Knowledge and Concepts Test

1.What is a Media Institution?
A media institution is am organisation that deals in the distribution and/or creation of media

2. Give an example of a negative stereotype.
Teenagers are grumpy

3.Give an example of a positive stereotype.
People with glasses are clever

4.What is the difference between denotation and connotation.
Denotation is the literal meaning of a word/thing, and connotation is the meanings associated with a word/thing

5.TV is an example of a media platform – name 3 others.
Newspapers
Social Media
YouTube

6.The Hypodermic Needle Theory is the idea that media audiences passively believe and act upon what they read, see or hear in the media. To what extent do you think this is true or untrue? Give examples to support your answer.
I believe this is true because people are very influenced by media. This is shown by the way people mimic film lines or song lyrics in everyday life

7.Name 3 camera SHOT TYPES.
Close up, mid shot and far shot

8.Name 3 camera ANGLES.
High, low and birds eye

9.Name 3 camera MOVEMENTS
Tilt, pan and zoom

10.Name 3 TRANSITIONS (EDITS)
Cut, fade and wipe

11.What is mise-en-scene?
Set, Lighting, Costumes, Make up, Props, Acting / dialogue 12.List all of the NRS social categories.
Upper-middle class, middle class, lower-middle class, skilled working class, working class, non-working

13.Identify 4 different lighting techniques.
Silhouette, under lighting, three point lighting and side lighting


14.Define Media Convergence – give a specific example.
Media convergence is the merging of different media outlets, for example, a mobile phone can be used to watch films and TV, listen to music, read news, and view social media.

15. Who is responsible for putting age classifications on films and games in the UK and the US?
The British Board of Film Classification