MIL

• Media languages are codes, conventions, formats, symbols, and narrative structure that indicate the meaning of a message to an audience.
• Codes are system of signs that when put together create a meaning
• Semiotics - study of signs
• Symbolic codes are codes that show what is beneath the surface of what we see or iconic symbols that are easily understood
• Regulatory signs are signs that inform road users of traffic laws and regulations which, if disregarded, will constitute an offense
• Priority Signs - Signs that are used to indicate the priority of the traffic such as stop sign, give way sign, and left turner must give way
• Direction Signs - which signs that indicate the only direction(s) in which the motorist is oblidged to follow.
• Prohibitve/Restriction signs includes no entry for all types of vehicles, no pedestrian crossing, use overpass or use PED xing, no right turn or no left turn, no u turn, and no overtaking zone.
• Speed signs includes maximum speed restriction, end of speed restriction, and minimum speed restriction
• Parking signs are used to indicate the location of parking spaces and the rules for their use.
• Miscellaneous Signs includes Load and Dimension Restriction Signs.
• Warning Signs which are signs used to warn motorists of potentially hazardous conditions on or adjacent to the road.
• Warning Signs include Horizontal signs, intersection signs, advance warning/traffic control device signs, road width signs, road obstacle signs, and pedestrian school signs.
• Written codes is the use of language style and textual layout (headlines, captions, speech bubbles, language style, etc).
• Headline is the text indicating the nature of the article below it.
• Photo caption also known as cutlines, are few lines of text used to explain or elaborate on published photographs.
• Comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, woth text in ballons and captions.
• Technical Codes are ways in which equipment is used to tell the story - including sound, camera, angles, types of shots, and lighting as well as camera techniques, framing, depth of feild, lighting, exposure, and juxtaposition.
• Camera shot is composed of series of frames that are shot uninterpreted from the moment the camera starts rolling until it stops.
• Extreme Long shot/Extreme Wide Shot making your subject appear small against their location.
• Long Shot/Wide shot where there should be a good deal of space above and below your subject
• Full shot used to feature multiple chracter in a single shot letting your subject fill the frame while keeping emphasis on scenery
• Medium Wide Shot which frames the subject from roughly the knees up.
• Cowboy Shot which frames the subject from roughly mid-thighs up.
• Medium Shot is where frames are from roughly the waist up and through the torso.
• Medium Close Up Shot where frames your subject roughly the chest up. So typically favors the face, but still keeps the subject somewhat distant.
• Close up when the frame fills the angle with a part of your subject.
• Extreme Close up shot is most you can fill a frame with a particular subject (e.g. eyes)
• Establishing Shots, shot at the head of a scenes that clearly shows us the location of the action.
• Camera Shot Framing is the art and science of placing subjects in your shots.
• Types of Camera Shot Framing (Single, Two, Three, Over-the-Shoulder Shot-Point-of-View)
• Single Shot is when you capture one subject.
• Two Shot or 2 -shot is when a shot with two characters features in the frame.
• Three Shot or 3-shot is when 3 characters are in the frame
• Over-the-shoulder shot is when the shot shows yopur subject from behind the shoulder of another character.
• over-the-hip shot is when the angle is placed with a character's hip and focuses subject in the plane of acceptable focus.
• Point-of-view shot shows the viewer exactly what that character sees
• Depth of Field is the term used to describe the size of the area in your image where objects appear acceptably sharp.
• Camera angle shot is used to specify the location where the camera is placed to take a shot
• Camera movements is a powerful filmmaking tool employed to modify the relationship between the subject and the camera frame, with the goal of altering viewer's perspective of spce and time for a more impactful story telling