Visual Literacy through

Images
Lights, Camera, Action!
Directions: Identify what form is
depicted on the following films.
Choose
your answer inside the box and
write it on a separate sheet of
paper.
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, consists of moving
pictures
that have been recorded so that they can be shown at the cinema
or on television. A film tells a story or shows a real situation. The
process of filmmaking is both an art and an industry.
There are different forms of film such as:
1. Action
2. Adventure
3. Comedy
4. Crime and gangster
5. Drama
6. Epics/Historical
7. Horror
8. Musical/Dance
9. Science Fiction
10. War
Directions: Identify what form is depicted on the following
films. Choose your answer inside the box and write it on a
separate sheet of paper.
Film also called moving picture is a visual art form used
to stimulate experiences that communicate ideas,
stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty or
atmosphere. It is recorded or programmed in moving
images along with sound and other conventions or
devices.
The different conventions are lights, blocking, direction,
characterization, acting, dialog, setting, and set-up.
1. What have you noticed
with pictures A and B in
terms of lighting?
2. Who are the characters in
pictures A and B?
3. What do you think is the
setting in pictures A and B?
4. What is the atmosphere or
the mood created in picture A
and B?
Visual Literacy through
Images
Lights, Camera, Action!
Directions: Identify what form is
depicted on the following films.
Choose
your answer inside the box and
write it on a separate sheet of
paper.
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, consists of moving
pictures
that have been recorded so that they can be shown at the cinema
or on television. A film tells a story or shows a real situation. The
process of filmmaking is both an art and an industry.
There are different forms of film such as:
1. Action
2. Adventure
3. Comedy
4. Crime and gangster
5. Drama
6. Epics/Historical
7. Horror
8. Musical/Dance
9. Science Fiction
10. War
Directions: Identify what form is depicted on the following
films. Choose your answer inside the box and write it on a
separate sheet of paper.
Film also called moving picture is a visual art form used
to stimulate experiences that communicate ideas,
stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty or
atmosphere. It is recorded or programmed in moving
images along with sound and other conventions or
devices.
The different conventions are lights, blocking, direction,
characterization, acting, dialog, setting, and set-up.
1. What have you noticed
with pictures A and B in
terms of lighting?
2. Who are the characters in
pictures A and B?
3. What do you think is the
setting in pictures A and B?
4. What is the atmosphere or
the mood created in picture A
and B?
 YEAH OR NAH
Direc Read the statement carefully. Write YEAH if the statement is
tions: correct and NAH if it is incorrect.
_____ 1. Visual Media refer to pictures, images and graphic organizers which are
used in the classroom.
_____ 2. Power point presentation is the most common example of visual media.
_____ 3. Visual media cannot help students retain concepts and ideas.
_____ 4. Facebook is an example of visual media.
_____ 5. YouTube allows videos on its platform.
_____ 6. Visual media are not used as learning aids.
_____ 7. The most common types of visual media being used by online marketers
today are images.
_____ 8. Internet users prefer to watch videos.
_____ 9. Instagram is an example of an online source.
_____ 10. Peer-reviewed journals, webpages, forums, and blogs are not online
sources.
Visual Literacy through
Images
 WHAT ARE THE
DIFFERENT FORMS OF
FILMS?
In order to communicate key messages to an
audience, producers of films
use certain conventions and devices such as
lights, blocking, direction,
characterization, acting, dialog, setting, and
set-up.
1. Light - is a convention of films used to create a specific atmosphere.
It is a very important aspect for shaping meaning in films. It can
manipulate a viewer’s attitude towards a setting or a character.
2. Blocking - is simply the relationship of the camera to the actors.
Essentially, it is the physical movement of the actors relative to the
position of the camera.
3. Direction - is the process of making sure that every component of a
movie runs smoothly.
4. Characterization - is the process by which the writer reveals the
personality of the character. Characterization is revealed through
direct characterization or indirect characterization.
5. Acting - affects the way an audience responds. This includes facial
expressions, body language and delivery of lines.
6. Dialogue - is the exchange of spoken words between two or more
characters in the film or moving pictures.
7. Setting - is both the time and geographic location within a film or
within a work of film. The setting helps initiate the main backdrop
and mood for a story.
8. A set-up - is also called set design. It refers to the creation of a
scenery that depicts the “look” or physical appearance of the set for
a film. It is often structured or built in studios. It can also be
outside locations.
Film also called moving picture is a visual
art form used to stimulate experiences
that communicate ideas, stories,
perceptions, feelings, beauty or
atmosphere. It is recorded or programmed
in moving images along with sound and
other conventions or devices.
The different conventions are lights,
blocking, direction, characterization,
acting, dialog, setting, and set-up.
Directions: Choose from the conventions and devices of films used in the
scene. Write the answer on a separate sheet of paper.
__________ 1. The actors are positioned in front of the house.
__________ 2. “Get out, the house is on fire!!!”
__________ 3. The director is telling the actors what he wants in the scene.
__________ 4. They are filming near the ocean.
__________ 5. They use natural sunlight.
__________ 6. The actress made us cry in the scene.
__________ 7. Gloria plays as the good witch.
__________ 8. The place was dim and eerie.
__________ 9. Angelina sits with posture and the opposite end is John.
__________10. “Oh, you can’t help that said the cat: we’re all mad here. I’m
mad. You’re mad.”
Visual Literacy through
Images
What are some devices and
conventions that we discussed
yesterday?
In order to communicate key messages to an
audience, producers of films
use certain conventions and devices such as
lights, blocking, direction,
characterization, acting, dialog, setting, and
set-up.
1. Light - is a convention of films used to create a specific atmosphere.
It is a very important aspect for shaping meaning in films. It can
manipulate a viewer’s attitude towards a setting or a character.
2. Blocking - is simply the relationship of the camera to the actors.
Essentially, it is the physical movement of the actors relative to the
position of the camera.
3. Direction - is the process of making sure that every component of a
movie runs smoothly.
4. Characterization - is the process by which the writer reveals the
personality of the character. Characterization is revealed through
direct characterization or indirect characterization.
5. Acting - affects the way an audience responds. This includes facial
expressions, body language and delivery of lines.
6. Dialogue - is the exchange of spoken words between two or more
characters in the film or moving pictures.
7. Setting - is both the time and geographic location within a film or
within a work of film. The setting helps initiate the main backdrop
and mood for a story.
8. A set-up - is also called set design. It refers to the creation of a
scenery that depicts the “look” or physical appearance of the set for
a film. It is often structured or built in studios. It can also be
outside locations.
Film also called moving picture is a visual
art form used to stimulate experiences
that communicate ideas, stories,
perceptions, feelings, beauty or
atmosphere. It is recorded or programmed
in moving images along with sound and
other conventions or devices.
The different conventions are lights,
blocking, direction, characterization,
acting, dialog, setting, and set-up.