Media Studies Terminologies 0.0 / 5 ? Media StudiesTerminologiesGCSEWJEC Created by: Abbie PeacheyCreated on: 13-04-14 15:35 Action Codes Short hand for advancing the narrative quickly 1 of 34 Apparently Impossible Positions The camera often gives the audience a view of the narrative from an unusual position 2 of 34 Audio Codes All sounds: dialogue, credit music 3 of 34 Cliffhanger When a scene is left not revealing a key piece of information that creates tension 4 of 34 Closed Narrative All the starnds of an episode are pulled together eg; Midsommer Murders 5 of 34 Conventions The common features of a programme 6 of 34 Construction The structure of an episode, the way a media text is put together 7 of 34 Diegetic Sounds A sound that is naturally part of the scene being viewed and can be seen 8 of 34 Enigma The amount of inforation given to the audience is controlled 9 of 34 Eqilibrium The state of affairs that exsists at the beginning of a narrative which then disrupted later on as the story unfolds 10 of 34 Flagship Programme A channel that relies on a television show for high ratings 11 of 34 Flashbacks Showing the history of a character or scene 12 of 34 Flexi-Narrative Challenges the audience and keeps them watching 13 of 34 Genre The type of media text, for example television crime drama. the genre is recognised by it's conventions which are established over time 14 of 34 Iconography The objects, clothing or people that are particularly relevent to the genre 15 of 34 Linear Narrative When the story is told chronologically from start to end 16 of 34 Mediate The way in which a media text is constructed in order to contain a message 17 of 34 Mise-en-scene The overall look of something 18 of 34 Narrative The typical plot and layout of events of a TV programme 19 of 34 Non-diegetic sound A sound that is not naturally part of a scene that the characters can't hear 20 of 34 Non-linear/cirular narrative When a narrative is less straight forward and moves backwards and forwards 21 of 34 Open Narrative When all the strands of a narrative are not neatly tied together at the end; some elemnts are left unsolved 22 of 34 Prime Time The time when most people watch television and when the most popular shows are scheduled eg: 7:30-9:00pm 23 of 34 Privileged Spectator Positions The camera places the audience in a superior position within the narrative, the audience is shown as part of the action 24 of 34 Ratings Published weekly, and indicates how many people watched a programme 25 of 34 Series Narrative split into lots of episodes 26 of 34 Spli-screen narrative Screen splits into 3 or 4 sections, each with a different narrative 27 of 34 Sub-genre A genre within a genre 28 of 34 Technical Codes The way something is filmed, camera shots, music 29 of 34 Three strand narrative Three narratives that eventually come together 30 of 34 Two Parters When a narrative is split into two 31 of 34 Uses and gratifictions theory Theory to suggest what an audience uses active media text, eg; excitement 32 of 34 Voice-over A voice that talks over the narrative 33 of 34 Post Watershed After 9pm 34 of 34
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