Textual Analysis Key Words and Meanings

Denotation: Actual/ explicit meaning, description.
Connotation: Meaning behind/ implied meaning.
Representation: How the media re-presents things to us, some times stereotypical.
Layout: How elements are positioned.
Narrative: The story.
Mise-en-scene: Everything in the scene; props, costumes, make-up, performance, facial expression, lighting etc.
Editing: The way shots are put together.
Sound: digetic- the characters can hear it.
non-digetic - the characters can't hear it, only the audience can.