Secion 3 - Definitions

Find Definitions of:

form -

institution  - A formal organisation (with its own set of rules and behaviour) that creates and distributes media texts

representation - The way in which the media 'represents' the world around us in the form of signs and codes for audiences to read.

audience - The recipients of a media text, or the people who are intended to read or watch, play or listen to it. A lot of media studies work is concerned with the effects a text may have on an audience.

denotation - Way in which meaning is created DENOTE= literal or surface meaning e.g. red is the colour of a flower

Connotation - the way in which meaning is created CONNOTE = the deeper meaning
(e.g red connotes love,romance,danger,anger,passion)

sound -
The power of sound is part of the production process but mostly with the post -production process, like good editing, it is invisible.

camera - A camera is a device for recording visual images in the form of photographs, film or video signals.

editing - 

Mise-en-scene - The arrangement of scenery and stage properties in the play
Mise-en-scene includes set design, costume, probs, environmental background and