Checklist of media language to look out for in the extract:
Camera Work: Shot Size; Framing; Angle; Movement
Soundtrack: Diegetic; Non‐diegetic; Dialoge; music; Effects; Voice Over (V/O); ambient sound
Mise‐en‐scène: Prod.Design; Costume; Lighting; Location; Make‐up; Colour; Studio Props; Action in frame; Set Design
Editing: Cutting; Continuity; Montage; Transitions; Non‐continuity; Visual effects; Speed
Words to include in your essay:
Juxtaposition
Verisimilitude
Connotation
Definitions:
Juxtaposition (placing two things close together or side by side for comparison or contrast)
Verisimilitude (the appearance of truth or reality)
Connotation (associated or secondary meanings of an image, words or sound)
Examples:
The girl's trendy outfit reinforces her youth when she is juxtaposed with the older characters in wax jackets and working clothes.
The close-ups of characters using tools and working on the projects creates verisimilitude, as does the establishing shot of the field where the summerhouse is being disassembled.
The young woman in the "Dr Who" extract is wearing a tight, fitted, bright red dress and high-heeled shoes, which have connotations of lust and stereotypical ideas of female attractiveness. Here, the woman is being objectified as the Master's "possession", another symbol of power.
Terms you should be able to use with understanding:
Camera Shots, Angle, Movement and Composition
Shots: establishing shot, master shot, close-up, mid-shot, long shot, wide shot, two-shot, aerial shot, point of view shot, over the shoulder shot, and variations of these.
Movement: pan, tilt, track, dolly, crane, steadicam, hand-held, zoom, reverse zoom.
Composition: framing, rule of thirds, depth of field – deep and shallow focus, focus pulls.
Angle: high angle, low angle, canted angle.
Editing (also see 'Editing and Representation', below)
Includes transition of image and sound – continuity and non-continuity systems.
Cutting: shot/reverse shot, eyeline match, graphic match, action match, jump cut, crosscutting, parallel editing, cutaway; insert. Other transitions, dissolve, fade-in, fade-out, wipe, superimposition, long take, short take, slow motion, ellipsis (shortening of time) and expansion of time, post-production, visual effects.
Sound
Soundtrack: score, incidental music, themes and stings, ambient sound. Diegetic and non-diegetic sound; synchronous/asynchronous sound; sound effects; sound motif, sound bridge, dialogue, voiceover, mode of address/direct address, sound mixing, sound perspective. Lighting; colour design. Production design: location, studio, set design, costume and make-up, properties.
Useful presentation of key media terms:
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