1
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Conventions
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What the audience expects to see in particular media text. These make up genres.
(characters, props, settings, storylines, technical codes, representation)
2
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Iconography
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Visual elements of a media product that help the audience establish the genre- the signifiers.
3
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Code/ Sign
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Something which communicates meaning
4
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Denotation
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The literal meaning of a sign
5
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Connotation
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The meanings we associate with the sign
6
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Encode and Decode
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Media producers ENCODE messages and meaning in a product, these are DECODED/ interpreted by audiences- this creates MEANING
7
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Ideology
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Media Studies
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