media homework

what denotative readings can you make?

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• (denotative only sees what there is. no meaning)
• in citizen kane the denotative is that is its night and someone dies. Thre is something do to with the word rose bud. a snow globe breaks

What connotative readings can you make?

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• ( connotative is what meaning it has)
• what we see is that it is night. As we are shown a room from the outside view the lights are turned of. we are then shown a inside view where someone is dead. This shows what could of went off is actually a murder.

What codes can you identify?

• Non Verbal Codes- when we re-enter the room we see the mans hand at the side of the bed as if it has fallen off. Then he drops the snow globe and it breaks. The use of this shows us that the man is now dead. The snow globe breaking can also show that he is dead as it is the end of his life and because it has broken it is the end of that as well.
• Dress Codes- when what seems to be the maid walks in we can see what she is wearing. This is the dress code and from this we are able to set a time period to it.

the sign & what meaning is created ?

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• A sign is made up of two components. Signifier ( The text which carries the meaning) Signified (The meaning or idea) . In citizen kane as we our shown outside of the building. the lights suddenly get turned off without warning. This shows us that something is about to happen. The meaning for doing this is so we don's actually know what has happened so we can find out later on in the movie.

How should the clip be understood?

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• how the clip should be understood is that someone who is very rich and important by the size of the place they live in has died. Or even worse killed hinted at by the lights turning off. Also there is something important about the word "rose bud".