GCSE Media Studies Exam with Questions and Answers, Exams of Humanities

GCSE Media Studies Exam with Questions and Answers Connotation ANSWER ✓✓ The symbolic meaning of a whole text (e.g. a poster) Denotation ANSWER ✓✓ What you literally see Prop ANSWER ✓✓ An object used by actors or models during a performance Low-key lighting ANSWER ✓✓ Lighting that makes things appear darker and creates lots of shadows Costume ANSWER ✓✓ What the characters wear Setting ANSWER ✓✓ Where the media text is located e.g a school or a tropical island Symbolic code ANSWER ✓✓ When a sign is used to create meaning. E.g. A character wearing black tells the audience he is evil Semantic code ANSWER ✓✓ When lots of signs are placed together to create a field of meaning. E.g white lab coats, medicine bottles and a heart-rate monitor might equal a hospital Cultural code ANSWER ✓✓ When the audience understands elements of the story's