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Creating Meaning in Images. A Representational Metafunction. …is about the people, places, and objects within an image –the represented participants (RPs) …answers the question, “What is the picture about?”. Narrative vs. Conceptual. Narrative-Structured Images - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Creating Meaning in Creating Meaning in ImagesImages

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A Representational MetafunctionA Representational Metafunction

……is about the people, places, is about the people, places, and objects within an image –and objects within an image –the represented participants the represented participants (RPs)(RPs)

……answers the question, “What answers the question, “What is the picture about?”is the picture about?”

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Narrative vs. ConceptualNarrative vs. Conceptual

Narrative-Structured ImagesNarrative-Structured Images Narrative images allow the viewers to create a Narrative images allow the viewers to create a

story about the RPs because the image gives story about the RPs because the image gives the appearance of motionthe appearance of motion

Conceptual-Structured ImagesConceptual-Structured Images RPs are grouped together in a specific way to present RPs are grouped together in a specific way to present

the viewers with the “concept” of who or what they the viewers with the “concept” of who or what they representrepresent

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Examples - NarrativeExamples - Narrative

Action – story is created by bodies, tools, limbs placement, etc.

Reaction – story is created by eye lines between RPs

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Examples - ConceptualExamples - Conceptual

Symbolic – RPs are important for their message

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Examples - ConceptualExamples - Conceptual

Classificatory- RPs as of “kind of” something.

Analytical- RPs are displayed in terms of a “part-whole” structure

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Useful QuestionsUseful Questions

1.1. Who are the represented participants (RPs) in my image? Who are the represented participants (RPs) in my image? Include both human and non-human objects.Include both human and non-human objects.

2.2. Are there are any portrayed movements in the image that Are there are any portrayed movements in the image that indicate action? If so, what kind of story does this action indicate action? If so, what kind of story does this action tell?tell?

3.3. Are the human RPs looking at each other, creating eye line Are the human RPs looking at each other, creating eye line meanings? If so, what does this tell me about the history of meanings? If so, what does this tell me about the history of these people?these people?

4.4. If there are no portrayed movements, what is the image If there are no portrayed movements, what is the image trying to tell me in terms of concept? What types of trying to tell me in terms of concept? What types of conventional thinking do different objects evoke in me?conventional thinking do different objects evoke in me?

5.5. Is the image a complex one with more than one process Is the image a complex one with more than one process embedded within it? If so, how do these embedded embedded within it? If so, how do these embedded processes add to my overall understanding of the image?processes add to my overall understanding of the image?

6.6. In terms my overall idea, does the choice of image RPs best In terms my overall idea, does the choice of image RPs best get my point across?get my point across?