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Unit 3: Media art
Quick questions on Selection and construction of representation: WACE Year 12 Media Production and Analysis Unit 3
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What is mediation?Show answer
Between reality and the audience sits the producer, the equipment and the codes, and this layer is called mediation. Every representation is mediated, meaning it has passed through choices before reaching us. A documentary feels truthful, yet it still selects shots, edits interviews and adds music, all of which mediate the reality it shows. Recognising mediation means accepting that even the most realistic media work is a construction, not a window.
What is codes make construction invisible?Show answer
The reason representations feel natural is that codes do their work quietly. Realistic lighting, continuity editing and naturalistic sound make a constructed scene feel like unmediated life. The more skilfully codes are used, the more invisible the construction becomes, and the easier it is to mistake a representation for reality. Part of your analytical job is to make the construction visible again by naming the codes that build it.
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