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COMICSCOMICS
Stage 3Stage 3
Camera Language &Camera Language &Comic Book ConventionsComic Book Conventions
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Establishing shotA shot taken from a distance - used to help the audience get
an idea of the scene - location, time, etc
WHEN at the
start of thescene.
WHY to showthe audiencewhere it is set.
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Long shotA
shot taken well back from the subject. If its of aperson, the shot will show the whole body.
WHEN when the person
is the centre ofattention.
WHY to tell theaudience more abouttheir personality, andthat they are the centreof attention.
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Mid shotA shot of a person to just below the waist or elbows.
What furtherinformation does itgive about thecharactersactions/appearance?
- It gives more abouttheir facialexpressions or their
body language.
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Close-upA shot which shows the whole of the face (or specificbody part) but no other part of the body.
WHEN whensomeone has just
announcedsomething, orwhen it is adramatic scene.
WHY to showthe audience thecharactersreaction clearer.
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O/S (over shoulder)A shot taken of one person from over the shoulder of
another when the two are face to face.
WHEN Whensomeone is having
a conversation.
WHY So youknow who they
are talking to andto show that bothpeople are thecentre of
attention.
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Two shotA shot with two characters in it - used to establish the
relationship between the characters.
WHEN Whentwo characters
are talking toeach other.
WHY So you cansee therelationshipbetween thecharacters.
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Low AngleA shot where the camera is placed below the subject.
WHEN when thecentre of attention is
the powerful person.WHY to make theaudience know thatthat character is thepowerful one.
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High AngleA shot where the camera is placed above the subject
WHEN whenthe audienceshould look downat the person.
WHY To showthat thecharacter is lesspowerful
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ANOTHER USE FORCO
NVENTIO
NS
LAST LESSON WE LOOKED AT THECONVENTIONS OF DIFFERENT GENRES.
ANOTHER USE FOR CONVENTIONS ISWHEN DISCUISSING MEDIA TEXTS.
IN THIS CASE WE MEAN LAYOUTS,STYLES, VISUAL & AUDIO FEATURES ANDANY OTHER ELEMENTS WHICH RECUR INMOST EXAMPLES OF A SPECIFIC TYPE OFMEDIA TEXT
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FRAMES,SPLIT FRAMES AND
GUTT
ER A comic strip is usually laid out in a grid of 2 boxes by 3 boxes or 3boxes by 3 boxes. Each box is called a frame.
Split frames are when one frame is split into two or more.
A gutter is the space between frames, used to break up the story. Timemay pass between each frame so only frame key moments in the story!
Frame
SplitFrame
Gutter
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SPEECH BUBBLE,THOUGHT BUBBLE ANDCAPTIONS
REM
EM
BER COMIC
WRITI
NGIS
ALWAY
SI
NCAPIT
ALS!!!
SpeechBubble
ThoughtBubble
CaptionSoundCaption
A thought bubble is used to tell the audience what a character is thinking orhow theyre feeling.
A speech bubble is used to tell the audience what someone is saying. It maychange shape to connote their tone. E.g. if someone is shouting the bubble wouldbe spiky.
Acaption will tell the audience more information about the scene. This could
include location, time or even add some narration to the story. A sound caption tells the audience any sounds which the characters can hear.
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ANNOTATE THE COMICST
RIP
Find one example of eachof these conventions andannotate them on thiscomic strip. For each
convention also explain itspurpose.
FRAMESPLIT FRAME
SPEECH BUBBLETHOUGHT BUBBLEGUTTERCAPTION
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ANNOTATE THE COMICSTRIPFOR EACH CONVENTION TRY TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE TOO
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ILO Task
COMPLETE TASK 1 OF THEINTRODUCTORY ASSIGNMENT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY [email protected] speak to your GCSE MediaStudies teacher.
THERE ARE EXAMPLES OFCOMICS ON YOUR CLASS BLOG
CHOOSE ONE OF THESE ANDANNOTATE.
Annotated ComicStrip
To get a C youshould
To get above a C youcould
Conventions clearly
identified and their
purpose explained
using P.E.E
Identify mostconventionscorrectly and sayhow they are used
Identify allconventions andexplain theirpurpose
Identify target
audience and
explain howconventions are
used to appeal to
them
Use specificexamples from
the comic toidentify audience
Identify targetaudience in a
number ofcategories andexplain appeal ofconventions
Show understanding
of denotation and
connotation
Pick out twofeatures of thecomic book andidentify what isdenoted and
explain what itconnotes
Identify fourfeatures andexplain what isdenoted andconnoted
Correct terminology
used throughout
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KEY TERMS
LOOK TO THE BACK OF YOUR COMICASSIGNMENT BRIEF.
FILL IN DEFINITIONS FOR ALL THETERMS WE HAVE ALREADY LEARNT.
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RECAP
What is the purpose of each of theseconventions?
FR
AMESPLIT FRAME
SPEECH BUBBLETHOUGHT BUBBLE
GUTTERCAPTIONSOUND CAPTION