Semiotics
The Study of signs

  Denotation and Connotation
  Year 12B
  Thursday 19th January 2012
Quick fire
• What does convention mean?
• What does denotation mean?
• What does connotation mean?
• What does semiotic mean?
Brief
• Research, plan, produce and evaluate;

• Music Magazine front cover
• Contents page
• Double page spread

• Target audience: YOUNG people (you!)
• Any MUSIC genre of your choice
The end product
Variety of technologies
What do you see?
What does it mean?
• Images
• White boards



 What do you see?   What is being represented?
 Denotation         Connotation
Representing
• Representation is when you want
  to re-create an image
• Every representation is different
• People are different
• Personal lives
• Experiences
• Thoughts

• Each representation is as unique as
  the person that creates it
Represent
       • Represent the following words
      • You are not allowed to use words
          • You can’t draw the object
        • You have 10 seconds per word

                • Ready

                •Set
             •Go!
Love
Hate
Hyper
Cool
Power
Dance
Alternative
Beauty
Ugly
Universe
Unique Star point
• Sharing stars
• The image denotes an elderly couple sign and a cemetery sign.
  This connotes how old people are walking to their grave as the
  people on the sign are facing towards the cemetery.
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12 b denotation connotation
12 b denotation connotation
12 b denotation connotation
12 b denotation connotation
12 b denotation connotation

12 b denotation connotation

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    Semiotics The Study ofsigns Denotation and Connotation Year 12B Thursday 19th January 2012
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    Quick fire • Whatdoes convention mean? • What does denotation mean? • What does connotation mean? • What does semiotic mean?
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    Brief • Research, plan,produce and evaluate; • Music Magazine front cover • Contents page • Double page spread • Target audience: YOUNG people (you!) • Any MUSIC genre of your choice
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    What do yousee? What does it mean? • Images • White boards What do you see? What is being represented? Denotation Connotation
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    Representing • Representation iswhen you want to re-create an image • Every representation is different • People are different • Personal lives • Experiences • Thoughts • Each representation is as unique as the person that creates it
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    Represent • Represent the following words • You are not allowed to use words • You can’t draw the object • You have 10 seconds per word • Ready •Set •Go!
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    • The imagedenotes an elderly couple sign and a cemetery sign. This connotes how old people are walking to their grave as the people on the sign are facing towards the cemetery.