Introduction to Media Studies/Media Language

The production techniques used in the media context to communicate through the medium with the audience.

Camera Angle

POV

Creating a sense of accompaniment and experience. eg. - over the shoulder -low angle -high angle -point of view -ariel -dutch angle

Camera Movement

-zoom -pan(left/right/up/down)

Sound

diagetic= the sounds from the text eg. dialogue non-diagetic= anything thats not from the text and has been added to it eg. music, sounds effects, voice over

Music

The music in the film. How it creates effects for different scenes.