Key words

Diegetic sound

Sound that originates from the world of the film

Non-diegetic sound

Sound that a character can’t hear

Intertextuality

One text referencing another

Convention

Recurring styles and themes that are specific to a genre

Monopolies

A single media organisation which dominates production/ distribution of a particular industry

Conglomerates

A collection of companies which all conduct in varying businesses, owned by a single institution

What is an example of a conglomerate?

Amazon

Subsiudaries

When smaller companies are owned by a parent company

What is an example of a subsidiary?

Prime video

Multinationals

An organisation across the world

Synergy

The combination of elements to maximise profits within a media organisation or product

What is an example of synergy?

A film soundtrack sells the film and the film sells the soundtrack.

What is vertical integration?

When the company owns more than one of the stages of production