Monday, November 29, 2010

Kress & Van Leeuwen - Angles in visual grammar

in today's class, I have to find some information about angles in visual grammar.
here's some information that I got from the book of Kress & Van Leeuwen:

Horizontal angles
These suggest different links of involvement in relationships between the represented person(s) or participants and the viewer.
frontal angle
• frontal angle – suggests viewer involvement with the person or objects in the image
oblique angle









• oblique angle – suggest viewer detachment with the persons or objects in the image (Kress & van Leeuwen 1996)












Vertical Angle
These suggest different links of power relationships between the represented person(s) or participants and the viewer.

high angle
• High angle – the viewer is looking down on the represented person, putting the viewer in a more powerful position









low angle

 • Low angle – the viewer looks up to the represented person, putting the viewer in a less powerful position









eye level
• Eye level – the point of view is one of equality with no power difference involved (Kress & van Leeuwen 1996.)













source:
Kress, Gunther & Leeuwen, Theo Van (1996). Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design. London: Routledge.

2 comments:

  1. Nice examples for different angles.
    I think this example easier to understand.
    Good job~

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