Being able to read visual language is very important to studying media
Preferred Meaning-refers to what he producer wants the audience to take away from the image
Visual language is split into 4 categories
Symbolic codes
Written codes
Audio codes
Technical codes
S.W.A.T. Symbolic Written Audio Technical
Symbolic Codes
Every colour carries with it a traditional meaning;
Setting: WHERE and WHEN
Costumes
Props
Performance
Codes have an underlying meaning
Audio Codes
Sound Effects
Dialogue:
Mise-En-Scene: what is put into the scene (French)
Angle and Shot Type
In each shot the director has to make 2 choices- angle and shot type
Angle
Subject
Low Camera Angle
High Camera Angle
Shot Types: