Media Exam (Artistic terms + media strategies)

Question 1

Slant, or way of looking at or presenting something

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Angle

Question 2

The arrangement of the parts of a work of art as to form a unified, harmonious whole

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Composition

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What your eye is drawn to; the main element

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Focal Point

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Balance in which the parts are visually unequal

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Asymmetrical Balance

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The juxtaposition of opposing elements

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Contrast

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The part of a scene, landscape, etc. that is near the viewer

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Foreground

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Also called hue; helps create mood and can provide contrast

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Colour

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An object representing a feeling, idea, etc

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Symbol

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The distant part of a landscape; surroundings, especially those behind something, and providing harmony and contrast

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Background

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The illusion of creating dimensional views of objects; creating depth through intersecting lines and by carefully spacing objects

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Perspective

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When an object or objects are the same on the left and right sides of a central axis

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Symmetrical Balance

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The size or apparent size of an object seen in relation to other objects, people, etc. (in the world around them)

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Scale

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A single section of a comic, showing one moment in a story being told

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Panel

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When an object or objects are not equally distributed on each side of a central axis, but the total weight is balanced left and right

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Balance

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The size, type, etc. of text

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Font

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The distinctness or clarity of an image; often used to create a focal point

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Focus

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A sense of energy in a visual, determined by the spaces between shapes and by the shapes themselves

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Movement

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The type of visual (ex. caricature, collage, comic strip, editorial cartoon, painting, poster, etc.)

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Form

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A mirrored image or reflection; a shaded area in a picture or photograph

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Shadow

Question 20

The linear marks made with a pen or brush, or the edge created when two shapes meet; often communicates emotion and states of mind through its character and direction

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Line

Question 21

The suggestion that everyone is doing something. It is an appeal to the subject to follow the crowd.

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Bandwagon

Question 22

This strategy is used to create sensitivity and emotional appeal.

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Cute/Cartoon Characters

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Using a well known person or organization to promote a product.

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Celebrity Endorsement

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The ad may play upon the emotions of the audience, often instead of information that might appeal to an audience rationally.

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Emotional Appeal

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Used to show credibility.

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Facts & Figures

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believing a product will make you more appealing to a particular gender.

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Gender Appeal

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Comedy/parody being used in the media to attract the viewers attention.

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Humor

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Direct or indirect attacks on the products in competition with the product being sold.

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Name Calling

Question 29

Attracts the masses by using common people to advertise a product. Often uses common, everyday language to give a natural feel to the speech.

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Plain Folks

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Deliberately startling & offending its audience by violating norms for social values and personal ideals. Designed to break through the advertising “clutter” to capture attention and create buzz.

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Shock Appeal

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The association of a product with a desirable lifestyle.

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Snob Appeal

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Statements written or spoken about products by consumers, used to back up the companies claim that their products work or are of high quality.

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Testimonial

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An attempt to sway popular opinion and beliefs through distortions of the truth or outright lies.

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Propaganda