symbol codes, Environment/Scene setting: time/day of location, busy street, quiet field. Actor’s body language/facial expressions: smile/frown, convey emotions. Colour: different colours, different meanings e.g. red = danger, green = calm. Mise-en-scene: Covers everything in a frame, where it is placed, including background, props, actors.
written Codes, (cover use of language, how it is written, printed or spoken) Text based: included in a graphic. Storytelling: in a comic or graphic novel. Narrative/dialogue: in a video, film, video, play. Communication: to the audience/viewer.