media language - wordpress.com · mise-en-scene location/ setting colour design hair and make up...

Media Language

By Ryan, Brooke, Matilda and Harry

yLust mystery royalty purity

SEMI OTICS

signs The way of

=The study of signs and symbols

Ferdinand de saussure:

sign

signifier signified

● Signifier is just wearing the jumper● Signified is the white of the jumper which

represents purity and the black represents mystery.

Mise-en-scene

location/ setting

Colour design

Hair and make up

characters

costumes

Set design

Props (something character uses)

Decor (something that adds up to realism, but isn’t used)

lighting

Characters● Who they are?● What are they like?● Background?● Who are the important characters?

Lighting

How does the director use lighting to add tension to the scene?

Costumes

● What do they wear?● What does it represent?

Set design

● Does it relate to the genre?● Does it fit around the characters?

Props (objects characters use)

● Do these objects relate to the character?● Do these objects show trait/personality?

Decor (The background decoration and scenery of a set)

● How does it relate to the genre?● Does it show personality/trait of a character?

Hair and Makeup● Does the makeup and hair define who the character is?● Does the hair and makeup add to the atmosphere?

Colour Scheme● Why have certain colours been chosen?● Some colours represent certain emotions and feelings e.g red can represent

evil and anger

Mystery, death

Sadness, cold, loneliness

Purity, innocence

Intelligence, depression

Location/ Setting● Is it relatable to the genre?● Does it add to the atmosphere?