Visual Literacy lesson

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

2Thursday, 11 July 13

What can you see?


What can you see?Facial Expression



Body Language



Body Language

Demand Gaze



Body Language

Demand Gaze

MonochromaticColour


What’s next?


What’s next?Visual techniques

identified Effect

Facial Expression



identified Effect

Facial ExpressionHappiness,

sense of security,



identified Effect


sense of security,

Body language



identified Effect


sense of security,

Body language Affinity, closeness



identified Effect


sense of security,


Demand Gaze



identified Effect


sense of security,


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



identified Effect


sense of security,



Monochromatic colour



identified Effect


sense of security,



Monochromatic colour

projection of an universal conceptimportance of the concept of family

in the aboriginal culture


What guiding questions might this picture relate to?


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?


Writing


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




between an aboriginal child and her granddaughterTechnique & effect#1





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






each other’s company. Technique & effect#2







each other’s company. Technique & effect#2

Their body language also shows their affinity and closeness.



Writing (cont’d)


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.




accepted and loved. Technique & effect#4




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.


show

portray

depict

illustrate

highlight

accentuate

Verbs to use in your analysis


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