Location and Setting is a symbol code that's purpose is to

show the time and place of the narrative for the audience.

The definition for symbolic codes is

show what is beneath the surface of what we see

What is the purpose of costuming?

To tell us who a character is, their attitudes and what they are feeling.

Mise-en-scene is French for

‘everything within the frame’.

The set design refers to

the decor of the the set, or how it’s dressed.

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1
Props are often closely linked to
the plot of the narrative, or a cause-and-effect relationship
All of the above
indicate genre, as well as the era in which the film is set
a theme or moral of the story
2
Location and Setting is a symbol code that's purpose is to
let the audience know the film is starting.
show the time and place of the narrative for the audience.
get the narrative started.
make the audience feel like they want to go there.
3
What elements are a symbolic code?
Colour
Costume
Props
Setting
Acting Style (body language, facial expression)
All of the above
4
The definition for symbolic codes is
created for an audience by selecting camera techniques
‘writing in movement’ and is the art of capturing images on moving film
the ways in which equipment is used to tell the story in a media text
show what is beneath the surface of what we see
5
The word 'Prop' is short for property
True
False
6
When an object in the setting has a function within the ongoing action it is called a 'Prop'
False
True
7
What is the purpose of costuming?
To provide jobs for people who sew.
So the character has clothes on.
So the characters can recognise who they are.
To tell us who a character is, their attitudes and what they are feeling.
8
Staging and Composition refers to how elements within the frame have been arranged for a particular effect.
False
True
9
Hair and makeup are the physical touches that help actors transform into their characters
False
True
10
The location/setting of the following image symbolises what particular mood and atmosphere for the audience?
boredom
excitement
fear and foreboding
happiness and joy
11
The image of a black cat can have the symbolic meaning of
curiosity
good luck
happiness
bad luck
12
Lighting is the film elements that has the greatest power to evoke emotions. The following image evokes what emotions?
fear
happiness
joy
sadness
13
Mise-en-scene is French for
bring me a croissant
‘everything within the frame’.
everything out of the frame
the characters withing the film
14
Mise-en-scene is a symbolic code
False
True
15
The set design refers to
the decor of the the set, or how it’s dressed.
where the characters are placed in the set.
the stage the action is taking place on.
the design of the shots to tell the story.

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