Persuasive Techniques Visual Techniques Whats a Visual Persuasive Technique Photographs Photographs are used to Grab readers attention celebrities for example provide extremely effective front page material in terms of gaining readers attention ID: 340729
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VisualPersuasive TechniquesSlide2
Visual Techniques.What’s a Visual Persuasive Technique?Slide3
PhotographsSlide4
Photographs are used toGrab readers attention – celebrities, for example, provide extremely effective front page material in terms of gaining readers attention
Capture a subject memorably
Give a particular spin to a storySlide5
Photographs are used toSet a scene
Create a sense of immediacy
Present eye witness evidence
Convey or create atmosphere or mood
Present graphic images of beauty, horror, suffering and unguarded moments, for example, often more effectively than wordsSlide6Slide7Slide8Slide9Slide10Slide11
PhotographsWhen you are looking at a photo – you need to ask yourself a few questions(You might want to write this down)Slide12
What story does the photo accompany?What is the size of the photo in relation to the text?
Is the photo given more space, and hence more importance, than the text? What impact does this have?Slide13
Does the photo stand out and if so, what are the elements of the photo that make it stand out and grab the readers attention?Does the
photo influence the way the issue is presented? How does it represent the issue?
Is the photo biased towards a particular point of view? If so, explain the features that make it biased and how they impact on the reader.Slide14
Class ActivityPick an article from the paper
Annotate & Identify PLT’s
What do they make you THINK FEEL DO? How does it position the reader?
How do the photos used in the article position the reader? What do they make the reader THINK FEEL DO?
You’ll need ALL your handouts that I have given you to complete this task.