or close up shot
NARRATIVE:
Opposition
Conflict
Characters
Plot
Location
Equilibrium
Disequalibrium
New Equalibrium
Binary Opposition
Todorov's Theory
Enigma Code

FILM POSTERS:

Eg. MEAN MACHINE

Genre

Narrative

Graphology

Institutions

Composition

Negative Space

(Z SHAPE INFO.)

Name of the film

Narrative Image

Icons/Signs

Plot-Football
Location-Prison
Characters

Studying Film:

Eg. GRIMM

Wide shot

Mid shot

track

mid shot

eagle eye

close up

Different types of shots:

Establishing shot
Extreme high angle
Diagonal pan
Mise-en-scene
Shot-reverse shot
over the shoulder shot

Audio:

Music/Score
dialogue
Foley sounds
Ambience
Synchronous
Non-Synchronous
Diegetic
Non-Diegetic
Shot reverse shot
Ambient sound

Second Example:

Reaper

Audio:

Music-Non-diegetic
Dialogue-Some synchronous some not
Ambience sound-glass, walking
TV sound-Non diegetic,Foley

shots:

Occasionally follows characters
most of them are mid-shots or close up shot

NARRATIVE:

Opposition
Conflict
Characters
Plot
Location
Equilibrium
Disequalibrium
New Equalibrium
Binary Opposition
Todorov's Theory
Enigma Code
Narrative Arcs
Continous Narratives
Blocked Narratives