Thursday, 8 October 2009

Media Definitions

Anchorage: ANY CAPTION OR DESCRIPTION USED TO DEFINE AN IMAGE

Cropping: CUTTING OR TRIMMING AN IMAGE IN ORDER TO HIGHLIGHT KEY FEATURES OF THAT CERTAIN IMAGE

Semiotics: ANALYZING SIGNS AND VISUAL IMAGES TO GENERATE A CULTURAL MEANING

Juxtaposition:
BRINGING TWO ELEMENTS TOGETHER FOR COMPOSITION

Mise-en-scene: THE ARRANGEMENTS OF ALL THE ELEMENTS IN A SCENE, SUCH AS PROPS, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND SETTINGS

Homage: WHEN A DIRECTOR USES IDEAS, TECHNIQUES OF ANOTHER TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THEM FOR THEIR BRILLIANT IDEAS

Demographics: INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SOCIAL STATUS, CLASS, GENDER & AGE

Psychographics: USING DEMOGRAPHICS TO OBTAIN MARKETING DATA FROM PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES, LIFESTYLES ETC.

Binary opposition: CLASSING TWO OPPOSITES IN MEDIA FOR EXAMPLE, GOOD VS EVIL OR LIFE VS DEATH

Iconography: USING ELEMENTS OF A SCENE TO DISTINGUISH IT'S GENRE

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