Media Language essay plan

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Q1 (b) 'Discuss how you used Media Language in one of your coursework production to create meaning for the audience

CODES = MEANING 

Introduction
State what you made for A2 production:

·       Media Languages must combine effectively if the intended meaning is to research the audience (Stuart Hall) did you try “close down” meaning by using stereotypes and archetypes or cultural codes?

·       Media language must be consistent across all three pieces if they are to be interpreted as the producer intended.

·       Codes and conventions are interpreted according to the culture.

Media language across your production - digipak, website and video.
Youth is our meaning - teenage bucket list, all about girls having innocent fun, changing room scene. We constantly used this throughout to show the feeling of being young and having fun to be a role model.

Main text

Here is an example of what information you could use in your essay, below I have included what I would write for my own essay, rather than the examples.

Media Language	Example	Meaning Created
Mise En Scene	Outfits	To show youthfulness
	Props – notebook	Transition of age and memories
	Bright lighting and colours	To show innocence and happiness
	Upbeat body Language	To show Ava is young, fun and free
Camera	180 degrees handheld	Modern and to relate to the audience as we are aiming for it to look like a home movie
	Lots of looking at the camera	To make it seem personal to the audience
Sound	Cut to the beat	Gives the video more energy and up beat
	Reflecting music	To create meaning of that genre (pop) ad relate to the lyrics
Editing	Reverse effect	This engages the audience because it makes it seem more fun and playful
	Speed up	We did this so it would match with the song

In the essay make sure to talk about all of the points and spread them out within the essay. As well as talking about other theories, such as the ones I am talking about below.

Conclusion

Sum up some of the main points which I made in my essay, make sure that I spoke about all codes and conventions and also sum this up in my conclusion.