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How to Analyse Movies #2: Signs, Codes & Conventions - The Hunger Games
How to Analyse Movies #2: Signs, Codes & Conventions

In this chapter, we’ll cover the signs, codes and conventions in a film that can tell you a lot about the messages that the creators are trying to convey. Some filmmakers are aware of the use of signs, codes and conventions in their work, though some are not. In that case the symbolism may be there, but not on the surface, which makes it a little harder to interpret.

How to Analyze Movies #1: The Introduction - Film Analysis - Fight Club
How to Analyse Movies #1: The Introduction

This is the first part in an eight-part series on how to analyse movies. The language of film (or video or TV) can only be detected by analysing the “moving image texts”. The idea is that every image conveys a meaning, like a photograph would convey a feeling or a message.