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Text + context
What is a text,
What is a text made up of,
What are the 5 types of context
8
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Semiotics: Signs
How do we analyse a text semiotic...,
Define semiotics,
What are examples of semiotics
15
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Signs: Order of signification
Who was the theorist who came up ...,
Define denotation signifier,
Define connotation signified
13
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Syntagms + Paradigms
What is a paradigm,
What is a syntagm,
Why are paradigms syntagms import...
6
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Anchorage, dominant signifiers, and preferred reading
Define anchorage,
Why is anchorage important and wh...,
Give an example of anchorage
8
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Genre
What is genre,
Who created genre,
What did steve neale say about genre
5
cards
Genre: Codes + conventions
Define codes and conventions,
What are the conventions in an ad...,
What are the codes and convention...
10
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Genre: Iconographies, representations, ideologies
What did tom ryall group types of...,
What are iconographies,
What is a narrative
7
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Genre: Audience - Altman + Neale
What are gratifications,
How do audiences use genre,
What was rick altman s 1999 theor...
13
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Genre: Narratives + ideology
What do some genres have as their...,
What did thomas schatz theorise,
What isn t important for schatz s...
8
cards
Magazine cover features
What is a masthead,
What are straplines,
What are coverlines used for
8
cards
Magazine inside codes
What are the purpose of headlines,
What are slugs,
What are the purpose of slugs
8
cards
Cinematography - framing (Audio visual media)
What is cinematography,
What is framing,
What are the basic types of shots
15
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Cinematography - camera movement (Audio visual media)
What is the purpose of camera mov...,
What types of movement are there,
Explain when a camera pans what d...
6
cards
Editing (Audio visual media)
What is editing,
What are the 2 types of editing,
What is continuity editing
6
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Mise-en-scene (Audio visual media)
What is mise en scene,
What are the examples of mise en ...,
What is the purpose of setting
8
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Sound (Audio visual media)
What is sound used for,
How is sound helpful in genre,
What are diegetic sounds
5
cards
Narrative
What is narrative,
Whats the job of a narrative,
What are some examples of masterp...
10
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Narrative: Theorists - Strauss
What did strauss look at,
What did strauss suggest about bi...,
What is a mytheme
5
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Narrative: Theorists - Todorov
What is todorov suggest about nar...,
What is the equilibrium theory
2
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Narrative: Theorists - Barthes
What did barthes suggest about na...,
What are the 5 codes,
Explain hermeneutic enigma codes
7
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Narrative: Theorists - Propp
What did propp suggest,
What are the character types,
What is a villain
12
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