Media Terms

Media Terms

(More will be added as we continue.)

Mise-en-scene:- literally means what’s on scene, this could be props and surroundings as well as setting.

Genre:- The classification of things such as movies and TV programs into a certain area of what type they are. E.G. James Bond movies-Action Thriller.

Representation:- How something represents things as such as red meaning love or danger.

Narrative:- the way the plot is told.

Form:- The skeleton on structure of something. This could be how a movie or text is laid out.

Denotation:- Obvious meaning of something.

Connotation:- Something that can be seen obviously but can be associated with the image or video.

Camera Angle:- what angle the camera is at. E.G. high angle, low angle.

Shot type:- this could be something such as close up, long shot etc.

Editing:- usually the transition between clip or images.

Signifier:- something that is a sign of something.

Stereotype:- How something is judged without a judgement. E.G. teenagers being antisocial.

Audio:- soundtrack or what is heard.

Diegetic:- sound that can be heard by the actor/s.

Non-diegetic:- cannot be heard by the actor, added after the scene had been shot. This could be things similar to tension building music.