Is a picture REALLY worth a thousand words?

Visual Analysis

Thursday, 11 July 13

Class objectives

By the end of this class, you will be able to:

1- Identify and analyze visual techniques

2- Explain the effects of visual techniques on the audience or reader

3- Justify how images might relate to the guiding question you’ve chosen for the Assessment Task

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What can you see?

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What can you see?

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What can you see?

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What can you see?Facial Expression

Thursday, 11 July 13

What can you see?Facial Expression

Thursday, 11 July 13

What can you see?Facial Expression

Body Language

Thursday, 11 July 13

What can you see?Facial Expression

Body Language

Thursday, 11 July 13

What can you see?Facial Expression

Body Language

Demand Gaze

Thursday, 11 July 13

What can you see?Facial Expression

Body Language

Demand Gaze

Thursday, 11 July 13

What can you see?Facial Expression

Body Language

Demand Gaze

Thursday, 11 July 13

What can you see?Facial Expression

Body Language

Demand Gaze

MonochromaticColour

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What’s next?

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What’s next?Visual techniques

identified Effect

Facial Expression

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What’s next?Visual techniques

identified Effect

Facial ExpressionHappiness,

sense of security,

Thursday, 11 July 13

What’s next?Visual techniques

identified Effect

Facial ExpressionHappiness,

sense of security,

Body language

Thursday, 11 July 13

What’s next?Visual techniques

identified Effect

Facial ExpressionHappiness,

sense of security,

Body language Affinity, closeness

Thursday, 11 July 13

What’s next?Visual techniques

identified Effect

Facial ExpressionHappiness,

sense of security,

Body language Affinity, closeness

Demand Gaze

Thursday, 11 July 13

What’s next?Visual techniques

identified Effect

Facial ExpressionHappiness,

sense of security,

Body language Affinity, closeness

Demand Gaze direct connection with the audienceinvitation to feel accepted and loved

Thursday, 11 July 13

What’s next?Visual techniques

identified Effect

Facial ExpressionHappiness,

sense of security,

Body language Affinity, closeness

Demand Gaze direct connection with the audienceinvitation to feel accepted and loved

Monochromatic colour

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What’s next?Visual techniques

identified Effect

Facial ExpressionHappiness,

sense of security,

Body language Affinity, closeness

Demand Gaze direct connection with the audienceinvitation to feel accepted and loved

Monochromatic colour

projection of an universal conceptimportance of the concept of family

in the aboriginal culture

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What guiding questions might this picture relate to?

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What guiding questions might this picture relate to? What makes a culture? Why do people connect to a specific culture?

Would you define culture and race in the same way? Why? Explain it with reference to at least 3 texts?

As communication makes the world smaller, do cultures become unimportant or more important?

Can you think of any more?

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Writing

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Writing Point & link to my guiding question:

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Writing Point & link to my guiding question:

This image explores the idea of what makes culture important by showing a loving family relationship

between an aboriginal child and her granddaughter

Thursday, 11 July 13

Writing Point & link to my guiding question:

This image explores the idea of what makes culture important by showing a loving family relationship

between an aboriginal child and her granddaughterTechnique & effect#1

Thursday, 11 July 13

Writing Point & link to my guiding question:

This image explores the idea of what makes culture important by showing a loving family relationship

between an aboriginal child and her granddaughter

Their facial expression denote the idea of happiness and sense of security they both feel by being enjoying

each other’s company.

Technique & effect#1

Thursday, 11 July 13

Writing Point & link to my guiding question:

This image explores the idea of what makes culture important by showing a loving family relationship

between an aboriginal child and her granddaughter

Their facial expression denote the idea of happiness and sense of security they both feel by being enjoying

each other’s company. Technique & effect#2

Technique & effect#1

Thursday, 11 July 13

Writing Point & link to my guiding question:

This image explores the idea of what makes culture important by showing a loving family relationship

between an aboriginal child and her granddaughter

Their facial expression denote the idea of happiness and sense of security they both feel by being enjoying

each other’s company. Technique & effect#2

Their body language also shows their affinity and closeness.

Technique & effect#1

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Writing (cont’d)

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Writing (cont’d)Technique & effect#3

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Writing (cont’d)Technique & effect#3

The demand gaze establishes a direct connection with the audience as the granddaughter invites us to feel

accepted and loved.

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Writing (cont’d)Technique & effect#3

The demand gaze establishes a direct connection with the audience as the granddaughter invites us to feel

accepted and loved. Technique & effect#4

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Writing (cont’d)Technique & effect#3

The demand gaze establishes a direct connection with the audience as the granddaughter invites us to feel

accepted and loved. Technique & effect#4

Finally, the overall monochromatic colour projects/creates the idea of an universal concept and

highlights how family is a key value in aboriginal culture.

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show

portray

depict

illustrate

highlight

accentuate

Verbs to use in your analysis

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