Analysing Visual Texts - Techniques

[velox]

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I need to analyse a cartoon. Anyone got any ideas where i can find a list or something of techniques employed in visual texts? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have googled but found nothing worth using.

[xrtzx]

just all the visual techniques eg. angle, centre of the picture, colour, facial expressions etc... cant remeber all of them

[velox]

thanks man, but what im really looking for is an exhaustive list of them

[rnitya_25]

there's a thread where a guy posted up two docs with HEAPS of techniques to find in any text.....look at that
idno where it is.....you can find it

[kimmeh]

Its very similar to analysing a film and a normal written text, you have your basic irony, similies, metaphors, contrast, alliteration (provided there is some). What i suggest is if you use Adobe Photoshop, some of their applications/settings such as gradient, motion blurring, saturation etc. are good examples of how you can analyse a visual text. Consider:
+Type of shot: http://users.aber.ac.uk/dgc/gramtv.html
+Vector: "lines" that draw attention to a aprticular aspect of the image (see attached, with images used from www.news.com.au and www.smh.com.au respectively )
+Body language and gestures, as stated ^
+Symbolism: there is always some form of symbolism used in images
Thats all i can really think about im sure by now you'd have plenty to talk about the one text.

[kimmeh]

I think this is the link from ^
http://www.boredofstudies.org/commun...ad.php?t=10375

[englishsuks]

does anyone have good suggestions for visual txts im an art student so id be ok with the anaylsing part i just need ideas i cant seem to find any with a journey and development of character indepth enough

[imaginarylife]

Self-portraits can be good texts for the inner journey idea. Many are painted with an idea of introspection.

[kia-kaha]

hey guys im going an assignment for english and i need to find a visual representation of imaginative journey that links with Kubla Khan. . . any ideas?

[Mountain.Dew]

Originally Posted by kia-kaha

hey guys im going an assignment for english and i need to find a visual representation of imaginative journey that links with Kubla Khan. . . any ideas?

Try having a look at some surrealist artists, like Salvador Dali, or Cubists like Picasso. They should be useful to you.

Alternatively, consider that the poem of Kubla Khan focuses a lot on the River. A suggestion is to look for some documentaries OR artworks on important rivers, like the Amazon, Yangtze, Nile, etc...and consider how the composer describes the importance and/or majesty of the river in supporting OR destroying life around the river. In Kubla Khan's case, how it supported Coleridge's creative thinking and imagination.

[tealee222]

i found some techniques:

. vector lines - really good technique to use - common in questions.
. character characteristics
. colour
. font size
. symbolism
. body language
. the setting of the cartoon

good luck

[elle148]

I remember doing a whole load for visual texts in year 11

you have to study:
texture
vector lines
tone
mood
placement/blending of objects
colour (or lack thereof)

can't think of any others... but if i can find my notes, i'll post more

[Japadict]

Originally Posted by kimmeh

I think this is the link from ^
http://www.boredofstudies.org/commun...ad.php?t=10375

Nope that's a link to essay techniques, this guy is after how to analyse a visual text (as am I) and I found it through this page. Thanks

Other techniques (sorry if I've repeated one already said) include:
- Subversion
- Manipulation
- Appropriation

[tiger880]

Iv been looking for visual techniques myself. Around the place i've found:

* Layout (visual, written, language, font size, etc).
* Framing.
* Types of shots (long, medium, close-up etc).
* Composition (collage, layered)
* Reading paths (direction, positioning).
* Gestures (pointing, implied direction, signs).

Sorry if there's any repeats.

[amaiduckie]

Here's some of the ones I've found:
a. Positioning
b. Colour
c. Contrast – eg. In size
d. Language/text
e. Angle
f. Facial expression / body language
g. Vectors
h. Tone
i. Mood
j. Layers / grounds
k. Shot – long, medium, closeup