The Visual Analysis assignment gave you plenty of time and instructions for getting into conceptual/critical analysis of visual messaging. Now, we are going to try to fast forward such analysis AND really concentrate on analyzing the THEME/central IDEAS at work in the image. This Discussion has two parts:
ROUND 1
1. Upload your image, following the instructions from the original assignment–members of your group should be able to see the image in your post, NOT have to download it! DO NOT ADD ANY COMMENTARY–JUST YOUR PICTURE!
ROUND 2
2. Respond to TWO images in your group. Your response should FOCUS ON THEME–What is the MAIN IDEA that this image is talking about/using to convey its message (this THEME should be in BOLD for your first articulation of it); and of course you must explain with connect to specific visual cues. [250 words per response] DUE Nov 12
For example, if Beauty or Power are the MAIN IDEAS at work in the image–You need to explain WHAT the image is saying about those Ideas, NOT just that it is about Beauty or Power. Images such as these Ads and News stories are inevitably biased (after all, how could one sum up Sexuality, or Love, or Power–these are VERY flexible ideas); these types of visual communication are actually discussing/giving opinions on the ideas that are involved via the imagery.
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