These are elements that come together to produce meaning in a media text. Codes include every thing in the Misen-scene (frame).In the Misen-scene there are three kinds of codes
- Symbolic Codes
- Technical codes
- written codes
Symbolic codes include
- Setting
- Costume
- Props
- Color
- Non-Verbal communications
- Camera positioning
- Proxemics
Technical codes include
- Camera angles
- camera shots
- lighting
- editing (continuity, montage and transitions)
- sound (digetic/non-digetic)
Written codes are everything that is mentioned in the Misen-scene, this includes text of every size, font and placement.
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