techniques and physical journey

_JoHNnY_ · 4 Nov 2004, 7:39 PM

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hey
im having problems with trying to connect techniques with physical journeys. i dont understand what techniques actually shape the concept of physical journey..... and the poems and texts that we have done in school, the techniques are usually metaphors and symbolism ...
DOES ANYONE KNOW ANY OTHER TECHNIQUES THAT MAY BE USED TO SHAPE PHYSICAL JOURNEYS IN EITHER FILM OR BOOKS...
thanx

**ur_inner_child** · 4 Nov 2004, 7:59 PM

don't worry a lot of people do physical journeys.

Techniques out of the top of my head ie in general.

-sustained motif - these are usually used to unify the text. Do they symbolise anything? Eg In The Skin Of A Lion by Michael Ondaatje - light and darkness is a sustained motif, symbolising or creating the meaning of marginalisation, the nature of history (but that can be debated)

-sustained metaphor - a comparison to something that lasts for an extended period of time. eg Atwood's Journey into the Interior - a sustained metaphor of the difficult landscape to describe the obstacles in her imaginative/inner journey.

-intertextuality (suggesting relation to another film to the audience so that you can create meaning eg: Moulin Rouge: Satine and Christian are on top of the elephant showing intertextuality to the scene in Titanic (at the front of the boat)to suggest the love is true and perfect, but will end in tragedy.

-camera shots and angles: high angle shots, low angle shots = depicting the powerful, close up = intimacy possibly? think of the meaning they're trying to portray. This can be different depending on the way in which you view your text.

-juxtaposition/sequence of events - what scenes are directly placed next to each other to create meaning? eg Rabbit Proof Fence. A shot of the children holding onto the fence, then quickly a shot to the family holding onto the fence. Shows the meaning of a connection?

-Tone - the characters/the author. Are they biased? Are they patronising? This creates meaning

Language Register - Is the language formal(of literary)/informal (colloquial or conversational)/ or Slang? What does this do to the audience. Eg: The author Paul Jennings uses colloquial language to engage his young audience and makes his text relatable...

Didactic - Does it teach something? A moral? ie: The didactic element in the text that "avarice is the root of all evil" is depicted by Hank's close-up shot of his face, showing his sadness after his journey.

Pun - play on words eg: the title of the text is called "Tyred". This depicts that at the end of the journey, she's actually "tired" but adds a humorous aspect by using the word "tyre" in relation to her road trip. This shows a comical, yet tedious journey...

Rhyme - many things it can do to create meaning - create tension, speed/slow down time, create an atmosphere. etc

Alliteration - the occurence in close proximity of two or more words having the same sounds (constanants) - Fishing Furiously with a Furry Grin. This creates (from the example) for the audience the extent of the character's behaviour while fishing.

Assonance - like alliteration, but with vowel sounds. eg: And all is seared with trade - bleared, smeared with toil.

Cliche - overused, outworn phrase or short sentence eg: pretty as a picture, clean as a whistle.

Camera transition - the effects use to change scene - eg: Fades through black - this can depict time passing, or death, or emotive qualities.

Jargon - specialised words for a specific profession or groups. Eg: Musical jargon: "through-composed", or Internet Jargon: "lol". Jargon will give you smoe indictation to the author's purpose, and the target audience.

Lighting (for film/visuals) - Usually creates mood through shadows, contrasts and colours. What does the lighting create a sense of? Eg: Green - scary, gruesome, mysterious.

Paradox - A delibrate statement of what seems to be absurd or contradictory yet it's actually reasonable in the context.

I've had enough for now. This should be enough!

_JoHNnY_ · 4 Nov 2004, 8:09 PM

hey thanx a lot... you have been a great help
you see the thing with me is i just can get into my head that techniques shape the journey... i see journey as people walking or something i cant relate how intertextuality shows journey...anyways thanx

**ur_inner_child** · 4 Nov 2004, 8:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _JoHNnY_

hey thanx a lot... you have been a great help
you see the thing with me is i just can get into my head that techniques shape the journey... i see journey as people walking or something i cant relate how intertextuality shows journey...anyways thanx

it depends on your text. What text are you doing?

**ur_inner_child** · 4 Nov 2004, 8:54 PM

You just have to be able to see these techniques in your text. eg: my example of Rabbit Proof fence

A shot of the children holding onto the fence, then quickly a shot to the family holding onto the fence. This shows the motivation of the girls in continuing their physical journey despite the obstacles eg: the ranger. The fence is a metaphor of their connection with goal.

