1. Year 13
Wednesday 18th April 2012 Lesson Objective
How can I apply media language to
my Production?
Starter
What are the micro elements in
media studies?

2. Micro Elements
 Mise-en-scene
 Sound
 Editing
 Cinematography

3. Create a powerpoint
 Create a powerpoint
 Take as many screen shots as possible
 The more detailed you answer the questions
 The better your revision notes
 The stronger your essay will be

4. Analysing your production
Screen Shot Connotation
(denotation)
Cinematography How did you represent your genre
using cinematography?
Camera shot
How did you represent gender
Camera composition stereotypes using
Camera angles cinematography?
How did you represent your
narrative using cinematography?
How did you use cinematography
to represent the ‘image’ of your
characters?

5. Cinematography
 Use this website to help you decipher the
camera: shots, composition and angles.

6. Analysing your production
Screen Shot Connotation
(denotation)
Mise en scene How did you represent your genre
1. Location - settings, set- using mise-en-scene?
design and iconography How did you represent gender
2.Character - Costume, stereotypes using mise-en-scene?
Properties and Make Up, Actors How did you represent your
and Gesture narrative using mise-en-scene?
3. Cinematography - Lighting How did you represent your target
and Colour audience using mise-en-scene?
4. Layout and Page Design- How did you use mise-en-scene to
colour, juxtaposition of elements. represent the ‘image’ of your
characters?

7. Analysing your production
Screen Shot Connotation
(denotation)
Editing How did you represent your genre
using editing?
How did you represent gender
stereotypes using editing?
How did you represent your
narrative using editing?
How did you represent your target
audience using editing?
How did you use editing to
represent the ‘image’ of your
characters?

8. Editing
 Use this website to help you find out the
various editing terms.

9. Editing
 Long Takes: takes of an unusually long
length.
 Short Takes: takes that only last for a few
seconds.
 There are two basic types of editing:
 1.Continuity
 and
 2.Non-Continuity

10. Continuity
 Establishing/Re-establishing Shot
 Transitions
 The 180 Line Rule
 Action Match
 Crosscutting
 Cutaway
 Insert Shots
 Shot Reverse Shot Structures
 Eyeline Match

11. Non-Continuity
 1.Montage Sequence
 2. FlashBack/Forward
 3.Ellipsis
 4. Graphic Match

12. Analysing your production
Screen Shot Connotation
(denotation)
Sound How did you represent your genre
using sound?
How did you represent gender
stereotypes using sound?
How did you represent your
narrative using sound?
How did you represent your target
audience using sound?
How did you use sound to
represent the ‘image’ of your
characters?

13. Sound
 Sound is layered on tracks in order to create
meaning. On Premiere you used multiple
audio tracks (one for dialogue and music).
You can have sound bridges and sound
motifs to enhance meaning.
 There are 2 types of sound
 Diegetic
 Non-diegetic sound

14. Sound
 Diegetic Sound, which refers to sound whose
origin is to be located in the story world such
as the voices of the actors, sound effects etc.
 Non-diegetic Sound, which refers to sounds
not explained in terms of any perceived
source within the story world, such as mood
music, or voice of -God type commentaries.
Music added to enhance the show’s action is
the most common form of non diegetic
sound.

15. Diegetic Sound
 Diegetic sound includes:
 1.Dialogue
 2.Sound Effects and in some case…
 3.Music

16. Non-Diegetic Sound
 1.Incidental Music
 2.Voice Over/Narration
 3.Non-diegetic sound effects (which can be
asynchronous)