Media Language and Semiotics

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to Lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson
Download our mobile app to listen on the go
Get App

Questions and Answers

What type of shot is used to quickly provide visual information necessary to understand the meaning of a scene?

  • Reaction shot
  • Hand-held camera shot
  • Insert shot (correct)
  • Reverse-angle shot

What camera angle makes the subject look weak or vulnerable?

  • Aerial shot
  • Low-angle shot
  • Eye-level shot
  • High-angle shot (correct)

What type of camera movement involves moving the camera horizontally?

  • Tilt
  • Pedestal
  • Pan (correct)
  • Dolly

What type of shot views a subject from directly above?

<p>Aerial shot (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of camera movement involves moving the entire camera forward and backward?

<p>Dolly (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of shot is used to show a character's response to an action?

<p>Reaction shot (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of shot is used to show a person's entire body in order to display action?

<p>Full shot (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of shot is used to show a scene from a character's perspective?

<p>Point of view shot (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of an establishing shot?

<p>To indicate the location or setting of a scene (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a shot that frames a subject from the knees up?

<p>Medium long shot (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a shot that shows a scene from behind and slightly to the side of a character, showing both characters in a dialogue scene?

<p>Over the shoulder shot (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of shot is used to highlight details such as eye movement or mannerisms?

<p>Close-up shot (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of code uses language style and textual layout in media texts?

<p>Written code (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of signs and symbols in media texts called?

<p>Semiotics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a technical code used in filmmaking?

<p>Camera angles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of code uses iconic symbols that are easily understood?

<p>Symbolic code (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of codes in media texts?

<p>To convey meaning (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a sound technique used in filmmaking?

<p>Minor sounding (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards are hidden until you start studying

More Like This

2 SOCIOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION pg1
5 questions
Semiotica dei Media Contemporanei
5 questions

Semiotica dei Media Contemporanei

ExhilaratingEmpowerment6753 avatar
ExhilaratingEmpowerment6753
Media Language and Communication Concepts
29 questions
Use Quizgecko on...
Browser
Browser