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Contents 1 Technical codes 2 Lighting 2.1 Low Key 2.2 High Key 2.3 Low contrast 2.4 High contrast 3 Focus 3.1 Deep 3.2 Selective 3.3 Soft 4 Denotation and connotation 4.1 Denotation 4.2 Connotation 5 Genre 6 Comments

Technical codes

1. Shot size
2. Long shot
3. Mid shot
4. Close
5. Extreme close up

Lighting

Low Key

Dramatic, moody

High Key

Bright and exciting

Low contrast

Not many different colours, everyday

High contrast

Dramatic, volatile

Focus

Deep

Look at everything

Selective

Looks at most important subject

Soft

When edges blur together

Denotation and connotation

REMEMBER: Keep the actual image separate from the interpretation of it.

Denotation

What is literally in the picture

Connotation

Different interpretations which might be associated

Genre

We have genre because it gives the producer a list of ingredients which he/she can use to make an effective product. Audience expectations need to be met with genre in order for it to be successful. Critics and analysts use genre as a basis for comment.

Within Genre there is always the following components:

• Stock characters
• Stock Plots
• Stock situations, issues and themes
• Stock locations and backdrops
• Stock props and signifiers
• Music
• Generic Conventions

Comments