Media Studies A-Level
Formal and technical choices
What Formal and technical choices means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Formal and technical choices
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For moving image work these include camerawork, editing, mise-en-scène and sound; for print and online products they include layout, typography, colour, image selection and the positioning of text.
Topics that use Formal and technical choices
- Subject content (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audience readings
- Audience reception
- Audience targeting and reception
- Audiences and distribution in a digital age
- Distribution
- Funding models and public service
- Magazine industries, ownership and funding
- Media industries framework
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