Emphasis: Respond
While color, size, and placement play a large role in creating emphasis in static texts, emphasis can also be seen in moving texts. Consider this stop-motion clip that serves as the opening for a film project about digital rights management. Watch the clip and then work through the following questions. Then “submit” your responses.
Describe where your attention is visually drawn in this text. What strategies does the author use to emphasize this element? Given that this text is essentially a title page for a larger project, does this emphasis seem effective to you? Why or why not?
Between composing the two different pages ("Digital Rights Management/Digital Robbing Maniacs" and "Criminal") the woman disappears from the screen and the jumpy stop-motion effect ceases. Describe how this moment of stillness can be understood as "emphasis" and explain if it seems like an effective strategy. What is emphasized by stopping the movement?
Consider the role sound plays in emphasis. How does the soundtrack to this clip help to (a) emphasize certain moments in the clip, and (b) place a particular emotional emphasis on the meaning of the clip?