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SECTION B · REPRESENT · 23 MARKS
Manipulated — Active Notes
Codes · A Current Affair · COCA. The biggest section — own it.
Name ____________
Date ________
Do Now
  1. The three types of media code are ____________, ____________ and ____________.
  2. A character all in black → connotes ____________ → this is a ____________ code.
  3. COCA stands for ____________ · ____________ · ____________ · ____________.

The three codes — add an example

SymbolicWhat’s in the scene.
Setting · mise-en-scène · acting · colour/costume.
Example:
TechnicalWhat camera/edit do.
Camerawork · editing · audio · lighting.
Example:
WrittenText on screen.
Captions · title cards · headlines · subtitles.
Example:

Short-answer method

1. Identify the code → 2. Describe how it’s used → 3. Explain how it the audience.

A Current Affair

Conventions (list 4)1.
2.
3.
4.
Character typesDodgy Guy → doorstop, surveillance, freeze-frame.
Battler → home, soft light, family, slow cuts.
Expert → eye-level, office, credentials.
Same person, different ____________.

COCA — build a paragraph on the Dodgy Guy

C — ContentionName the code & your claim.
O — ObservationWhat you literally see/hear.
C — ConnotationWhat it means / why.
A — AudienceHow it positions the viewer.
Sentence stems“The producers use the ____ code to construct… ” · “Onscreen, ____.” · “This connotes ____.” · “The audience is positioned to ____.”
Exit ticket 1. Name a symbolic, technical & written code.   2. Two ACA conventions + what each makes the audience think.   3. What does each letter of COCA stand for?

Lock it in online → media.codes/strikes-back · Represent (Sort the codes · Dodgy Guy · COCA builder) + Writing (AI-marked).