2. Codes are used to help created a meaning from the use of signs
from systems. They can also be split into two different groups:
technical and symbolic.
- Symbolic shows us what’s below being shown like the setting of a
scene to help the audience know what genre it is.
- Technical is the way equipment is used to tell the story in media
text for example: the brightness of the film.
Conventions are the normal ways of accepting the ways of
something that’s going on. There are conventions in anything
produced through the media, such as the same camera shots and
work, but conventions are also genre specific
3. Soundtrack – Recorded sound element of a
film.
Theme music/ tune – a recurrent melody in the
film.
Sound affects – Sounds other than dialogue or
music made artificially.
Ambient sound – buzz and/ or surrounding
sounds.
Dialogue – sound.
4. A huge range and variety of camera movements are used to create videos
and shots such as:
- Tilt is when the cameras lens moves up or down constantly in line. For
example nodding to someone to agree with someone is tilting.
- Panning is moving the camera lens to one side or another. For example if
you shake your head to disagree with someone, this is panning.
- Zoom is one of the most familiar camera angles to people as it can be
used with most mobile phones now and is also used within the media. Its
used to help make the subject of the frame appear to be closer or further,
bigger or smaller for example it helps make people appear to be bigger
than others in films when they aren’t in actual fact.
5. Mise-en-scene is very important as it helps put the storyline into more
depth and makes the music video become a lot more realistic and look
more sophisticated.
The main parts of mise-en-scene which are used and developed into the
storyline through the media are: Hair and makeup, colour, location,
costume, lighting and props. These +are all very important that they are
used properly as it takes all of these features to work and make the
editing that’s also being used look more professional and realistic.
- Hair & makeup
6. Each shot that is created needed to be edited in so
accurately and efficiently so it sinks in smoothly with
the music making the video look more professional
and sophisticated.
The amount you record is a lot more than how much
you put into the clip as the editing cuts out most of the
work that you create because it has to be so perfect and
on point with the work that you’re creating.
7. Codes: The little boy is alone throwing rocks into the water showing that he is
bored and has nothing else to do.
Conventions: He has a thick jumper on showing that it’s cold.
8. Codes: He is moving around singing on the streets not getting paid for it showing
that he’s doing it because loves music and not because he wants to make money.
Conventions: The camera shows a lot of people around him telling us as an audience
that he is a great musician and that a lot of people like to watch and listen to his
music.
9. Codes: He is playing the guitar on his own in a public area showing that he loves
music and wants other people to appreciate like him by listening to him.
Conventions: He is wearing just a T-shirt showing that the weather is quite nice and
isn’t cold.
10. Codes: They’re all together performing together showing that they’re close mates
who like to perform with each other.
Conventions: All wearing white set in a light toned room with a lot of lighting
showing that they’re really confident and kind people.
