Media Studies Key Terminology

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Across
  1. 2. A film produced outside the major studio system, often with a lower budget.
  2. 8. A high-budget film designed to appeal to a wide audience and generate large profits.
  3. 11. The process by which producers create meaning in a text.
  4. 13. The specific group a media product is designed to appeal to.
  5. 16. A category or type of media product, like horror or comedy.
  6. 17. Sound added in post-production that cannot be heard by characters (e.g. background music).
Down
  1. 1. The story or sequence of events in a media text.
  2. 3. Sound that originates from within the world of the film and can be heard by characters.
  3. 4. The position or perspective from which a shot is taken.
  4. 5. Everything placed in front of the camera in a scene (costume, lighting, props).
  5. 6. How people, places, or issues are portrayed in media.
  6. 7. An oversimplified and widely held idea about a group of people.
  7. 9. The implied or associated meaning of an image or word.
  8. 10. The literal or obvious meaning of something.
  9. 12. A set of beliefs or values communicated through media.
  10. 14. The process of selecting and combining shots.
  11. 15. How audiences interpret and understand media texts.