LAN2240 Study Guide - Final Guide: Intertextuality, Lightning
17 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Five%Design%Areas%
Audio:'voice,'music,'sound'effects'
Visual:'colour,'perspective,'foreground,'background'
Linguistic:'vocab,'structure'of'presentation,'delivery,'modality'
Gestural:'behavioural,'action,'gestures'
Spatial:'layout,'landscape'
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Metafictive%Devices%
Consciously'used'by'the'author/illustrator'to'construct'narrative'in'a'particular'way,'makes'
new'or'alternative'readings'available'to'the'reader/viewer'(contrasting'discourses,'different'
narrators'and'points'of'view,'intertextuality)'
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Conventions%of%visual%texts%
(Modality,'angle,'distance'of'shot,'gaze,'symbolism,'framing,'colour,'music'&'lightning)'
Modality'
§ Level'of'realism'
§ By'manipulating'features'such'as'colour,'background,'detail,'sharpness/blurriness'
Angle'
§ Indicates'power'relations'
§ Positions'the'viewer'to'take'a'particular'point'of'view'
Gaze'
§ Establishes'a'relationship'with'the'viewer'
§ Influences'emotional'response'
Symbolism'
§ Images'or'objects'which'carry'well-known'meanings'
Colours'
§ Certain'events,'moods,'or'topics'are'associated'with'specific'colours'
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