Saturday, 13 December 2008

Code and Conventions-printout

What are code?

Codes are systems of signs, which create meaning. Codes can be divided into two categories- technical and symbolic:

Technical codes are all the ways in which equipment is used to tell the story in a media text, for example the camera work in a film.

Symbolic codes show what is beneath the surface of what are we see. For example, a character's action show how the character is feeling.

Some codes fit both categories- music for example, is both technical and symbolic.

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