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    This document discusses codes and conventions used in film to construct meaning. Codes are elements like settings, objects, body language, clothing, and color that create symbolic meaning. Conventions are accepted ways of using codes. The document then provides examples of symbolic, written, audio, and technical codes and how filmmakers use techniques like camera angles, lighting, editing to communicate meaning to audiences. It concludes that being aware of codes and conventions is important for both audiences to understand meaning and producers to effectively construct meaning.

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    FILM

    Codes and
    Conventio
    ns
    • Codes: elements
    used to construct
    meaning in media

    • Conventions:
    accepted ways of
    using codes to
    create meaning
    The Wizard of Oz
    Symbolic Codes

    • Settings

    Stagecoach, Bladerunner
    • Symbolic: objects that create meaning
    within an image or frame- objects, settings,
    body language.

    • Written: any use of words-


    the font, titles, subtitles, credits.

    • Audio: any use of sound-


    dialogue, music or sound effects.

    • Technical: use of technology to create


    meaning - camera angles and distances,
    lighting and editing.

    Psycho
    Symbolic Codes

    • Objects

    Kill Bill, Star Wars EpII


    Symbolic Codes

    • Body
    Language
    Symbolic Codes

    • Clothing

    Elizabeth
    Symbolic Codes

    • Colour

    Schindler’s List, Batman Forever


    Symbolic Codes

    • Lighting
    Written Codes

    • Print size and style


    Written Codes

    • Headlines, captions
    Written Codes

    • Written text
    on-screen

    Scott Pilgrim Vs The World


    Written Codes

    • Credits
    Audio Codes

    • Dialogue
    Audio Codes

    • Music

    The Sound of Music


    Audio Codes

    • Sound
    effects

    The Dark Knight Returns


    Technical Codes

    • Long shot/ wide shot


    (LS or WS)

    Lawrence of Arabia
    Technical Codes

    • Medium shot/
    mid shot (MS)

    The Royal Tennenbaums


    Technical Codes

    • Close-up (CU)

    The Leopard, Legend of the Guardian,


    Up, 2001: A Space Odyssey
    Technical Codes

    • Extreme
    close-up (ECU)

    Lord of the Rings, Inception, Close


    Up
    Technical Codes

    • Low camera
    angle

    Citizen Kane
    Technical Codes

    • High camera
    angle

    Bladerunner
    Technical Codes

    • Framing:
    Horizon Line

    Three Kings
    Technical Codes

    • Framing:
    Rule of Thirds

    North by Northwest
    Technical Codes

    • Shutter Speed

    The Fast and The Furious


    Technical Codes

    • Natural Lighting

    Emma
    Technical Codes

    • High Key
    Lighting

    The 40 Year Old Virgin, Edward Scissorhands


    Technical Codes

    • Low Key Lighting


    Technical Codes

    • Zoom In and
    Out

    Hero
    Technical Codes

    • Pan

    Cheyenne Autumn
    Technical Codes

    • Tilt
    Technical Codes

    • Track or
    Dolly
    Technical Codes

    • Point of View Track


    (POV)

    Cloverfield
    • Codes and conventions are well established in
    the medium of film.

    • As an audience, it is important to be aware of


    the codes and conventions in order to be
    aware as to how a particular meaning is being
    created.
    • As a producer, it is
    important to be
    aware of the codes
    and conventions in
    order to use them
    to communicate
    your intended
    meaning. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless
    Mind

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