Research Question

My intent of this research project is to look at how a powerful and influential message is Communicated.

Through analysing images and categorising them in to levels of meaning, indicating whether the message is obvious and predictable or, ambiguous and mysterious, I hope to establish why the devise is or is not powerful at communicating a message.

I will be analysing if there is a powerful personal presence in art work and how this affect how clear and how fast a message is received and understood. 

'The perception of “personal presence” dictates decisions and actions every day.

organisations and nations often elect their leaders based on the power of personal presence as conveyed through the media.'
Because of this I want to look at political messages used in particular propaganda in different forms. 

Researchers tell us that somewhere between eleven milliseconds and five minutes, people make judgments that do not differ from impressions made after much longer periods. 

How can I make a powerful  first impression and get a point across immediately ?

I will Also look at Artists and illustrators who don't portray a strong message why this is and how it is this way?



The initial intent of my project was :  The intent of my project is the understanding and analysing the visual communication of an abstract emotion.

 In Particular I will look at applying my understanding of how an emotion is communicated by the content of Joyful sayings that my Final major project is based on to improve my communication of a feeling of happiness and to help the audience feel happiness.

 How is a strong emotion portrayed and can that be applied to a joyful content.

Looking in to types of emotion

Abstract emotions

Positive emotions

Desire

Pride

Gratitude

Euphoria

Joy

Happiness

Hope

Empathy

Negative emotions

Frustration

Sadness

Shame

Fear

Guilt

Jealousy

Doubt

Grief

Depression

Despair

Envy

For my analysis of artists work I will look at: 

Use of size

Use of colour

Use of perspective

Use of metaphors

Page construction

Surrealism

Use of shapes

Use of light

Expression/gesture

Some use subliminal messages and some use overt

Through visual deconstruction I hope to:

Understanding how emotions both positive and negative are portrayed visually.

Understand what the main differences are in an image that makes me feel happy joyful or positive as opposed to an image that makes me feel upset angry or negative.