Monday, 11 March 2013

Codes and conventions of an opening scene


Technical codes
These include things like camera techniques, framing, depth of field, Mise en scene, editing, lighting and sound.
Symbolic codes
This refers to objects, the setting, body language used, clothing and colour that is used throughout.
Written codes
These are codes in the form of headlines, captions, speech bubbles and the language style used.
Conventions
Conventions are codes that are communicated through the film to portray a particular messages.
One of the first conventions is an establishing shot which shows you where you are, what place you are in and where the film is set.
 Stuart little 2 opening scene
In the opening scene of Stuart little 2 we see the place in which the film is set, we establish the characters and the relationships they have with eachother, for example the man and women kiss and use intimate body language which suggests that they are partners. The lighting in the scene is very bright and colourful and the music is also very cheerful and jolly, this shows us that the genre of the film is comedy.

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