Visual Symbols in My Life pt. 2

I am surprised by how little I noticed before this class.  I never read into the advertisement or pictures that were presented to me.  I never understood how font can cause an emotional response.  I never understood the technique behind visuals. In my last post I pointed out some visuals that I see often such as visuals on clothing.  The difference between now and then, is that I understand so much more about how multiple companies, movie producers, advertisers, etc.  that use symbols. I found interesting that people who develop movies use technique to present each scene.  I never thought about the fact that the camera angle can have a hidden meaning.  All of the movies we watched were great examples of using visuals to cause a response that was more than what meets the eye.Overall, I think I am just more aware of how using visuals can be effective.  I also understand they can do bad, such as degrading women.  As a future teacher,  I think it's important to know what visuals can do.  I never thought learning could be done through visuals, but it defiantly can and it happens without knowing.  I now will include reading visuals in my classroom as a way of learning and a way of showing my students what visuals can do.  You can learn through pictures and movies and really any source of visuals and I think this is important to be aware of.

 http://womenandcrime.wikispaces.com/Advertising+Images

Women are shown as less than men, weak, and stupid in a lot of advertisements.  Being aware of the misinterpretation of advertisement can help you get rid of your stereotypes and thoughts about a certain group of people.

 http://8330bhsdirector.blogspot.com/2010/04/camera-angles_15.html

This camera angle can make the characters look strong and intimidating and the person they are looking at weak and scared.  Camera angle is important in making and emotion response from the audience and giving the characters qualities. 

 

 http://www.serviceanimal.org/?image6

I thought the movie "Wag the Dog"  gave a great example of how we are so influenced by what we see.  They made up a whole story about a war that was never happening.  They created visuals that made the appearance of having a war, and it worked.  The country was completely convinced despite the fact that it was all made up.