Semiotics Preliminary Exercise 1: Roland Barthes

Roland Barthes Theory of Semiotics

Semiotics is the study of signs and what they communicate. Roland Barthes was a French theorist who basically said that there are different meanings for a code being read. Known for his process called "order of signification" Two of the major ideas used to understand this theory is connotation and denotation. Connotation is the feelings that are evoked from a piece of media being consumed while denotation in the literal meaning for what's being shown for instance a rose. A rose being shown in a film is literally a flower however there can be feeling evoked from roses. A common example of this is roses signifying love. My teammates and I did a semiotic analysis of a film cover. The photo below is an example of a denotative sign used in the movie "Five Feet Apart".

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Hey everyone this is my first post on my blog! To me, media studies are the way to learn about how the media has changed and evolved, how media is used today, and all the effects that it has had in our society. The things that I have learned so far have impacted the way I perceive or consume media products. It made me stop and think about all the codes and marketing strategies etc. that I have somehow never paid much attention to or noticed. It helps me digest the world differently. Media studies have so far taught me the importance of understanding how the media is used to engage audiences. What I hope to get out of the experience of learning media studies is generating a basic understanding of how media affects me and how I can apply to know those skills to my soon adult/career life. I would like to be able to break down certain media pieces to interpret them and respond or react accordingly. Some of the media I consume on the daily basis include social media, prin...

Setting, Set Design, and Props Preliminary Exercise

Production Design Production design is the overall visual look or aesthetic of a story. There are different factors that make up production design in a movie including setting, set design, and props. These three contribute greatly to the overall feel the audience decodes. The role that setting plays is showing the importance of the place the movie takes place in to the plot. Set design can also widely contribute to the feelings of the characters in the scene and props do this also. The production designer is responsible for production design. It is significant to audience because it helps convey deeper meaning for the audience to decode. The primary purpose of production design is to create a mood, articulate themes, and eternalizes the state of a character. The major responsibilities of a production designer include identifying a design style for sets, locations, graphics, props, lighting, camera angles and costumes. video link: https://youtu.be/wNXNEs2eBkg

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