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Shh – I’m Close Viewing. Introduction to Unfamiliar VisualTexts. THE GOLDEN RULES. Make a point Attack the ‘question’ Give the best examples Explain them clearly Unpack them in more detail. Analysing Scenes. State the verbal or visual feature Explain what it means
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Shh – I’m Close Viewing Introduction to Unfamiliar VisualTexts
THE GOLDEN RULES • Make a point • Attack the ‘question’ • Give the best examples • Explain themclearly • Unpack themin more detail
Analysing Scenes State the verbal or visual feature Explain what it means Explain why it is effective E.g. a close up camera shot is shown of the woman’s face to emphasis how frightened she is…
ANALYSING EFFECTIVENESS 1 It is effective because: it implies… it suggests… it reminds me of… it refers to… it makes me thinks about… It has connotations of….
Something Special (short film) • The director uses • Second person narrator (Jimmy is talking to Miles – you) • Wide angle, panoramic shots (pristine landscape) • Close ups of rocks (linking idea) • Close ups of actor’s face (emotional pain) • Mixture of diegetic (nature stream) and non diegetic sound (battle field, traditional music)
ANALYSING EFFECTIVENESS 2 • Ask, “Why did the directoruse sound effects”? • Sounds from a war scene were used to contrast the silence of the NZ landscape with the horror of a battlefield • What is the effect of using Miles as a narrator? • Dead guy talking to his friend, intimate, sad, tragic. • Did this capture the “spirit of NZ”? • Yes – serenity , beauty, safety in contrast to other places in the world.