What visual technique is this....?
What visual technique shows opposite elements (light and dark, large and small, rough and smooth) to create interest, excitement or drama?
Contrast
When a composer repeats themselves more than twice.
Repetition
What is salience?
The part that your eyes are first drawn to
What colour is most likely to represent danger?
Red
What is the main way that visuals are used within society?
Advertisements
What visual techniques shows objects being placed in the foreground, middle ground or background.
Positioning
When something is compared to another thing using "like" or "as"
Simile
What are Symbols/Symbolism?
Symbols represent an object, action, idea or concept.
What are some feelings and emotions that come from the colour blue?
Wonder, freshness, calm, soothing.
In what ways, can colour be used to manipulate our emotions?
Colours have associations which can make us things like hungry, thirsty, or confused based on the colour.
What visual technique shows the roughness or smoothness of an image?
Texture
The wind whistled through the trees is an example of...?
Personification
What is contrast?
Opposite elements (light and dark, large and small, rough and smooth) to create interest, excitement or drama.
What is the effect of contrast in an image?
Contrast compares two objects or can make the objects appear more salient.
When a person in an advertisement looks directly at you, what is that called?
A demand gaze.
What visual technique is used throughout picture books to represent feelings or evoke a response.
Colour
What is the rhyme scheme in...
I saw a blue moon,
It made me want to swoon,
I really hate to faint,
But it's better than paint?
AA,BB
What is colour?
Colours are used to signify feelings and evoke a response. E.g. Red = passion, anger, hell, etc. blue = peace, harmony or coldness.
Name FOUR visual techniques.
Contrast, Colour, Salience, Texture, Symbol/ Symbolism, Positioning, Body Language, Gaze...
Why is understanding the context of an image important?
If we know where the image comes from we can understand why it was made and what perspective it is trying to support.
What visual technique shows facial expressions, gestures, stance or position to show feelings or attitude of a person.
Body language/ gaze
What is it called when you give a name to a sound?
Onomatopoeia
What is framing?
When the author chooses what they want to be the main part of the image.
Explain what the effect of salience is in an image.
Salience draws the audience's eyes to the main subject of the composition but can also help to create vectors.
If an image is cropped to show a certain perspective, could an image be considered unreliable or biased?
Yes