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D.I.S.T.I.N.C.T Don’t Ignore Setting Technical code - The codes and conventions in media can be separated into 3 distinct groups - Technical (camera techniques & shots), Symbolic (i.e. clothing, colours), Written and audio (music etc.). These give the text meaning and determine the response of the viewer. They can be used as a basis for simple text analysis. So in order to compose any work related to media you should con Iconography - Discussing imagery as iconography in this way implies a critical "reading" of imagery that often attempts to explore social and cultural values. Iconography is also used within film studies to describe the visual language of cinema, particularly within the field of genre criticism) Narrative Characterization Themes