Dr Weeda's Notes
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Focus on Film
Focus on Films
Films are also works of fiction, just like novels. They tell entertaining stories and usually show us something about ourselves; that is, what it means to be human. And again, just like novels, films a1
BBC Bite Size Analysing Genre
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BBC.(2020).Analysing Genre. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zs8s9qt/revision/1
Different media texts have codes and conventions that define their genre and set up audience expectations.
Media Codes and Conventions
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Young. (2017). Media Codes and Conventions. Retrieved from https://media.codes/media-codes-and-conventions-c03423c06aa8
Media codes and conventions are like the building blocks of all the media around us. Media codes generally have an agreed meaning, or connotation, to their audience. There are three types of media codes, symbolic codes, technical codes and written codes. Conventions are expected ways in which codes are organised in a product.