Aissa and the importance of imagery
Aissa is a 2014 short film from director Clement Trehin-Lalanne. The film tells the story of a girl from the Congo who claims to be underage in order to stay in the French Territory she is living in. The film was shown at Cannes Film Festival in 2014 where it won a Special Mention Award.
Upon watching the film, the first thing that I noticed was how the film is more imagery based rather than story or dialogue based. The character of Aissa speaks very few lines, and there is some narration throughout the film. In order to determine whether or not she is the age she claims to be, a doctor performs a physical exam on her.
The film includes beautifully shot images of Aissa herself. The scenes in which she
In the story Martin, we take a look into the childhood life of Vaca and his friends. Quick to defeat his neighbors in this run-down town, they rule the neighborhood. However their power would in fact be challenged by a bizarre figure known as Martin. In their encounter, Vaca would learn that appearances can be deceiving.
Kevin Young uses imagery relating to delicacy to express the stress and fear the parents’ experience at an ultrasound appointment. When the doctor begins the ultrasound looking for the baby’s heartbeat, the first search is unsuccessful, so the narrator compares the baby to a “snowflake” (11). The narrator fears, just like how snowflakes eventually melt, his time with his baby will melt away. After the second search, the narrator says the baby is a “lost canary” and a “miner of coal / and chalk” (16-17). Canaries are sent out into mines to explore deeper areas while the miners wait to hear them sing.
When I analyzed my self-representation I noticed many different things, from the rhetorical message that it gave to people, to the physical aspects that would be interpreted by first time viewers. If someone looks at my visual representation they would interpret that I am a very serious or conceited guy because I am just giving a smirk look. In my visual representation there is ethos and pathos appeals that helps send a message to first time viewers.
In “The Cask of Amontillado,” Edgar Allen Poe uses many examples of imagery, such as the descriptions of the carnival, characters, the walk through the catacombs, and much more throughout the story to build suspense and intrigue for the readers and add to the mystery of Montresor’s underlining actions of the revenge and deception of the foolish Fortunado.
Discuss the use of imagery in two stories of your choice. How do the various images work in a particular story to bring its subject matter into focus? Is there a central image? And how does this enhance or confuse or complicate the effect of the story?
Imagery? Shape understanding of nature of discovery? How does it cause us to see it? Explain the contrasting imagery quote really well (201 words) Dobson uses contrasting imagery to represent the reassessment of the perceptions that develop in the characters as a result of realising that true value lies in the subtle possibilities of human relations.
The opening scene of American Beauty shows a teenage girl lying in a bed, venting her feelings towards her father. In this, the audience sees her in dull clothing and colours, minimal make-up and has greasy-looking hair. As she sits up, her hair falls around her face and she stares directly into the camera, giving a sense of unease to the audience.
She takes her new identity of being a mature woman and respecting of her true beauty, to explore the unknown
In the novella Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto uses light and dark imagery to develop realistic characterization and to support her fantastical style, while effectively projecting pathos upon the readers. Throughout the story, Mikage unveils that life is a process of healing where grief and sadness are needed to truly appreciate happiness. Such abstract ideas and emotions are detailedly brought about by Yoshimoto’s usage of the four seasons of the year to provide a main timeline of the events concerning Mikage’s encounters with death, as well utilizing cosmos as a form of pathetic fallacy during the more miniscule experiences. In the grand scheme of the story, there
The Resurrection of Christ is from the Baroque period. This work of art portrays the sense of dramatic antagonism that Caravaggio achieved by manipulating light across full range of tones, changing the intensity and transforming its radiance this was done so that every beam and shadow expressed a dissimilar emotional content. (Sayre, 2010) In Rembrandt painting he focused on using emotional contrast between light and dark tones to emphasize the emotional difference. Here you can see pure light radiating out of the tomb of darkness. Christ himself begins to rise from the tomb in the light of true symbolic
This essay will explain the biographical and iconographic approach in interpreting works of art in art history and examine the process that would need to be undertaken to apply to in which Antonio Correggio’s Madonna and Child with Infant John the Baptist 1514-15. The differences and similarities of the two approaches will investigated in terms of what aspects of the painting they examine. Both approaches also rely on the further investigation and research of additional resources to support their claims. Examples of additional sources needed in each methodology to interpret the painting will also acknowledged. Antonio Correggio’s Madonna and Child with Infant John the Baptist 1514-15 is an oil on wood panel painting produced in Italy during the Renaissance. From first glance, a viewer may understand the painting as filled with theological and biblical references taken from their practical experience and historical knowledge. The two methodologies that will be used to interpret the painting will examine in more depth the processes in which needs to be utilised to form a better and in depth understanding of the
include the use of weapons or restraints. The most extreme form of physical violence is the act of murder. In The White Tiger, physicality is emphasized on time and time again. Whether it aims to emphasize violence or to draw comparisons, Adiga uses stark physical imagery to make his point throughout.
Dr. Seuss, an author and illustrator of 41 known books from the 1900s, once stated, “You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, is sure to make a reader find the magic within reading.
In "Practice and Preparation", the author uses different type of imagery to express his situation and so that the reader has better understanding what the author is trying to explain. For example, the author uses auditory imagery when he says," sickening thud" to describe how hard he hit the ground. The author uses theis to show the challenges he faced. He hits the ground so hard that the crowd probably believed that he wouldn't get up. The author also tells "push of the ground and regrouped".
The use of imagery in a short story has a great deal of effect on the impact of the story. A story with effective imagery will give the reader a clear mental picture of what is happening and enhance what the writer is trying to convey to the reader. William Faulkner exhibits excellent imagery that portrays vivid illustrations in ones mind that enhances, “A Rose for Emily”. The following paragraphs will demonstrate how Faulkner uses imagery to illustrate descriptive pictures of people, places and things that allow Faulkner to titillate the senses.