Codes
'Scenes in District 12 use dull, gray, monotone, and low-key lighting to create a dismal, cold atmosphere that mirrors the citizens' hopelessness, hunger, and lack of freedom.' What's this symbolic code called?
Colour
Name a music video you've watched on YouTube and year of release
Check google
What is a genre convention? (Extra 50 points if you can list an example)
Genre conventions are the required elements, themes, settings, and character types that define a specific category.
Example: jump scares in horror
What are narrative conventions?
Narrative conventions are the established techniques, structures, and stylistic elements that writers use to construct stories and communicate meaning in media
Name one symbolical code and one technical code
(Camera, editing, audio & lighting) + (Mise-en-scene, colour, setting acting)
What is a form convention? (Extra 50 points if you can name an example)
The way we expect particular media forms to be/Things all shows/movies/music videos have.
Examples: Title at start/end credits
Identify 3 conventions of a romance film
Love triangle, first love, getting back together, miscommunication, happily ever after, declaration of love and meet-cute
Identify 3 narrative conventions
Cause and effect, hero's journey, start middle end)
Identify 4 symbolic codes in filmmaking
Mise-en-scène, Setting, Acting and Colour
Identify 3 conventions of fantasy films
Good vs. evil, the quest, the unexpected hero and the mentor
Identify 4 technical codes in filmmaking
Camera, editing, audio and lighting
Identify 3 conventions of comedy films
Try-Fail Cycles, wordplay, breaking the fourth wall, light cheerful lighting and juxtaposition
What does SWAT stand for?
Symbolic codes, Written codes, Audio codes, and technical codes
Identify 1 convention of historical fiction
Blending real historical figures with fictional creations.