OCR A-Level Media Studies media language overview quiz quiz

The literal, obvious, first-order meaning of a sign itself

The particular font and typeface used in a printed headline

The order in which individual shots are arranged in an edit

The suggested, cultural meaning a sign carries

A connotation repeated until it feels natural, carrying ideology

A traditional folk story passed down through oral storytelling cultures

A particular type of camera angle used to frame a powerful character

An untrue or fabricated news story circulated to deceive an audience

A heavy physical object placed deliberately within the frame

Text that fixes one preferred meaning of an image

The overall genre and category that a media product belongs to

A non-diegetic sound added over the top of the image track

A fixed, rigid set of rules every product in it must obey exactly

A simple checklist of approved camera angles and shot types

A process working through repetition and difference

The specific target audience a media product is aimed at

It removes the need for any marketing or audience targeting at all

It guarantees that a product will win industry awards and prizes

It makes finished products significantly cheaper to distribute

Reworking a proven formula helps manage economic risk

Equilibrium, disruption, new equilibrium

A simple beginning, a middle section, and an end

The hero, the villain, and the helpful donor figure

Denotation, then connotation, and finally myth

The main antagonist who actively opposes the hero throughout

A character who gives the hero something needed

The final reward or prize the hero receives at the end

The narrator who relates the events of the story to us

The speed and rhythm of the editing across the whole sequence

The sheer number of named characters appearing in the story

Binary oppositions, with one side usually privileged

The colour palette and lighting design used in the scene

Print typography

Masthead

Embedded hyperlink

Camera angle

Diegetic comes from the world of the text, non-diegetic is added over it

Diegetic sound is always loud, while non-diegetic sound is always quiet

Diegetic sound is always music, while non-diegetic sound is always dialogue

There is no real difference between the two types of sound at all