Research: Notion Of Codes by Isaac

Notion of Codes

Semiotics: The study of signs, symbols and their use of interpretations.

Sign: An object, quality or event whose presence/occurrence indicates the probable presence/occurrence of something else.

Signifier: A signs physical form as distinct from its meaning (denotation).

Signified: The meaning or idea expressed by a sign, as distinct from the physical form in which it is expressed (Connotation).

Codes: Systems of meaning production (signs) at both textual and production level that can be decoded to create meaning.

Producers ENCODE and audiences DECODE

Technical Codes

Camera

Lighting

Sound

Editing

Mise-en-scene