Media language
What Media language means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Media language
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Reference: AQA
The framework area concerned with how a product communicates meaning through its formal and technical choices.
Elements such as image, slogan, colour and layout used to construct a brand message and persuade an audience.
Topics that use Media language
- Subject content (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audience readings
- Audience reception
- Audience targeting and reception
- Audiences and distribution in a digital age
- Distribution
- Formal and technical choices
- Funding models and public service
- Magazine industries, ownership and funding
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