Glossary

Media terms
Mise en scene- everything that appears in the scene.
Vermisilitude- the believability of the scene.

Textual analysis
Code- A system of signs which can be decoded to create meaning.
Convention- What you expect to see in a particular genre e:g. a convention of fantasy could be unicorns and other fictional and fantastical aspects.
Technical- camera angles, movements, shots.
Symbolic- clothing, colours.
Written and audio- music etc.
Medium- print, television, radio, film, internet.
Purpose- to inform, to entertain, to persuade, to educate, to gain profit.
Form- drama, light entertainment, above/below the advertising line, newspaper.
Genre- science fiction, soap opera, documentary, game show, broadsheet, medical, fantasy, horror, action, thriller.
Tone- serious, comic, ironic, formal, informal, objective, personal, scientific.
Style- realist, expressionist, conventional, unconventional, traditional, modern.
Other categories- nationality, target audience, director, star, public sector.

Audio
Diegetic- Sound visible on screen.
Non-diegetic- Sound not visible on screen.

Camera techniques
180 degree rule- You cannot cross the 180 degree line when taking a shot unless you are taking a panning shot when the line is crossed.
Match on action- An action begins in one shot and is then continued in the next shot.
Shot/Reverse shot- A character is shown looking at another character who maybe be off screen and then there is a reversal of the shot showing the view from the perspective of the other character looking at the first character.
Tracking shot- Shot which follows an object as it moves around the screen

Editing
Jump cut- A sharp cut between two scenes.
Fade out- Fades out between two scenes to create a smooth transition.
Eyeline match- A series of shot edited together to create a sequence from the perspective of an on screen character.

Theorists
Todorov- Cycle of events equilibrium etc.
Barthes- 5 codes
Propp- Character types
Straus- Binary opposites