Key Words
Iconography - The representation of an image(s)
BBFC - The British Board of Film Classification
Spoof - Exaggerating something's characteristics features for a comic effect
Mise en scene - The way a scene or properties is represented to give hints about where the play or movie is enacted
Hybrid - Combining two things together
Low Key Lighting - This is when a character or object appears to be darker and the light is coming from behind them
Back Lighting - When the light is behind a object
Low Budget - This is when a film or play doesn't use much money to make a film
Low Angle Shot - This is when the camera is looking up at the character or object rather than eye level of above
Monochrome - A picture or film that is in black and white only
Antagonist - The character that has the opposite role than the protagonist. For example, being the villain or a person who gets in the way of the protagonists goals.
Binary Opposition - The difference between two mutually exclusive concepts/things that creates conflict and drives a narrative. For example, good/evil, day/night, old/young, male/female, presence/absence.
Demographic - Factual characteristics of a population sample. For example, age, gender, race, income, education ect.
Enigma Code - A question that is not answered immediately hence drawing the audience into watching the full extract, clip, series ect. For example, A body is discovered at the beginning of a TV detective drama. The audience keeps watching to find out who the killer is. The enigma code is the killers identity.
Ideology - It is a set of ideas or beliefs which are held to be acceptable by the creators of a media text. For example, a text might be described as having a feminist ideology, meaning it promotes the idea that women are the equal of men and should not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender.
Cinematography - The art of photography and camerawork in film-making. For example, camera shots, camera angles, camera movement and lighting.
Antagonist - The character that has the opposite role than the protagonist. For example, being the villain or a person who gets in the way of the protagonists goals.
Binary Opposition - The difference between two mutually exclusive concepts/things that creates conflict and drives a narrative. For example, good/evil, day/night, old/young, male/female, presence/absence.
Demographic - Factual characteristics of a population sample. For example, age, gender, race, income, education ect.
Enigma Code - A question that is not answered immediately hence drawing the audience into watching the full extract, clip, series ect. For example, A body is discovered at the beginning of a TV detective drama. The audience keeps watching to find out who the killer is. The enigma code is the killers identity.
Ideology - It is a set of ideas or beliefs which are held to be acceptable by the creators of a media text. For example, a text might be described as having a feminist ideology, meaning it promotes the idea that women are the equal of men and should not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender.
Cinematography - The art of photography and camerawork in film-making. For example, camera shots, camera angles, camera movement and lighting.
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