MIL (Media and Information Languages)

• Codes


  Systems of signs that create meaning when put together
• Semiotics


  The study of signs
• Symbolic codes


  • Objects
  • Setting
  • Clothing
  • Color
  • Body language
  • Iconic symbols
• Written codes


  Use of language style and textual layout (headlines, captions, speech, bubbles, etc.)
• Technical codes


  • Sound
  • Camera angles
  • Types of shots
  • Lighting
  • Camera techniques
  • Framing
  • Depth of field
  • Exposure
• Extreme Long Shot


  • Shot of the whole landscape, where the subject is small or not in the frame
• Close-up Shot


  • Shot from the shoulder and up
  • We can see more details of the face and can see their emotions
• Extreme Close-up Shot


  • Shot of certain parts, or with the face taking full frame
  • Gives an intense dramatic feeling
  • Tends to emphasize an emotion
  • Draws importance to something
• Full Shot


  • View of a figure's entire body to show action
  • View of a group of related characters
• Long Shot


  • Seeing the whole body of the subject, but also still giving the geography of the scene
• Long Medium Shot


  • Shot from the knees/thighs up
  • Also called a Cowboy shot because we can see the face and the holster/gun of the cowboy
• Medium Close Shot


  • Shot from the waist up
  • Gives more view of the face, but we can also see what the subject can do with his hands
  • Close enough to connect emotionally, but far enough to take in some of their surroundings
• POV shot


  • Camera shot that shows the viewer exactly what that character sees
• Aerial Shot/ Helicopter Shot


  • Shot from way up high
  • Establishes a large expanse of scenery
• People in media and information


  • Script Writer
  • Actor
  • Music and Audio Specialist
  • Production Designer
  • Director
• Script Writer


  Provides lines and guides the actors
• Actor


  Acts and delivers the lines in the movie scene
• Music and Audio Specialist


  Provides necessary songs in each movie scene
• Production Designer


  Sketches the stage design of the movie scene
• Director


  Makes motion media supervises and instructs the performers on how they should act best
• Technical Codes

  These are how equipment is used to tell a story
• Extreme Long Shot

  • Focuses on the setting, or establishes an action
• Extreme Long Shot

  • Can make a character weak or insignificant