You must make your own connections...

_JoHNnY_ · 4 Nov 2004, 9:32 PM

ohhh,,, i get it so like you get the technique and u relate (connect) it back with the physical journey.
hey once again thank you
u'v been a great help

_JoHNnY_ · 4 Nov 2004, 9:37 PM

yeh.... um so far we are doin "skrzynecki" ..... by the way do u by any chance know any good films or novels or wateva apart from poetry that will connect good with skrzynecki's poems. ie concept of immigrant

**ur_inner_child** · 4 Nov 2004, 9:39 PM

*shrugs*

I did imaginative journeys..... try searching it up. There are a lot of others who did physical in 2004 doing skrzynecki's poems

_JoHNnY_ · 4 Nov 2004, 9:41 PM

anyways thanx. by the way did u just finish

**ur_inner_child** · 4 Nov 2004, 9:47 PM

did i finish what?

johnlindsay1 · 4 Nov 2004, 10:01 PM

need help with maths, engineering studies or physics. just ask me. i've got time coz i just finished the hsc

_JoHNnY_ · 6 Nov 2004, 6:56 PM

with school. HSC

mz_purfect · 19 Nov 2004, 9:22 PM

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DOES ANYONE KNOW ANY OTHER TECHNIQUES THAT MAY BE USED TO SHAPE PHYSICAL JOURNEYS

another technique, especially in poems is its structure for instance skrzynecki's crossing the red sea is structured in 5 sections this technique divides the emotional and physical aspects of the voyage and shapes the poet's view that a physical journey is ambigious because the sea may be 'kind' (hint personifcation) but they are apprehensive of future adversities as evdient in the metaphor 'blood rimmed horizon'.

hope tht helps!

**ur_inner_child** · 3 Oct 2005, 2:24 PM

thought i'd bump this considering how long it took to make it, as with a similar thread lurking around 2005 HSC English Advanced asking for someone to type out techniques.

xoxox

**ur_inner_child** · 28 Apr 2006, 9:59 PM

I'm bumping this once again this year, due to many PM's lately asking me to list some techniques.

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_JoHNnY_ Supreme Member HSC: 2005 Gender: Male Location: in my room Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 68 Last Activity: 9 Dec 2007, 1:46 AM	techniques and physical journey You can hide this advertisement by registering. hey im having problems with trying to connect techniques with physical journeys. i dont understand what techniques actually shape the concept of physical journey..... and the poems and texts that we have done in school, the techniques are usually metaphors and symbolism ... DOES ANYONE KNOW ANY OTHER TECHNIQUES THAT MAY BE USED TO SHAPE PHYSICAL JOURNEYS IN EITHER FILM OR BOOKS... thanx

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ur_inner_child .%$^!@&^#(*!?.%$^?!. HSC: 2004 Gender: Female Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,815 Last Activity: 16 Dec 2009, 6:52 PM	don't worry a lot of people do physical journeys. Techniques out of the top of my head ie in general. -sustained motif - these are usually used to unify the text. Do they symbolise anything? Eg In The Skin Of A Lion by Michael Ondaatje - light and darkness is a sustained motif, symbolising or creating the meaning of marginalisation, the nature of history (but that can be debated) -sustained metaphor - a comparison to something that lasts for an extended period of time. eg Atwood's Journey into the Interior - a sustained metaphor of the difficult landscape to describe the obstacles in her imaginative/inner journey. -intertextuality (suggesting relation to another film to the audience so that you can create meaning eg: Moulin Rouge: Satine and Christian are on top of the elephant showing intertextuality to the scene in Titanic (at the front of the boat)to suggest the love is true and perfect, but will end in tragedy. -camera shots and angles: high angle shots, low angle shots = depicting the powerful, close up = intimacy possibly? think of the meaning they're trying to portray. This can be different depending on the way in which you view your text. -juxtaposition/sequence of events - what scenes are directly placed next to each other to create meaning? eg Rabbit Proof Fence. A shot of the children holding onto the fence, then quickly a shot to the family holding onto the fence. Shows the meaning of a connection? -Tone - the characters/the author. Are they biased? Are they patronising? This creates meaning Language Register - Is the language formal(of literary)/informal (colloquial or conversational)/ or Slang? What does this do to the audience. Eg: The author Paul Jennings uses colloquial language to engage his young audience and makes his text relatable... Didactic - Does it teach something? A moral? ie: The didactic element in the text that "avarice is the root of all evil" is depicted by Hank's close-up shot of his face, showing his sadness after his journey. Pun - play on words eg: the title of the text is called "Tyred". This depicts that at the end of the journey, she's actually "tired" but adds a humorous aspect by using the word "tyre" in relation to her road trip. This shows a comical, yet tedious journey... Rhyme - many things it can do to create meaning - create tension, speed/slow down time, create an atmosphere. etc Alliteration - the occurence in close proximity of two or more words having the same sounds (constanants) - Fishing Furiously with a Furry Grin. This creates (from the example) for the audience the extent of the character's behaviour while fishing. Assonance - like alliteration, but with vowel sounds. eg: And all is seared with trade - bleared, smeared with toil. Cliche - overused, outworn phrase or short sentence eg: pretty as a picture, clean as a whistle. Camera transition - the effects use to change scene - eg: Fades through black - this can depict time passing, or death, or emotive qualities. Jargon - specialised words for a specific profession or groups. Eg: Musical jargon: "through-composed", or Internet Jargon: "lol". Jargon will give you smoe indictation to the author's purpose, and the target audience. Lighting (for film/visuals) - Usually creates mood through shadows, contrasts and colours. What does the lighting create a sense of? Eg: Green - scary, gruesome, mysterious. Paradox - A delibrate statement of what seems to be absurd or contradictory yet it's actually reasonable in the context. I've had enough for now. This should be enough! Last edited by ur_inner_child; 4 Nov 2004 at 8:50 PM.

