Tuesday, 11 November 2014

Semiotics/Media Codes P1 (a-f)

Semiotics:
The study of signs and sign systems

Denotation:
What an image actually shows and which is immediately apparent as opposed to assumptions as an individual reader may make about it.

Connotation:
The meaning of a sign that is arrived at through cultural experiences a reader brings to it.


Associated Meanings to colours

Red
Danger, Stop, Love, Lust, Blood, Fire, Death, Power, Courage

White
Peace, Purity, Cleanliness, Happiness, Safety, Death, Isolation

Black
Darkness, Loneliness, Power, Night, Evil, Elegance, Wealth, Emptiness, Void, Mourning

Blue
Sadness, Depression, Peace, Serenity, Loyalty

Green
Illness, Nature, Growth, Money, Wealth, Peace

Yellow
Happiness, Life, Joy, Energy, Intelligence, Cheerfulness



Technical Codes

Technical Codes Senior

Symbolic Codes - Symbolic Colour - Symbolic Object - Symbolic Animals

Written Codes - You and You Only - Buzz Words - Catch Phrases

Technical Codes Junior - Camera - Framing - Lighting

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