In this seminar we looked into visual analysis which subject somewhat crossed into last weeks lecture "visual literacy". We were shown an images from time magazine showing an iconic image of the 9/11 disaster and discussed all the emotions/views towards that image (which were strong). We were then shown an album cover from the group "The Coup" who used a badly edited images of the two towers exploding with both members of the duo standing in front of it. We discussed how the image was offensive and in the context of the two towers incident was both in bad taste and would not be good for record sales. What was interesting was that the image was created a few months before the 9/11 incident however without a date the significance in history of 9/11 was so strong most will assume that is the context of the album cover.
A similar idea was used when we were shown an image of a VW beetle painted in bright colours normally associated with the 70's "hippie" however the VW beetle was created by Hitlers Nazi administration. Even though the context of the cars origin is not pleasant the image of the car was easily changed into a sign of peace and free spirit.
These image comparisons showed us how we should think about the context of an image or subject thoroughly before making and releasing work to an audience, so our work does not unintentionally offend a group. Thinking about the context of a subject also allows us to better our work through using a subjects pre established meanings and history, which would give our animations/films a greater depth and interest to them.
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