Media Language Induction Session

7/17/2019 Media Language Induction Session

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AS MEDIA STUDIESINTRODUCTORY LESSONSLESSON 4 - INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA

LANGUAGE


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WHAT IS MEDIALANGUAGE?


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MEDIA LANGUAGEIS THE LANGUAGE THAT FILMS AND TELEVISION PROGRAMMESUSE TO COMMUNICATE MESSAGES AND MEANINGS TO THEAUDIENCE

MEDIA LANGUAGE IS MADE UP OF FOUR DISTINCT AREAS


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PROJECT

DATE CLIENT

FOUR DISTINCT AREASCAMERAWORK - EDITING - SOUND - MISE-

EN-SCENE


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WHAT ISCAMERAWO

RK?SHOT DISTANCECAMERA ANGLECAMERA MOVEMENT


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WHAT IS

EDITING?PACECREATION OFPERSPECTIVECONTINUITY (INVISIBLE)EDITING

TRANSITIONS (FADESAND DISSOLVES)


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WHAT ISMISE-EN-

SCENE?SETTINGPROPSLOCATIONPERFORMANCELIGHTING


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WHAT IS

SOUND?DIEGETIC / NON-DIEGETICSOUND BRIDGE

SYNCHRONOUS SOUNDA-SYNCHRONOUSSOUNDSOUND EFFECTS

DIALOGUE / ACCENT


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CAMERAWORK


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IDENTIFY THEFOLLOWING SHOT

TYPES AND ANGLESMAKE A NOTE OF WHAT YOU SEE ON YOURSHEET


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ETREME CLOSE UPWE DON!T SEE THE TOP OF THE HEAD OR THE BOTTOM OF THE CHIN" USED DURINGMOMENTS OF HIGH TENSION


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CLOSE UPWE SEE THE WHOLE FACE AND PART OF THE NECK" USED TO SHOW EMOTIONON ACTOR!S FACE"


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MEDIUM CLOSE UPWE SEE THE TOP OF THE SHOULDERS AND THE WHOLE FACE" WE ARE BEGINNING TO SEEPART OF THE LOCATION BEHIND"


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MEDIUM SHOTLOCATION IS BECOMING IMPORTANT" WE SEE HOW THE CHARACTER IS DRESSED AND MAKE

JUDGEMENTS BASED ON THIS


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MEDIUM LONG SHOTMORE LOCATION SEEN BEHIND" ALMOST WHOLE OF ACTOR IS SEEN"


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LONG SHOTWE SEE THE WHOLE OF THE ACTOR AND A LOT OF THE BACKGROUND"


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OVER THE SHOULDER SHOTCAMERA FOCUSES ON ONE CHARACTER OVER THE SHOULDER OF ANOTHER"BRINGS US INTO THE ACTION


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TWO SHOTTWO CHARACTERS IN SAME SHOT (USUALLY MS)" USED TO CONVEY RELATIONSHIPBETWEEN TWO CHARACTERS


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WIDE SHOTFOCUSES ON LOCATION / ENVIRONMENT" CHARACTERS# IF IN FRAME# WILL BE INETREME LONG SHOT


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HIGH ANGLESHOT FROM ABOVE TO MAKE SUBJECT LOOK WEAK AND POWERLESS


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LOW ANGLESHOT FROM BELOW MAKING SUBJECT IN FRAME LOOK POWERFUL AND STRONG


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EDITING - MATCHCUTSCREATING A SE$UENCE USING INVISIBLEEDITING


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LETS WATCH SOME STUDENT EAMPLES OFMATCH CUTSMATCH CUTS ARE USED TO EDIT SE$UENCES TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT ACTION ISSEAMLESS AND CONTINUOUS


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IN ORDER TO CREATE A

SUCCESSFUL MATCH CUTYOU MUST%&'% *+,* . '+..* *+% ',% ,0*1.& .% *+,&

.&0% 2. .% *+,& .&% ,&3%" T+%& . 5'*%61* 1* , *.3%*+%" E,'7


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89: DEGREE RULEEVER WATCHED A TELEVISED FOOTBALLMATCH?


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LETS WATCH SOME SLIGHTLY ANNOYING AMERICAN STUDENTS EPLAIN WHATTHE 89: DEGREE RULE IS

THINK OF THE GAME OF TELEVISION FOOTBALL WHILE WATCHING


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ON ACTOR ;

PROJECT

DATE CLIENTRED

CAMERA

89: DEGREE RULEDIAGRAMWHICH CAMERA HAS CROSSED THE

LINE?


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NEVERBREAK THE89: DEGREE

RULECAMERA MUST ALWAYS STAY ONESIDE OF THE LINE

OTHERWISE YOU WILL CONFUSEYOUR AUDIENCE

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THEFOOTBALL TELEVISION VIEWERS IF

THE CAMERA CROSSED THE LINE?

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