Unit 1: Understanding media texts

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Genre A type or category
Narrative How the story is structured/put together
Linear narrative The story is told in chronological order
Non-linear narrative The story is told in non-chronological order
Mise-en-scène Everything that appears on screen and its arrangement composition, sets, props, actors, costumes, and lighting.
Denotation The direct or literal meaning
Connotation The implied meaning e.g. red signifies love or danger
Stereotype A fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
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