AS MEDIA MOCK EXAM

EXAM QUESTIONS

EXAMPLE

Visual codes

• Clothing and physical appearance.• Gesture and body language.• Facial expressions.• Settings.

Technical codes

• Camera movement – use and effect of hand held camera/tracking/panning.

• Camera shots e.g. use of close ups.• Editing.• Pace.• Lighting – to suggest realism.

Narrative

• Narrative elements typical of the genre.• Narrative strands.• Action codes.• Enigma codes.

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