1. Codes and Conventions
Objective:
Word of the week: Reverberate
Word of the lesson: Codes & Conventions
Starter
What does codes and conventions mean?
Write your answer on a whiteboard
Deadline: 2 hours!
2. Codes and Conventions
Objective: Understand how C&C are used to construct meaning
What does codes and conventions mean?
Deadline: 2 hours!
Codes and conventions of music videos are the different techniques used to construct
meaning.
In which 2 ways are these techniques divided into two types?
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Word of the week: Reverberate
Word of the lesson: Codes & Conventions
3. Codes and Conventions
Objective: Understand how C&C are used to construct meaning
Deadline: 2 hours!
In which 2 ways are these techniques divided into two types?
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First one is TECHNICAL.
How meaning is conveyed using technical equipment:
• Camera angles used
• Types of shot used
• Use of diegetic or non-diegetic sound
• The pace of the editing
• The style of the editing
• Chosen genre
Word of the week: Reverberate
Word of the lesson: Codes & Conventions
4. Codes and Conventions
Objective: Understand how C&C are used to construct meaning
Deadline: 2 hours!
In which 2 ways are these techniques divided into two types?
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The second one is SYMBOLIC.
Are ways of showing meaning beyond what you can see
• Facial expressions
• Gestures
• Poses
• Mise en scene
Word of the week: Reverberate
Word of the lesson: Codes & Conventions
5. Codes and Conventions
Objective: Understand how C&C are used to construct meaning
Deadline: 2 hours!
Can you list the different styles of music videos?
There are 4 types
1. Performance
2. Narrative
3. Mixture of performance and narrative
4. Cameo
Word of the week: Reverberate
Word of the lesson: Codes & Conventions
6. Codes and Conventions
Objective: Understand how C&C are used to construct meaning
Deadline: End of P2, Tuesday
Task:
You have 3 hours independently research to write about the use of Codes and
Conventions in Music videos.
See the help sheet for guidance.
This will be submitted for marking and amended in Thursdays Lesson
Word of the week: Reverberate
Word of the lesson: Codes & Conventions
