Media Studies Essential Word Dictionary...

Action code: In "Dhoom 2" the film is based on Action. A cat and mouse chase. At first we see Mr. A die but at the end the resolution turns out to be that the inspector finds them and lets them free as they have stopped stealing things.

Bollywood: Indian film industry, Indian themes, dance sequences, singing. This relates to "Dhoom 2" as it is a Bollywood movie with all the following conventions.

Camp: A comical character for a comic effect, adds a bit of humour. This relates to "Dhoom 2" as a character named "Ali" is in the movie to create the humour, with his funny accent and the way he acts.

Deviance: Unacceptable behaviour that goes against the norms and values of the society. The way this relates to "Dhoom 2" is by the main character Mr. A who is a thief and theft is seen as a deviant act.

Enigma Code: Narrative structure, problems solved by the resolution in "Dhoom 2", its all about a cat and mouse chase which is resolved when the inspector finds the thief.

Fade: An editing style, when the image disappears and the screen goes blank. This has happened when there is a intermission in the film.

Globalisation: Going international, a growing industry or company. This relates to the movie as it went global: UK, US, Africa.

Head- on -Shot: When action comes directly towards the camera. This is shown when Mr. A is riding the motorbike, seems as he is heading towards the camera.

Iconography: Elements which introduce and portray a certain genre. In "Dhoom 2" it can be seen its a Action film from the way the thief and the inspector are portrayed.

Journalist License: Permission to exaggerate and sensationalise news to get attention. It "Dhoom 2" the kiss scene was sensationalised.

Key Concepts: Audience, genre, ideology, institution, language, narrative, and representation!...all shown throughout the movie and will be analysed in detail throughout the blog.

Low angle-shot: a shot were the camera is below the subject. this is in the scene when Mr. A is falling from the sky.

Master shot: In dhoom 2 u can tell by the way the camera is shot that the jewel in the train is about to get stolen by someone.

Narrative: Structure of a media text: Dhoom 2 has a non-linear narrative as there is a flash back scene later in the movie!

Out- take: a shot rejected and taken out of the final cut of the film: In some copies of Dhoom 2, the out take was the kissing scene as ashwariyah In-law's to be did not approve of it.

Preview: a pre-release of the movie shown to a certain audience. "Dhoom 2" had a preview in which they invited many Bollywood actors and actresses to come and watch the movie and feedback on it.

Ratings: a viewing figure: in the case of "Dhoom2" its a "U" rating which means all audiences can watch it of all ages.

Sound effects: enhanced sound effect added to a film to heighten the audiences experiance. in Dhoom 2 we have this occur in many places especially before and after a robbery takes place.

Todorov: His narrative theory of having a equalibrium: in which we have a robber in Dhoom 2 and the police is after, a disequalibrium: cat and mouse chase in which the police can't get hold of the robbers and when they do the robber dies and a resolution: in which at the end the robber is found and left alone to live a new life!

Uniform resource locator: an address that specifies the location of a file on the internet...This links to my study as i have used this and will be using many resource locators.

Wipe: a moving image editing technique that involves one image wiping another off screen...this is essential as this effect has been used through the film Dhoom 2.