
Quiz 6: Codes, Conventions, and Language of Media
Quiz by Maria Viella Javier
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These are system of signs which create meaning to the receiver.
Body language, clothing, colors are examples of what code?
Information or data are stored. What do media practitioners use as communication channels through which they disseminate them?
In movies, what colors are usually used to symbolize evil?
Sounds and lightings are examples of what kind of code?
Sound is one of the most commonly used codes in media. When a movie scene has a sound of a wind, what does it signify?
Letters, handbills, posters, and billboards are examples of what kind of code?
In a fantasy film, one would expect to see magic wands, demons, colorful settings, basically things that are fictional and unreal in our world. What is this widely recognized way of doing things which has to do with content, style and form?
These are the technical and symbolic ingredients or codes and conventions use by media and information professionals. What do media information professionals select and use to communicate ideas, information and knowledge?
In a newspaper, the most important news is written with different fonts. Where is this news usually placed?