media language terms

• CSP


  Close study product
• What are the 4 different categories in ML

  industry, audience, language, representation
• What is the term used to describe the angle of the camera in film production?

  Angles
• What is the term for the camera angle that is at the same level as the subject's eyes?

  Eye level
• What is the name of the camera angle that is tilted to one side?

  Dutch/canted
• What is the term for a camera angle positioned below the subject?

  Low
• What is the term for a camera angle positioned above the subject?

  High
• What is the term for a shot taken from behind a character's shoulder?

  Over the shoulder
• What does the term 'mise en scène' refer to in film production?

  It refers to everything placed on stage to help the audience gain meaning.
• What are the different shot sizes used in film production?

  • Close up
  • Medium
  • Long
  • Single
  • Two-shot
  • POV (Point of View)
• What is the term for a camera movement that rotates 360 degrees around a subject?

  360°
• What is the term for moving the camera closer to or further away from a subject?

  Zoom in/out
• What is the term for moving the camera horizontally or vertically?

  Pan/tilt
• What is the term for moving the camera on a track or using a crane?


  Dolly/crane
• What does the term 'random' refer to in the context of camera motion?


  It refers to unpredictable or spontaneous camera movements.
• What are the components of mise en scène in film production?

  • C: Costume
  • L: Lighting
  • A: Action/actors
  • M: Makeup/hair
  • P: Props
  • S: Setting
• What does typography refer to in media?

  It refers to the font style and its reasoning.
• What is denotation in the context of media analysis?

  It is the literal meaning of what you see.
• What is connotation in media analysis?


  It is what is signified beyond the literal meaning.
• What does syntagm refer to in media analysis?


  It refers to the layout and order of elements in a piece of media.
• What does the term paradigm mean in media analysis?


  The pattern/genre throughout the analysis.
• narratology- study of narratives
• Linear- follows time

  non linear- does follow time/flashbacks

  single strand- one story

  multi-strand- more than one story
• pluralism- lots of systems can exist
• ideology- a system of ideas thats determines beliefs and values
• hegemony- the exercise of power and control by one group over another
• archetypes- character types