Find out more about the codes and conventions of movie posters - a part of our guides to understanding print media form.| Media Studies
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Develop your understanding of how editors influence the audience’s interpretation of cinema with our introduction to the Kuleshov effect.| Media Studies
An introduction to the methods news organisations use to frame a story and influence the audience's opinion of important issues.| Media Studies
Revising media studies? Find out more about the importance of codes in the study of signs with our definition and examples.| Media Studies
Semiotics is the study of the signs and codes we use to communicate with each other and the world. Find out more with our useful guides.| Media Studies
With examples and practice questions, our guide will help develop your understanding of Saussure's sign theory.| Media Studies
Introduction to Stuart Hall's reception theory, including definitions and examples of encoding/decoding and framework of knowledge.| Media Studies
Our guide to Charles Peirce's sign categories will help develop your understanding of this semiotic theory.| Media Studies
An introduction to how signs derive their meaning from their relationship to other signs in a language system, or code.| Media Studies
Understanding the difference between the referent and other aspects of sign systems is essential for close analysis of any media text.| Media Studies
With examples and practice questions, our guide to Barthes sign systems, including myth, will help develop your awareness of this key concept.| Media Studies