THEME : The American Dream. Describe what it is and how it has changed over the years.
The goal of this assignment is to construct a sequence of at least 15 images as a visual essay that visualizes a theme of your choice. This “essay” will use the images to discuss a claim or idea and then illustrate those claims or ideas through pictures. You will still have an introduction with a “thesis statement”, body “paragraphs” that help unfold your claims and a “conclusion” that brings your viewers to a greater understanding of what you (wrote, but in this case displayed).
Details:
Visual component:
At least 20 images, arranged in a sequence, with captions or comments. flicker, Prezi, PowerPoint, photo peach, iMovie, Windows Movie Maker arrange your images as a set called “visual essay.”
Written component:
300-word project statement explaining your theme and conceptualization of your visual essay (include a works cited).
Project Statement:
The project statement provides an insight into your thought processes and decisions during the construction of your visual essay. In 300 words, address the following questions in a cohesive statement (i.e. do not answer each question individually):
- What is your theme?
- How do your images visualize your theme?
- Why did you arrange these images in this particular sequence?
- If you chose to add quotes to your images, why did you choose these particular quotes? If you cite from a text, please provide a bibliography with your statement.
- What is your strongest image? Where in the sequence did you place it, and why?
Visual Sequence:
- Remember that you are trying to “write” with these images—your visual essay should have a beginning, middle, and end. The first few images should set up your theme in the clearest way possible, the middle images provide details, and the final images offer a conclusion.
- You may add up to 100 words of text per image. You can add the text as a description (comment underneath the image) or as a note on the image itself (to highlight a particular detail). The text can be written by you, or it can be a quote from readings we have done in class or from any other text. Text and image must be in tension with one another. This means that the text cannot simply be a description of the image, or the image an illustration of the text. Rather, the interaction between image and text should encourage the viewer to think about how image and text relate to one another.
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