1. Representational Meaning • What is happening? 2. Interactive Meaning • How do we interact? 3. Compositional Meaning • How has it been constructed?
Who are the represented participants? What shapes have been used? What colours have been used? What is the reading path? What are the vectors? Is there any symbolism?
List colours that would show these emotions. List emotions the shapes would show. Colours Happy Shapes Sad Round Sharp • • • •
Name the vectors….
Demand/Offer of eyes What angle has been used? Is there anything in the background? What is the social distance with the reader?
Interactive Meaning
Interactive Meaning
Interactive Meaning What angle is this? Close Up Shot
Interactive Meaning 1. What angle is this? 2. What does this say about social distance? Medium – Long Shot Decreases our involvement with subject
Interactive Meaning
Interactive Meaning 1. What angle is this? 2. What does this say about social distance? Low Angle He has power, looking down at us.
What is the information value? What is the salient image? What framing has been used?
Compositional Meaning
Compositional Meaning
Compositional Meaning
Compositional Meaning What is the salient image? What does it tell us?
Compositional Meaning What is the salient image? What does it tell us?
Compositional Meaning What does the framing tell us about how this man would be feeling?
Compositional Meaning What does the open/large frame say about how this dog is feeling?