Symbolic Codes (generally used for an action, setting, what happens in a scene). 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. Musical genre, pace, tempo, how instruments are played: Action film music = pacey, thrilling, romantic film - slow music.