Media Terminology.

Semiotics - The science of signs. (Roland Barthes, 1964)

Denotation (What it actually is) - eg. Rose = Flower

Connotation (Meanings associated with object) - eg. Rose = Love, Romance, Desire, Rugby.


Micro                                                    Macro
Mise-en-scene -                                      Narrative
Clothing, props, lighting,                      Representation
location.                                                Audience
Sound - accents, dialect,                       Genre
music, sound effects.
Camera - angles, movement,
position.

Proximity: Where they are on the screen.

Diegetic: Sounds that are natural.
Non-Diegetic: Sounds that have been put on during editing.