To be familiar with the acronym SWAT and how codes and conventions are used in advertising.
Codes are visual clues in media that give meaning. For example there are colour codes. What might it mean if the colour red is used?
Conventions are ways that media is made/produced/edited to convey meaning. e.g. a fade to black in a film could mean that the person has fallen asleep or there is time passing.
Below is an advert. As said before, everything included in an ad is deliberate. The way it is editied is deliberate. So what has been done to this ad and what effects does it have?
What codes do you see being used in this ad, and what effect does it have?
Symbolism - What people are used and why? The clothing? The background?
Written - What text is in this ad? Why?
Audio - What music, narration, talking is there? What mood?
Technical - Lighting and colour
Different genres have accepted ways of creating moods and meaning.