Friday, 15 October 2010

A few definitions...

As the media course is completely new to our class, it is important that we learn some definitions:

MISE-EN-SCENE: this is everything in the frame

SEMIOTICS: the study of signs

SIGNIFIER: the object in the picture

SIGNIFIED: the implications of that object in the picture

SIGN: the combination of the signifier and signified that make the picture

DIEGETIC SOUNDS: sounds which are part of the world of the film

NON-DIEGETIC SOUNDS: sounds which come from 'outside' that world

POV: this is when the audience sees through the eyes of the character, this is a technique often used in thrillers.

These definitions are useful to us as we will eventually be using them in our final exam.

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