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Visual Conventions Flashcards

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Facial Expression

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Manipulation of muscles that convey emotion to the viewer.

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Body Language

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The impressions given from a persons stature

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Gaze

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This refers to where a persons looking conveying emotion and viewers attempt to interpret their thoughts

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Movement

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This relates to whether the people in an image are progressive or stagnant.
- Commonly suggests action or ignorance

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Gesture

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Suggests emotional states or situations

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Clothing/Costume

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How clothing choices adding meaning - what is suggests about a characters background, personality and status

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Proximity

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Refers to how close or far apart people are.

Conveys tension and comments on relationships between characters depending on their proximity

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Camera Angles

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  • Low camera angles
  • High camera angles
  • Eye level camera angle
  • Birds eye view camera angle
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Low camera angle

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Camera is low to the ground, placing image at an angle that implies superiority, power, threat or significance

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High camera angle

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The camera is looking down on the object. May imply weakness, vulnerability or insignificance.

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Eye level camera angle

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Implies equality, not as powerful effect. However, places both viewer and angled object to identify with each other.

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Birds eye view camera angle

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Make object appear small and insignificance. Normally used to establish setting

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Camera shots

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  • Extreme close up shot
  • Close up shot
  • Mid shot
  • Long shot
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Extreme close up shot

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Shows things in great detail. Analyses feelings in the eyes

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Close up shot

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Isolates the full face captures emotion and facial expressions

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Mid shot

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Captures a persons full body and small surrounding environment. Shows background, situation and environment

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Long shot

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Large environment, doesn’t focus on a singular individual, emphasises extend of an issue

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Juxtaposition

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Two opposite ideas are place next to each other to convey importance or extend of an issue

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Foreground/background

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Foreground is objects in front of subject: civilians walking past homeless man

Background is objects behind subject: lack of materialistic and luxury items around a homeless man

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Levels

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Camera angles

21
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Lighting

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Has an impact on the meaning we lake from images.

Bright
Dim
Neon
Natural
Sunlight
Moonlight
Candlelight 
Shadow 
Darkness
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Props

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Add meaning or symbolism

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Setting

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Supports the impact of an issue discussed

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Symbols and association

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Smoking: noose or dagger made from smoke suggesting symbols of pain or death

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