SEMIOTIC CINEMATOGRAPHY IN OMO GHETTO (THE SAGA): A MULTIMODAL ANALYSIS

Authors: Chris- Biriowu, B. T., Okon, G. B. Ph.D., Amadi, F. A. & Dike, H. W.

ABSTRACT

Semiotic cinematography is the study of film signs. Film signs refer to onscreen visual displays. A camera is a dialogic tool that is wielded by filmmakers to communicate visual signs. Stam, Burgoyne, and Lewis (1992) describe semiotic cinematography as “the study of sign process or any form of activity, conduct, or any process that involves signs, including the production of meaning, as these signs pertain to cinematography” (p. 157). In other words, semiotic cinematography refers to the processes of bringing images together and the arrangements of these images to convey meanings as independent bits of the film and as parts of a unified holistic film component.

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