Lesson 4 Visual Literacy through Images In order to
communicate key messages to an audience, producers of films use
certain conventions and devices such as lights, blocking,
direction, characterization, acting, dialog, setting, and set-up.
1. Light - is a convention of films used to
create a specific atmosphere. It is a very
important aspect for shaping meaning in
films. It can manipulate a viewer’s
attitude towards a setting or a character.
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2. Blocking - is simply the relationship
of the camera to the actors. Essentially,
it is the physical movement of the actors
relative to the position of the camera.
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[Link] - is the process of making sure that
every component of a movie runs smoothly.
4. Characterization - is the process by which the writer
reveals the personality of the character. Characterization is
revealed through direct characterization or indirect
characterization.
5. Acting - affects the way an audience responds.
This includes facial expressions, body language
and delivery of lines.
Dialogue - is the exchange of spoken words
between two or more characters in the film or
moving pictures.
7. Setting - is both the time and geographic
location within a film or within a work of film. The
setting helps initiate the main backdrop and
mood for a story.
8. A set-up - is also called set design. It refers
to the creation of a scenery that depicts the
“look” or physical appearance of the set for a
film. It is often structured or built in studios.
It can also be outside locations.
What is It ?
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, consists
of moving pictures that have been recorded so that
they can be shown at the cinema or on television. A
film tells a story or shows a real situation. The
process of filmmaking is both an art and an industry.
There are different forms of film such as:
1. Action -Action film is a film genre in which the
protagonist or protagonists are thrust into a series of events
that typically include violence, extended fighting, physical
feats and frantic chases. ... Common action scenes in films are
generally, but not limited to, explosions, car chases, fistfights
and shootouts.
2. Adventure -are a genre of film whose plots feature
elements of travel. They typically involve protagonists who
must leave their home or place of comfort and go to far away
lands to fulfill a goal. Settings play an important role
in Adventure films, sometimes as big as the characters
themselves.
3. Comedy - are "make 'em laugh" films designed to elicit
laughter from the audience. Comedies are light-hearted
dramas, crafted to amuse, entertain, and provoke enjoyment.
The comedy genre humorously exaggerates the situation, the
language, action, and characters.
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4. Crime and gangster -in the broadest sense, is
a film genre inspired by and analogous to
the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre
generally involve various aspects of crime and its
detection.
5. Drama –films are "make 'em laugh" films designed to
elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are light-hearted
dramas, crafted to amuse, entertain, and provoke enjoyment.
The comedy genre humorously exaggerates the situation, the
language, action, and character
6. Epics/Historical -films would usually take a historical or
a mythical event and add an extravagant setting and lavish
costumes, accompanied by an expansive musical score with
an ensemble cast, which would make them among the most
expensive of films to produce
7. Horror -film is one that seeks to elicit fear in its audience,
for entertainment purposes. Horror films additionally aim to
evoke viewers' nightmares, fears, revulsions and terror of the
unknown and macabre. ... Horror may also overlap with the
fantasy, supernatural fiction, and thriller genres.
8. Musical/Dance -is a film genre in which songs by the
characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes
accompanied by dancing. ... Musical films characteristically
contain elements reminiscent of theater; performers often
treat their song and dance numbers as if a live audience were
watching.
9. Science Fiction -(or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses
speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are
not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial
lifeforms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception and time travel, along
with futuristic elements such as spacecraft, robots, .
10. War -film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically
about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to
the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th
century. The fateful nature of battle scenes means that war
films often end with them
11. Fantasy -are films that belong to the fantasy genre with
fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events,
mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is
considered a form of speculative fiction alongside science
fiction films and horror films, although the genres do overlap
What I Know
YEAH OR NAH
Directions: Read the statement carefully.
Write YEAH if the statement is correct and
NAH if it is incorrect.
YEAH 1. Visual Media refer to pictures,
images and graphic organizers which are
used in the classroom.
YEAH 2 . Power point presentation is the
most common example of visual media.
NAH 3. Visual media cannot help
students retain concepts and
ideas.
YEAH
4. Facebook is an example of
visual media.
YEAH
5. YouTube allows videos on
its platform.
NAH
6. Visual media are not
used as learning aids.
YEAH 7. The most common types
of visual media being used by
online marketers
today are images.
YEAH
8. Internet users prefer to
watch videos.
YEAH
9. Instagram is an example of
an online source.
NAH
10. Peer-reviewed journals,
webpages, forums, and blogs are not
online sources.
Lights, Camera, Action!
Directions: Identify what form is depicted on the following
films. Choose your answer inside the box and write it on
a separate sheet of paper.
Action drama horror
Comedy epics/historical war
Crime and ganster musical dance fantasy
Adventure
ACTION science fiction
___________________ 1. Probinsyano
FANTASY
_______________2.
FANTASY Wansapanatym
_______________3.
FANTASY Spiderman
_______________4. Encantadia
FANTASY
_______________5. Mulawin
What’s More
Action drama horror
Comedy epics/historical war
Crime and ganster musical dance fantasy
Adventure science fiction
_______________ 1. Halloween
_______________ 2. Men in Black
_______________ 3. American Sniper
_______________ 4. Avatar
_______________ 5. Titanic
What I Have Learned
Film also called moving picture is a visual art form
used to stimulate experiences that communicate
ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty or
atmosphere. It is recorded or programmed in
moving images along with sound and other
conventions or devices.
The different conventions are lights, blocking,
direction, characterization, acting, dialog, setting,
and set-up.
Directions: Choose from the conventions and
devices of films used in the scene. Write the
answer on a separate sheet of paper.
Lights blocking set--up
Direction characterization setting
Acting dialog
SET -UP
__________ 1. The actors are positioned in front of
the house.
DIALOG 2. “Get out, the house is on fire!!!”
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Directions: Choose from the conventions and
devices of films used in the scene. Write the
answer on a separate sheet of paper.
Lights blocking set--up
Direction characterization setting
Acting dialog
__________
DIRECTION 3. The director is telling the actors
what he wants in the scene.
SETTING
__________ 4. They are filming near the ocean.
Directions: Choose from the conventions and
devices of films used in the scene. Write the
answer on a separate sheet of paper.
Lights blocking set--up
Direction characterization setting
Acting dialog
LIGHTS 5. They use natural sunlight.
__________
__________ 6. The actress made us cry in the
ACTING scene.
Directions: Choose from the conventions and
devices of films used in the scene. Write the
answer on a separate sheet of paper.
Lights blocking set--up
Direction characterization setting
Acting dialog
__________ 7. Gloria plays as the good
CHARACTERIZATION
witch.
LIGHTS 8. The place was dim and
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eerie.
Directions: Choose from the conventions and
devices of films used in the scene. Write the
answer on a separate sheet of paper.
Lights blocking set--up
Direction characterization setting
Acting dialog
__________
BLOCKING 9. Angelina sits with posture and the opposite
end is John.
DIALOG “Oh, you can’t help that said the cat: we’re
__________10.
all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.”
Performance output
Take a video while you are acting out the scene of your favorite film. Be sure to say the dialogue. You may do
it alone or with partners and other characters from the film you have chosen. Send the video to my fb
messenger. Tell the title of the film and the characters being portrayed .
Example.
