1. Visual Literacy - narrative

2. Seeing but not saying

3. Seeing pictures One sunny day in the desert in Texas Eagles and other birds of prey flying in the morning warmth People going into the bar People opening up their stores Cowboys coming in with their friends The hardest was Jake then Spike he always worries about his looks then Diesel That makes the hardest gang On Saturday they go to Man in the Moon it’s a bar Once they went to murder the President but They got caught

4. The language of film Telling the story Setting Sound Colour Character Camera Action

5. Character what they look like how they behave how they interact with other characters how they speak and what they say sound or music associated with them

6. Sound sound effects music silence voice – dialogue and voice over (Sounds within the story are referred to as “diagetic” sounds. Those outside are referred to as “non-diagetic”.)

7. Colour mood visual contrast time

8. Camera extreme close up close up mid shot long shot point of view zoom pan tilt

9. What makes visual literacy techniques effective? Appeal to visual learners. Children come with prior learning. Bridge the gap between home and school literacy