COURSEWORK TASK 2: C & C Production - C & C Website

This task is an ongoing task that may take you several weeks. There will be updates.

C & C Production and Website. (C and C stands for Codes and Conventions)

1. In each section you need a post entitled INSPIRATION. Find as many examples in your chosen genre as you can and post them to this section of your C and C research label. In each case, write a brief explanation of what you like about the example you have found. 

2. In each section you will need a post entitled CODES AND CONVENTIONS. if you notice things that happen regularly, makes a note of it as a convention in that post. Post an example that exemplifies that convention. This list should grow and grow. 

Below are some questions that may help you to think about the codes and conventions.

1: How do the producers use mise en scene to construct representations?

Mise en Scene = Set, Location, Costume, Makeup, Hair, Proxemics, Casting

2: How does the messaging around representation appeal to the target audience?

3: How have the producers used direct mode of address?

4: What features encourage the audience to interact with the content?

5: What have you noticed about the way that the producers use space? Consider:

Lines, symmetry, shapes, alignment of text, size and font (typography).

6: What have you noticed about the variety of different shot types?

7: What have you noticed about the relationship between dynamics in music and pace of editing?

8: What have you noticed about the relationship between the phrasing of the music and the timing of cuts?

NB: If you are filling in the Website section, take a screenshot of the website because it is likely to change.