- The word Iconography is another word for the images and/or the symbolic representations that may be used to represent a person or an object. For example you may associate large holding containers and cobwebs with a warehouse etc.
examples relating to a building site may include:
-Machinery: such as cranes/ forklifts which are used to lift/ transport materials around the site.
- Other materials: such as wood/ metal/ plastic etc.
-Clothing: some builders may leave their work clothes on the building site for example a hard hat or a pair of gloves etc.
- they're are many other materials and pieces of equipment that may be left on the building site however the ones i have highlighted are the most common materials and equipment that you may come across due to the obvious fact of there not being any irrelevant materials or equipment on the building site.
Collateral example:
-For an example of good use of Iconography i will use the club scene in the film collateral in which one of the characters Vincent is on his mission to kill a witness- shown below:
In this scene we see exactly what we expect from a club- packed with people, a bar, people dancing etc. within this scene we also see police enter the club trying to stop the well- planned murder, we see people equipped with guns as they are their to protect the witness. Furthermore in this scene all of the people who are fighting are highlighted from within the crowd which also makes it hard to tell who is the antagonist and who is the protagonist. Inturn this scene leaves the audience confused but thrilled at the same time as they witness an action packed shoot-out scene where people are killed and injured. Furthermore what is so good about this scene is that at the end of the scene the audience is shown/told who the protagonist was and who the antagonist is.
Conclusion:
- During this lesson i have learnt how Iconography and the location or setting effects the scene and the audiences perception and feelings towards the scene. I am now able to identify all the different feautures of Iconography and how they are used as a whole to make a film enjoyable and meaningful
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