Media language is how it communicates its meanings through forms, conventions and techniques and the way meaning is embedded into a text.
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There are many ways to analyse media forms.
One method is exploring the ‘mis en scene’ which means in the frame
It includes -
*body position
*lighting
*hair/makeup/costume
*setting
*props
Furthermore the media can be analysed by-
Mode-the physical host of the media
Denotation-the literal meanings
Connotation-the underlying messages
One media theorist who studies language is Jean Baudrillard who explored the fascinating idea of ‘postmodernism’ which is the idea that society has moved past true meanings - discusses how products loose their meaning - for example using Jordan trainers for fashion.
He argued that as a collective society we moved past the ‘modern’ methods of production of goods and has now moved to the ‘postmodern’ society built around simulation.
In conclusion, the language of media shows us what the intention of certain elements of media entail and how they push their narratives.
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