Visual Representation - PICTURES/VIDEO
Visual Representation used for meaning-making involves the viewer seeing the whole picture all at once. It is used as a design element and is the representation of space in time. Visual meaning is growing in significance in todays society and is increasingly used for communication. The use of screens sees the modes of text and visual meaning come together.
- 100 Years/100 Shots A journey through the past 100 years of cinema. By Jacob T. Swinney
- The Contemporary Significance of Visual Meanings In this video Mark Kalantzis and Bill Cope discuss the significance of visual meanings.
- Experimental Fireworks Kevin B Lee ( February 16, 2017)
- Color Psychology (2016)
by Lilly Mtz-Seara (June 2, 2016)
Audio Representation - SOUNDS
Audio Representation is sound as spoken words, sound, sound effects, ambient noise, music, silence and involves pitch, volume and rhythm.
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- Sounds of Aronofsky - by Kogonada A video essay of sound based on the filmmaker Darren Aronofsky.
- Film Noise, Material Thinking, and Videographic Writing (2017) Tracy Cox-Stanton's auditory experiment in the search for sound’s role as the “sensual scaffolding of a film."
Spatial Representation - PLACEMENT
Spatial Representation is the interaction with spaces including buildings, landscapes, geographic locations and ecosystems. Making sense of space and the ability to attribute meaning to them.
- Civilization in Monument Valley
This video essay explores spatial representation by deconstructing the representation of civilization in Monument Valley in the films of John Ford and frames it against Google earth.
- Spatial, Tactile, and Gestural Meanings This Video discusses the interconnection between Spatial, Tactile and Gestural meanings. Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope, College of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Published on Apr 19, 2016
Oral Representation - SPEECH
Oral Representation of language or speech is a medium of communication coded in sound which is ephemeral. Oral language can be spontaneous (casual dialogue) or planned (speech). In multimodality, speech and writing are treated as separate modes as they refer to different sets of semiotic resources.
- How to Speak Fargo
A video essay by Candice Drouet, published on Sep 18, 2016 - Making Meanings Using Oral Language This video discusses how speaking differs from writing. Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope, College of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Published on Apr 19, 2016
Written Representation - WORDS
Written Representation as language is a mode of communication using coded symbols. Writing is fixed and can be spontaneous or planned. In multimodality, speech and writing are treated as separate modes as they refer to different sets of semiotic resources.
- A Brief Look at Texting and the Internet in Film (2014)
Every Frame a Painting. Is there a better way of showing a text message in a film? Published on Aug 15, 2014 - The Nature of Writing (2016) This Video looks at the significance of writing as a mode for meaning. Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope, College of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Published on Apr 19, 2016
- Writing as a Mode of Learning Emig, J. (1977). Writing as a Mode of Learning. College Composition and Communication, 28(2), 122-128. doi: 10.2307/356095
Gestural Representation - MOVEMENT
Gestural Representation includes movement, speed, stillness, body language and facial expression. Gestural, spatial and tactile concepts are closely connected.
- Gestural Mode - Movement
Way of Ozu. Retrieved from https://vimeo.com/157221223
- A Grammar of Gestural Meanings (2016) Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope, College of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Published on Apr 19, 2016
Tactile Representation - TOUCH/FEEL
Tactile Representation is the interaction with objects. This mode is interconnected with Spatial, Tactile and Gestural modes to create meaning.
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- A Grammar of Tactile Meaning This video examines a grammar of tactile meaning in the realm of multiliteracies. Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope, College of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Published on Apr 19, 2016