Key Concept

In the first lesson, we learned about the key concept of media studies. I also did some extra research to find out what some of the specific terms meant, to understand them better.

• Media Languages - camera, sound, mise en scene (colour, lighting, facial expressions, body gestures, setting, everything in the frame shot), editing - cut in film creates meaning/suspense
• Institutions - A formal organisation that creates and distributes media texts. 
• Genre - (categorized - form, style and context) type of film e.g. romance.
• Representation - The way in which the media 're-presents' the world around us in the form of sign and codes for audiences to read. 
• Audience - The people who are intended to read, watch, play and listen.
• Ideology - Set of ideas or beliefs e.g. text being described as feminist, meaning it promotes the idea that women and men are equal.
• Narrative - The way a story is explained.
  

I also learned these new terms:

• A Voyeur (ism) - this is when your watching someone and they don't know they are being watched.
• Exhibitionist (ism) - this is when they know your watching e.g. a music video.