Codes & Conventions

Cultural Codes:

• Dialect- The words that you use and the way you say it. (helps you judge what type of person the character is) eg. formal/informal.
• Accent- The way you say things
• Language Register- Choices made in different situations in speech (eg. interview & pub/ on phone & not)

Symbolic Codes:

• Texture- Volume, pitch and rhythm and the way they all combined in someones voice.
• Volume-  How loud someone speaks. eg. Chris Moyles (connotes confidence)
• Pitch- High/low
• Rhythm- Slow/fast (slow romantic/sad) (action/adventure/stressed/excited.) Can be used to show emotion or to amplify a scene.

Technical Codes:

• Sound effects- to add genre or mood
• Music- fast/slow shows genre of drama
• Silence- suspense/realism/awkward moment- mood of scene