2. • Like all other media texts films are constructs
• Film is a Primary media therefore films are
constructed in such a way that we are gripped
from the opening
• The LANGUAGE of FILM is a visual and aural
one
• Films are a sequence of signs that when combined
together create meaning
9. • Editing
• Creates pace: Slow editing has different
connotations than quick.
10. Editing
• Creating a transition in time and space
– Dissolve
– Straight cut
– Fade in- Fade Out
– Ellipsis
11. • Sound
• Diegetic
• The aspects of sound that are in the story within
the ad eg dialogue, sound effects
Non-Diegetic
• Sound that exist outside the story, eg voice over,
theme tunes
– Voiceover
– Creates anchorage whilst also adding to the dramatic
effect within the narrative of the ad.
– Famous voice feeds into prior cultural knowledge of the
audience