Codes and Conventions: The technical and symbolic codes of the media
Technical Codes
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Symbolic Codes
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Television, film, photographs, computer-based multimedia
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* framing * composition * shot type * camera angle * lighting * special effects * editing * camera movement * sound volume * sound fades and cuts * sound layering * written (structural; e.g. division into parts, words on the screen such as 'later') * computer screen design * computer interactivity * computer sequencing * computer navigation |
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* symbolic objects * set design * actors' body language * actors' appearance * lighting * dialogue * sound effects * music * choice language |
Radio, CDs Etc.Select from:
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* fades and cuts * sound volume * sound layers |
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* dialogue * music * sound effects * silence |
Newspapers, magazines, computer-based multimedia (text) etc.
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* sentence construction * headlines etc. * columns * page designs * story placement * layout |
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* choice of emotive words * symbolic typefaces or fonts (e.g. Medieval) |