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Computer-generated imagery (CGI) — AQA GCSE Media Studies Definition

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Computer-generated imagery (CGI)

GCSE Media Studies · key term

Computer-generated imagery (CGI)

Definition

Visual material created using computers, including digital characters, objects and environments.

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AQA GCSE Media Studies · 8572

Paper 1, Paper 2

His Dark Materials benefits from HD cameras, CGI and digital distribution. Its fantasy content can include computer-created beings, while on-demand viewing allows audiences to watch outside a fixed broadcast schedule. Comparing the products therefore means considering what each period’s technology made possible, not simply judging one as ‘better’.
Revise: Genre, intertextuality and technology
Imagery created using computers. It can be combined with live-action footage.
Revise: Galaxy: the Audrey Hepburn advert

Exam tips

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Link a technology to its effect on form, content or meaning. Naming CGI or HD alone does not explain its importance.

Related key terms

Intertextuality
Connotation
Convention
Convergence
Denotation

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