MIL Quiz 1: Media and Information Languages

Genre

It comes from the French word meaning "type" or "class." Recognized by its common set of distinguishing features (codes and conventions).

Type or Class

Genre comes from the French word meaning _______ or _______.

Codes

Systems of signs that create meaning.

Conventions

Generally accepted ways of doing something.

• Technical Codes

• Symbolic Codes

• Written Codes

It is the three types of codes.

Technical Codes

Ways in which equipment is used to tell the story (camera techniques, framing, lighting, depth of field, exposure, etc.).

• Basic Camera Shots

• Advance Camera Shots

• Camera Angles

It is the three types of technical codes camera techniques.

Basic Camera Shots

Examples of these are: Wide Shot, Medium Shot, Medium Close-up, Close-up, Extreme Close-up.

Advanced Camera Shots

Examples of these are: Cut Away, Over the Shoulder, Point of View, Selective Focus, Arc Shot

Camera Angles

Examples of these are: Eye-Level, High Angle, Low Angle, Bird’s Eye View, Worm’s Eye View, Slanted (Canted)

Camera Movements

Examples of these are: pan, tilt, truck.

Pan

It is about moving the camera from left to right, or vice versa.

Head

You should never pan or tilt more than your _____ can move from left to right or up to down

Tilt.

It is about moving the camera upwards and downwards.

Truck

It is about moving the camera physically from left to right, or vice versa whilst remaining perpendicular.

Symbolic Codes

They show what is beneath the surface of what we see (objects, setting, body language, clothing, color, etc.).

Symbolism

An underlying theme that pervades a work of writing or film, often so subtle that the audience may be unaware of its existence.

Setting

It is the time and place of the narrative.

Setting

It can refer to the whole story or just a specific scene.

Setting

It can be as big as the outback or space, or as small as a specific room as well as be a created atmosphere or frame of mind.

Mise en Scene

It is a French term meaning "everything within the frame.”

Mise en Scene

It means the description of all the objects within a frame of the media product and how they have been arranged.

Mise en scene

It involves set design, costume, props, staging, and composition.

Acting

It is the portrayal of characters through facial expression, body language, vocal qualities, movement, and body contact.

Actors

They portray characters in media products and contribute to character development, creating tension or advancing the narrative.

Color

It has strong cultural and symbolic connotations.

• Dominant color

• Contrasting foils

• Color symbolism

These are the three key aspects to analyze when studying the use of color in a media product.

Written Codes

It is the use of language style and textual layout (headlines, captions, speech bubbles, language style, etc.).

Conventions

It is the accepted ways of using media codes, closely connected to audience expectations.

Form Conventions

They are the certain ways we expect types of media's codes to be arranged.

Form conventions

Example of this is an audience expects to have a title of the film at the beginning, and then credits at the end.

Form conventions

Example of this is newspapers will have a masthead, the most important news on the front page and sports news on the back page.

Form conventions

Example of this are Video games. They usually start with a tutorial to explain the mechanics of how the game works.

Story conventions

They are common narrative structures and understandings that are common in story telling media products.

Story conventions

Examples of this include: Narrative structures, Cause and effect, Character construction, Point of View