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Reflection:
Did you rely more on syllables, words, ideas, or a combination of all of them?
I relied on ideas, memory, and setting-based emojis to depict the main events of the story. Rather than to go into detail of the setting, names, and miscellaneous details, I thought the easiest way people would understand is to analyze the plot and climax of the film. In terms of memory, I watched the movie last night when helped with summarizing the emojis.
Did you start with the title? Why? Why not?
I started with the title as it would provide pre-analyzing context. Almost as a form of pre-reading. I wanted to guide the audience as much as I could with the emoji title.
Did you choose the work based on how easy it would be to visualize?
I chose the work based on the most recent film I watched. It so happened to be a movie my family and I watched over Thanksgiving, long weekend. In my experience, visualizing the film was easy. I sequenced the main events of the film with a sequence of emojis to replace text. The movie genre is a romantic comedy which also aids the simplicity of the emoji story. If I had chosen a mystery, horror, or drama film, I think visualization would have been more difficult and the ideas/theme would have been missed due to the limitation of emojis.
Your experience in creating emoji-based representations of a movie seems to be somewhat similar to mine, Clarisse, but I did notice some differences in our approaches.
When choosing emojis, you relied on ideas, memory, and setting-based emojis to depict the main events of the story. You focused on the plot and climax of the film, which allowed you to create a more concise and simplified representation. In contrast, I started by attempting to use full sentences and complex ideas, which led to a more elaborate but potentially less straightforward representation. I did move to your approach as the project wore on as it was too difficult to express complex ideas with a series of emojis unless fully broken down.
We both saw the value in starting with the title. You stated that it provided pre-analyzing context and acted as a form of pre-reading. I wasn’t as thoughtful in my reasoning, but I do agree with your sentiment.
The film choices offered a unique difference in approaches. You selected the most recent film you watched, which happened to be a romantic comedy. This genre choice made it easier to visualize and convey the story using emojis. I, on the other hand, selected a film without considering its complexity, as I thought that was ‘true to the task’.
After going over your emojis, I’m pretty convinced that this is the film ‘The Proposal’. The two flags tipped me off. This was a great set of emoji choices to represent this film. The female and male emojis even look like Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock!
I would like to have known which web emoji translator tools you used, Clarisse. You didn’t explicitly mention it in your response. I went through a series of free tools before settling on one that produced the best results. I wonder, did you have as much difficulty as I did when trying to find a useful tool?
In terms of literacies and theoretical underpinnings, we both seem to value visual literacy and the ability to convey complex ideas through simplified representations using emojis. This approach aligns with a more multimodal view of communication, drawing from theories about visual communication and semiotics that we have had in our readings. Both Kress and Bolter write about the need for multiple forms of representation and the ability to express ourselves using various media.
I enjoyed decoding your emoji story and I might have to re-watch The Proposal as it’s at the top of my mind.
Yes! You got it, it was The Proposal! Such a classic. I feel that your approach was more true to the task. As I really just lucked out with timing and watched a film that enabled a clear way to communicate an emoji story. Yes, I specifically chose male/female emojis with darker features to represent the actors. This is too funny.
I relied on the emoji keyboard on my phone. Please do it’s an amazing, easy-going film! This made my day.