Multimodal texts An introduction to multimedia presentations What

Multimodal texts An introduction to multimedia presentations

What is multimodal? Based on Anstey, M and Bull, G (2009) Using Multimodal Texts and Digital Resources in a Multiliterate Classroom, E: update 004, PETAA, Sydney and Callow, J (1990) Image Matters, PETAA, Sydney

• Linguistic – the screenplay, the script, any text on screen • Visual – lighting, editing, pace and transitions • Gestural – acting, setting, props and costumes • Audio – sound effects, soundtrack, dialogue • Spatial – camera movement, shot type, camera angle

Preparation • Digital safety and citizenship • Accounts and permission • Copyright e. g. Google advanced search, Jamendo and Flickr • Visual literacy • Teaching opportunities: – Literacy tasks • Reading and deconstruction of text • Modelling and joint construction • Independent construction – Austin’s butterfly

Syllabus links http: //lrrpublic. cli. det. nsw. edu. au/lrr. Secure/Sites/LRRView/14117_03. htm Multimodal continuum 7 -10 (handout) Syllabus links to engaging with digital and multimodal texts (handout)

explain sequences of images in print texts and compare these to the ways hyperlinked digital texts are organised, explaining their effect on viewers' interpretations respond to a range of imaginative and creative texts, including visual media plan, rehearse and deliver presentations, selecting and sequencing appropriate content and multimodal elements for defined audiences and purposes, making appropriate choices for modality and emphasis explain and justify the responsible use of digital technologies Stage 3 uses knowledge of sentence, structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies recognise the effect of multimedia elements, for example film techniques, animation, voiceovers, sound effects, framing, close-ups interpret picture books, comic strips and sequences of digital images which do not contain written text compose increasingly complex print, visual, multimodal and digital texts, experimenting with language, design, layout and graphics

Preproduction Script writing • Sites 2 see: Scriptwriting and staging a play Developing characters – Visual attributes http: //www. scootle. edu. au/ec/viewing/L 2851/inde x. html – Movement http: //www. scootle. edu. au/ec/viewing/L 2852/ind ex. html – Sound http: //www. scootle. edu. au/ec/viewing/L 2853/ind ex. html

• Story elements – Flocabulary – 5 things http: //www. flocabulary. com/fivethings/ • Storyboarding – Learn how to create a storyboard http: //www. artslive. com. au/explore/makingmedia-easy/how-to-create-astoryboard? utm_source=ESA&utm_medium=E SA&utm_campaign=ESA – ACMI Storyboard generator http: //generator. acmi. net. au/storyboard/intro? vi deo=4

• Camera – Lights, camera, action http: //www. scootle. edu. au/ec/viewing/L 28 44/index. html

Inanimate Alice – an example of a multimodal text

Help from the wonderful Lizzie Chase • Lizzie Chase – http: //www. lizziechase. com/ • ABCDE of programming – http: //programmingsuccess. webnode. com • Celebrating us (follow link from previous) • Literacy tasks – http: //literacytasks. weebly. com/ • Raft, river and rainbow blog • Refer to handout for her other sites

Using digital; and multimodal texts: Syllabus bites

Multimodal texts (Angie Taylor)

Websites and programs

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