Lesson 5: Media and Information Languages

Are codes, conventions, formats, symbols and narrative structures that indicate the meaning of media messages to an audience

CODES

- are systems of signs that when put together create meaning .

- 3 types : Symbolic, Written, and Technical

CAMERA SHOTS

EXTREME LONG SHOT - Also called extreme wide shots such as a large crowd scene or a view of scenery as far as the horizon .

LONG SHOT - a view of a situation or setting from a distance.

MEDIUM LONG SHOT - shows a group of people in interaction with each other, example: fight scene with part of their surroundings in the picture.

FULL SHOT - a view of a figure’s entire body in order to show action and/or a constellation group of characters.

MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT - shows a subject down to his/her chest/waist.

CLOSE UP SHOT - a full-screen shot of a subject’s face showing the finest nuances of expression.

EXTREME CLOSE UP SHOT - a shot of a hand, eye, mouth, or any object in detail.