6. Título: Interaction and appraisal in animated movies
Lector: Len Unsworth
The interpretation and creation of moving image texts are now integral aspects of multimodal language curricula in schools - such as the new Australian national curriculum in English (ACE) [http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/English/Rationale]. For example, year seven students are expected to be “transforming familiar print narratives into short video or film narratives (ACELT1805)”. While the ACE requires students to discuss aspects of texts “using relevant and appropriate metalanguage (ACELT)”, many teachers are not familiar with such a metalangauge in relation to moving image texts. This mini course will show how systemic functional linguistic and related visual semiotic descriptions of interactive meanings in images (Kress & van Leeuwen, 2006), focalization or point of view (Painter, Martin, & Unsworth, 2013) and the appraisal framework (Martin & White, 2005) can be used to discuss the construction of evaluative stance in animated movies.
The course will examine two short animated movies (of approximately 20 minutes duration each). The first is a movie adaptation from a picture book entitled The Lost Thing (also published in Spanish – La Cosa Perdida) (Ruhemann & Tan, 2010; Tan, 2000). The second animated movie 9-11/9-11 (Chin, 2008) is based around the bombing of the Presidential Palace in Chile in 1973, and the terrorist attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York exactly 28 years later, to the day, on the eleventh of September. In 2008, the Chilean Arts and Cultural Council honored 9-11/9-11 with the Sienna Award - the "Oscar" of Chile - for Best Animated Short Film. 9-11/9-11 also received awards from FeSanCor - the Santiago International Short Film Festival, and the Southern Appalachian Film Festival.
The course consists of four modules:
Module one will firstly involve learning the system of interactive meanings in images as formulated by Kress and van Leeuwen (2006, pp. 114-149) and using this to analyse image segments from the movies. Next the system of focalization (point of view) as formulated by Painter, Martin and Unsworth (2013, pp. 18-30) will be introduced and its use illustrated by analysis of movie segments. Thirdly, the appraisal framework (Martin & White, 2005) describing evaluative language in English, and the possibilities of its extrapolation to images, will be explored (Economou, 2009).
Module two will begin with a viewing of The Lost Thing movie and a demonstration analysis of a short segment using the resources introduced in module one . Participants will then work in small groups to undertake their own analysis of another movie segment. Group analyses will be shared and a discussion of interactive meaning, evaluative stance and thematic development in the movie will follow.
Module three will begin with a viewing of the 9-11/9-11 movie followed by a demonstration analysis of short movie segments (Unsworth, 2012, forthcoming). Participants will then again work in small groups to undertake their own analysis of selected short movie segments using the resources from module one. Once more, group analyses will be shared and followed by a discussion of evaluative stance and thematic development in the movie.
Module four will briefly investigate the application of this work to samples of moving image adaptations of literary works (published in English and Spanish) suitable for students in the early years of schooling - El corazón y la botella (Jeffers, 2009), the middle primary school - El globo rojo (Lamorisse, 1967)and the junior high school - La invención de Hugo Cabret (Scorsese, 2011; Selznick, 2007). The course will conclude with a discussion of possible projects to be undertaken by participants based on their work in the mini course.
Bibliography
Barton, G., & Unsworth, L. (in press 2014). Music, multiliteracies and Multimodality: Exploring the book and movie versions of Shaun Tan’s "The Lost Thing" Australian Journal of Language and Literacy.
Chin, M. (Writer). (2008). 9-11/9-11: indiePix.
Economou, D. (2009). Photos in the news: appraisal analysis of visual semiosis and visual-verbal intersemiosis. (PhD doctoral), University of Sydney, Sydney.
Jeffers, O. (2009). Heart and the Bottle. Hammersmith: Harper Collins.
Kress, G., & van Leeuwen, T. (2006). Reading Images: The grammar of visual design
(2 ed.). London: Routledge.
Lamorisse, A. (1967). The Red Balloon. London: Oberon.
Martin, J. R., & White, P. (2005). The Language of Evaluation: Appraisal in English. . London/New York: Palgrave/Macmillan.
Painter, C., Martin, J. R., & Unsworth, L. (2013). Reading Visual Narratives: Image Analysis of Children's Picture Books. London: Equinox.
Ruhemann, A., & Tan, S. (Writers). (2010). The Lost Thing [DVD/PAL]. Australia: Madman Entertainment.
Scorsese, M. (Writer). (2011). Hugo. In G. King, T. Headington, M. Scorsese & J. Depp (Producer). United States: Parmamount.
Selznick, B. (2007). The Invention of Hugo Cabret. New York: Scholastic.
Tan, S. (2000). The Lost Thing. Sydney: Hachette.
Unsworth, L. (2012). Persuasive narratives: Point of view and evaluative stance in picture books and animated movies. Paper presented at the ALSFAL VIII, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Unsworth, L. (2013). Point of view in picture books and animated movie adaptations. Scan, 32(1), 28-37.
Unsworth, L. (forthcoming). Persuasive narratives: Evaluative images in picture books and animated movies.
Unsworth, L. (in press-a). The image/language interface in picture books as animated films: A focus for new narrative interpretation and composition pedagogies. In L. Unsworth & A. Thomas (Eds.), English Teaching and New Literacies Pedagogy: Interpreting and Authoring Digital Multimedia Narratives. New York: Peter Lang.
Unsworth, L. (in press-b). Point of view in picture books and animated film adaptations: Informing critical multimodal comprehension and composition pedagogy. In E. Djonov & S. Zhao (Eds.), Critical multimodal studies of popular culture. London: Routledge.
