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 LESSON

Media and Information Languages

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Media and Information
Literacy
 Media Languages

LESSO
N

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 Media Languages

Media Languages
Are codes, conventions, formats, symbols
and narrative structures that indicate
the meaning of media messages to
an audience
LESSO
N

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 Codes Conventions
• are systems of signs that when • are the generally accepted
put together create meaning. ways of doing something.
Media Languages

• There are general conventions

Semiotics in any medium, such as the use
• the study of signs and their of interviewee quotes in a print
meaning in society. article, but conventions are
also genre specific.

LESSO
N

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 Let’s us have a
Media Languages

little game.

LESSO
N

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 Identify the following
codes/symbol.
Media Languages

MEGA Facebook Louis Uchiha Clan

Sardines Vuitton

LESSO
N

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 Identify the following
codes/symbols.
Media Languages

Bad Omen Love Growth Loyalty &

Companions
LESSO
hip N

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 Universal symbols.
Media Languages

LESSO
N

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 Semiotics
Media Languages

• the study of signs Symbols or

and their meaning in Signs
society. • are used in
combination with
text and images,
can make messages
more meaningful LESSO
N
and memorable
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than text alone. 6
 Let’s break the
Media Languages

CODE.

LESSO
N

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 Let’s break the
CODE.
Media Languages

Love on Top LESSO

N

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 Let’s break the
CODE.
Media Languages

Way Back in to LESSO

N

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Love 6
 Let’s break the
CODE.
Media Languages

I Believe I Can Fly LESSO

N

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 Let’s break the
CODE.
Media Languages

Born This Way LESSO

N

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 Let’s break the
CODE.
Media Languages

Love the Way You LESSO

N

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Lie 6
 Codes
Media Languages

• a system of words,
• are systems of signs
letters, figures, or
that when put
other symbols
together create
substituted for
meaning.
other words,
letters, etc.,
especially for the
purposes of secrecy. LESSO
N

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 Type of Codes
Media Languages

SYMBOLIC WRITTEN TECHNICAL

CODES CODES CODES

LESSO
N

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 Conventions
Media Languages

• are the generally • There are general

accepted ways of conventions in any
doing something. medium, such as the use
of interviewee quotes in
a print article, but
conventions are also
genre specific.
LESSO
N

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 Objects
Type of Codes Convey meaning.
Setting
Media Languages

Shows time and place.

SYMBOLIC
Colour
CODES Suggest a mood.
show what is beneath
the surface of what Clothing
we see (objects, Clothing, hair and
setting, body makeup.
language, clothing, Body Language
LESSO
colour, etc. ) or iconic Emotion and N
symbols that are movement.
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easily understood.
6
 Type of Codes Headlines
Title of story in a large
Media Languages

type.
Title
WRITTEN Name of book or
CODES film.
use of language style Caption
and textual layout Appear below an
(headlines, captions, image
speech bubbles, Speech Bubble
language style, etc. ) Used in comic and
LESSO
N
cartoons
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 Headlines
Title of story in a large
Media Languages

type.

LESSO
N

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 Title
Name of book or
Media Languages

film.

LESSO
N

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 Caption
Appear below an
Media Languages

image

LESSO
N

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 Speech Bubble
Used in comic and
Media Languages

cartoons

LESSO
N

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 Camera
Type of Codes Movements
Media Languages

Track, focus and

zoom.
Shot Sizes
TECHNICAL Close-up, long shot,
CODES etc.
Are ways in which
Lighting
equipment is used to
Creates a mood.
tell the story.
LESSO
Camera Angles N

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Eye-level, high and
low.
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 Camera
Movements
Media Languages

Track

LESSO
N

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 Camera
Movements
Media Languages

Focus

LESSO
N

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 Camera
Movements
Media Languages

Zoom in and zoom out

LESSO
N

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 Shot Sizes
Close-up.
Media Languages

LESSO
N

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 Shot Sizes
Long Shot.
Media Languages

LESSO
N

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 Lighting
Creates a mood.
Media Languages

LESSO
N

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 Lighting
Creates a mood.
Media Languages

LESSO
N

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 Camera Angles
High angle.
Media Languages

LESSO
N

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 Camera Angles
High angle.
Media Languages

LESSO
N

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 Camera Angles
High angle.
Media Languages

LESSO
N

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 Camera Angles
Low Angle.
Media Languages

LESSO
N

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 Camera Angles
Low Angle.
Media Languages

LESSO
N

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 Conventions
Media Languages

Story Conventions

LESSO
Cause and Point of View N

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Effect Time 6
 Conventions
Media Languages

Genre Conventions

LESSO
N

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Generic Character and Story 6
 Conventions
Media Languages

Form Conventions

LESSO
N

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Media Languages

The
End
LESSO
N

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 Activity 4.1
Media Languages

Since it is alarming to know that scientists

are making protests about the condition of
our environment/planet and encouraging us
do something with our environment, create
a media or photo with message on how to
preserve the balance of the environment.
LESSO
N

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 Activity 4.1
Media Languages

Ex:

LESSO
N

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