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ur_inner_child .%$^!@&^#(*!?.%$^?!. HSC: 2004 Gender: Female Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,815 Last Activity: 16 Dec 2009, 6:52 PM	thought i'd bump this considering how long it took to make it, as with a similar thread lurking around 2005 HSC English Advanced asking for someone to type out techniques. xoxox __________________ ----------------------------- B Music (Composition) (1st Class Hons) @ The Sydney Conservatorium of Music (University of Sydney)

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ur_inner_child .%$^!@&^#(*!?.%$^?!. HSC: 2004 Gender: Female Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,815 Last Activity: 16 Dec 2009, 6:52 PM	Re: techniques and physical journey I'm bumping this once again this year, due to many PM's lately asking me to list some techniques. __________________ ----------------------------- B Music (Composition) (1st Class Hons) @ The Sydney Conservatorium of Music (University of Sydney)

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_JoHNnY_ Supreme Member HSC: 2005 Gender: Male Location: in my room Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 68 Last Activity: 9 Dec 2007, 1:46 AM	hey thanx a lot... you have been a great help you see the thing with me is i just can get into my head that techniques shape the journey... i see journey as people walking or something i cant relate how intertextuality shows journey...anyways thanx

4 Nov 2004, 8:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
ur_inner_child .%$^!@&^#(*!?.%$^?!. HSC: 2004 Gender: Female Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,815 Last Activity: 16 Dec 2009, 6:52 PM	You just have to be able to see these techniques in your text. eg: my example of Rabbit Proof fence A shot of the children holding onto the fence, then quickly a shot to the family holding onto the fence. This shows the motivation of the girls in continuing their physical journey despite the obstacles eg: the ranger. The fence is a metaphor of their connection with goal. You must make your own connections...

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_JoHNnY_ Supreme Member HSC: 2005 Gender: Male Location: in my room Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 68 Last Activity: 9 Dec 2007, 1:46 AM	ohhh,,, i get it so like you get the technique and u relate (connect) it back with the physical journey. hey once again thank you u'v been a great help

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_JoHNnY_ Supreme Member HSC: 2005 Gender: Male Location: in my room Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 68 Last Activity: 9 Dec 2007, 1:46 AM	yeh.... um so far we are doin "skrzynecki" ..... by the way do u by any chance know any good films or novels or wateva apart from poetry that will connect good with skrzynecki's poems. ie concept of immigrant

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ur_inner_child .%$^!@&^#(*!?.%$^?!. HSC: 2004 Gender: Female Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,815 Last Activity: 16 Dec 2009, 6:52 PM	shrugs I did imaginative journeys..... try searching it up. There are a lot of others who did physical in 2004 doing skrzynecki's poems

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_JoHNnY_ Supreme Member HSC: 2005 Gender: Male Location: in my room Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 68 Last Activity: 9 Dec 2007, 1:46 AM	anyways thanx. by the way did u just finish

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ur_inner_child .%$^!@&^#(*!?.%$^?!. HSC: 2004 Gender: Female Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,815 Last Activity: 16 Dec 2009, 6:52 PM	did i finish what?

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