Unsworth, L. (in press-c). Re-configuring image-language relations and interpretive possibilities in picture books as animated movies: A site for developing multimodal literacy pedagogy. Ilha do Desterro: A Journal of English Language, Literatures in English and Cultural Studies (Special Issue on Multimodality).
Course Materials / Materiales del curso:
Download links (*.rar archives) / Vínculos de descarga (archivos *.rar):
Part 1
Part 2
The course will examine two short animated movies (of approximately 20 minutes duration each). The first is a movie adaptation from a picture book entitled The Lost Thing (also published in Spanish – La Cosa Perdida) (Ruhemann & Tan, 2010; Tan, 2000). The second animated movie 9-11/9-11 (Chin, 2008) is based around the bombing of the Presidential Palace in Chile in 1973, and the terrorist attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York exactly 28 years later, to the day, on the eleventh of September. In 2008, the Chilean Arts and Cultural Council honored 9-11/9-11 with the Sienna Award - the "Oscar" of Chile - for Best Animated Short Film. 9-11/9-11 also received awards from FeSanCor - the Santiago International Short Film Festival, and the Southern Appalachian Film Festival.
The course consists of four modules:
Module one will firstly involve learning the system of interactive meanings in images as formulated by Kress and van Leeuwen (2006, pp. 114-149) and using this to analyse image segments from the movies. Next the system of focalization (point of view) as formulated by Painter, Martin and Unsworth (2013, pp. 18-30) will be introduced and its use illustrated by analysis of movie segments. Thirdly, the appraisal framework (Martin & White, 2005) describing evaluative language in English, and the possibilities of its extrapolation to images, will be explored (Economou, 2009).
Module two will begin with a viewing of The Lost Thing movie and a demonstration analysis of a short segment using the resources introduced in module one . Participants will then work in small groups to undertake their own analysis of another movie segment. Group analyses will be shared and a discussion of interactive meaning, evaluative stance and thematic development in the movie will follow.
Module three will begin with a viewing of the 9-11/9-11 movie followed by a demonstration analysis of short movie segments (Unsworth, 2012, forthcoming). Participants will then again work in small groups to undertake their own analysis of selected short movie segments using the resources from module one. Once more, group analyses will be shared and followed by a discussion of evaluative stance and thematic development in the movie.
Module four will briefly investigate the application of this work to samples of moving image adaptations of literary works (published in English and Spanish) suitable for students in the early years of schooling - El corazón y la botella (Jeffers, 2009), the middle primary school - El globo rojo (Lamorisse, 1967)and the junior high school - La invención de Hugo Cabret (Scorsese, 2011; Selznick, 2007). The course will conclude with a discussion of possible projects to be undertaken by participants based on their work in the mini course.
Bibliography
Barton, G., & Unsworth, L. (in press 2014). Music, multiliteracies and Multimodality: Exploring the book and movie versions of Shaun Tan’s "The Lost Thing" Australian Journal of Language and Literacy.
Chin, M. (Writer). (2008). 9-11/9-11: indiePix.
Economou, D. (2009). Photos in the news: appraisal analysis of visual semiosis and visual-verbal intersemiosis. (PhD doctoral), University of Sydney, Sydney.
Jeffers, O. (2009). Heart and the Bottle. Hammersmith: Harper Collins.
Kress, G., & van Leeuwen, T. (2006). Reading Images: The grammar of visual design
(2 ed.). London: Routledge.
Lamorisse, A. (1967). The Red Balloon. London: Oberon.
Martin, J. R., & White, P. (2005). The Language of Evaluation: Appraisal in English. . London/New York: Palgrave/Macmillan.
Painter, C., Martin, J. R., & Unsworth, L. (2013). Reading Visual Narratives: Image Analysis of Children's Picture Books. London: Equinox.
Ruhemann, A., & Tan, S. (Writers). (2010). The Lost Thing [DVD/PAL]. Australia: Madman Entertainment.
Scorsese, M. (Writer). (2011). Hugo. In G. King, T. Headington, M. Scorsese & J. Depp (Producer). United States: Parmamount.
Selznick, B. (2007). The Invention of Hugo Cabret. New York: Scholastic.
Tan, S. (2000). The Lost Thing. Sydney: Hachette.
Unsworth, L. (2012). Persuasive narratives: Point of view and evaluative stance in picture books and animated movies. Paper presented at the ALSFAL VIII, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Unsworth, L. (2013). Point of view in picture books and animated movie adaptations. Scan, 32(1), 28-37.
Unsworth, L. (forthcoming). Persuasive narratives: Evaluative images in picture books and animated movies.
Unsworth, L. (in press-a). The image/language interface in picture books as animated films: A focus for new narrative interpretation and composition pedagogies. In L. Unsworth & A. Thomas (Eds.), English Teaching and New Literacies Pedagogy: Interpreting and Authoring Digital Multimedia Narratives. New York: Peter Lang.
Unsworth, L. (in press-b). Point of view in picture books and animated film adaptations: Informing critical multimodal comprehension and composition pedagogy. In E. Djonov & S. Zhao (Eds.), Critical multimodal studies of popular culture. London: Routledge.
Unsworth, L. (in press-c). Re-configuring image-language relations and interpretive possibilities in picture books as animated movies: A site for developing multimodal literacy pedagogy. Ilha do Desterro: A Journal of English Language, Literatures in English and Cultural Studies (Special Issue on Multimodality).
Course Materials / Materiales del curso:
Download links (*.rar archives) / Vínculos de descarga (archivos *.rar):
Part 1
Part 2