Shapiro+K+Wk+10

4/6/12

My VSP in terms of Ramage's 4 interpretive relationships

--when we look at images in terms of other images “we change the valences of both, causing some elements to stand out and others to recede in importance” (153).
 * "in terms of" something else **

I am using juxtaposition as the main tool to progress by narrative. I will present images of people in lonely situation, then images of them included and having fun in concert-like environments. In this way I will be getting across my main message: that live music allows one to form an identity through a musical genre, and this individual through this shared identity will be accepted and acknowledged by others who ascribe to those ideals.

--in as far as images are part of a genre they can be compared by “type” or by virtue of their numerous shared traits. Visual genres are maintained by practitioners (photographers) as part of interpretive communities. There is a formal (expert) community that provides standards of interpretation and then there are the rest of us who because we share the experience have things to say about the nature of the object
 * within a particular genre **

The genre of images is the ‘concert picture’. Alternatively there are the genres of music that I will be visually portraying. By presenting multiple music genres, I am trying to get across to the audience that this is applicable to all genres, more than just what I am presenting

--“Undoubtedly the most common relationship each of us uses to make sense of the [images] we [see] is their relationship to other [images] that we’ve [seen]. . . . How we [view] a given [image] is a function of the other [images] we’ve [seen] and the experiences we’ve had, and as the latter change over time, so will the former” (156-157).
 * in light of personal observation **

This one is the most obvious, the viewer will interpret the images in terms of live music experiences themselves have had or have seen represented. By presenting the audience with pictures of people enjoying live music, I would like them to relate their own experiences as a way to emphasize that this idea spans musical genres and is relatable to all who like live music.

“When we relate to other people through an [image], it can serve as a touchstone by which we measure their perspicuity [lucidity] or character or gauge their potential compatibility” (158).
 * and in the company of others **

Here I want to get in the ‘connectedness’ idea, that live music creates almost a heterotopian site where typical faux paus are ignored in light of mutual respect for a specific style of music/artist/etc. This allows for the feelings of inclusion in a group simply from being at the event/having a something in common with all the other people. Still not sure how I am going to present this, however I think this will be the most persuasive/strongest element to my message/argument.