Appendix+G

The visual text your group has been given needs to be used in the documentary you will be making. In order to use it appropriately you must examine the visual techniques used to create meaning in the text.
 * __ Appendix G: Visual Text Worksheet __**  Lesson 5/10



__ As a group __ stick your image in the middle of a piece of cardboard (as shown above) and annotate the image using the questions below. ** 1. ** **What is the context of the image?** * Where is the image taken from? * What is the purpose of the image? * Where is the image set? * Who or what is in the image? Why? * Are there any lines or vectors that direct gaze or suggest action? * Are there any significant shapes, symbols or participants in the image? * Is the image an offer or a demand? * Is the angle of the image high, eye level or low? How does this position the viewer? * Do the colours in the images set a mood? Are they symbolic? Do they provoke emotion? * Is the image realistic i.e. photo or abstract i.e. cartoon? * What part of the image catches your attention first (salience)? Why? * Comment on the layout and balance of the image. * Draw on the reading path of the viewer. * Is your image framed? What effect doe the frame/no frame have? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 * 2. What is happening in the text? (Representational) **
 * 3. How is the relationship developed between the viewer, image and image maker? (Interactive) **
 * 4. How is the image designed? (Composition) **
 * 5. __Individually__, use your own words explain what this image means for you: **
 * 6. Suggest one way that you could use this image in you documentary: **