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Curtiss, Deborah – 1993
Highlighting many of the author's own experiences as an artist and an art instructor, this paper laments the problem of visual ignorance among contemporary children and proposes a course in basic visual literacy. Such a course would teach form and content as interactive and synergistic concepts rather than as separate attributes. Students could…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Course Content, Critical Viewing
Perret, Jacques – Francais dans le Monde, 1991
A film appreciation exercise for use in the foreign language class is outlined. The questions involve analysis of viewer reactions, film characteristics, visual and aural production specifications, and other technical aspects of the film. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Comprehension, Critical Viewing
Messaris, Paul – 1991
Four different principles of visual manipulation constitute a minimal list of what a visually "literate" viewer should know about, but certain problems exist which are inherent in measuring viewers' awareness of each of them. The four principles are: (1) paraproxemics, or camera work which derives its effectiveness from an analogy to the…
Descriptors: Advertising, Audience Awareness, Audience Response, Communication Research
Semali, Ladislaus – 1997
This paper introduces five concepts that guide teachers' and students' critical inquiry in the understanding of media and visual representation. In a step-by-step process, the paper illustrates how these five concepts can become a tool with which to critique and examine film images of indigenous people. The Sani are indigenous people of the…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Critical Viewing, Cultural Images, Ethnic Groups
Hillyer, Kathryn Oliver – 1993
Television advertising aimed at children is explored, including its regulation, techniques, and research on its effects. Particular attention is given to sexual stereotypes in commercials, including an analysis of certain commercials. A commercial literacy unit is presented for use with fourth graders. The history of advertising targeted at…
Descriptors: Characterization, Children, Childrens Television, Consumer Protection