5. Used in films/radio/television
Choice, delivery and context are important
Ex: television news anchor will have a serious dialect
Comedy genre artist will have sloppy dialect
7. Defined in terms of body language, gestures, stance
and mannerisms.
Meaning portrayed through how the character uses his
body
Silent movies are good examples
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11. Technical areas such as camera work, mise-en-scene
and analytical readings.
What you see and interpret
Point of view shot may be directed to place the
audience as a viewer to feel what the character goes
though.
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15. Study of signs.
Denotation : obvious meaning in the media (simply
what is seen physically).
Connotation: the meaning derived from that element
(ex: cross connotes many meanings).
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20. Include a mixture of sounds to generate meaning.
Diegetic sound: natural sound/spoken language.
Non-diegetic: soundtrack/created sound.