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Media Language

Welcome to Media Language! There are 4 main types of media language covered in this section of the website. Visual Representation, Non Verbal Communication,Framing and image analysis.

On this page we will focus on NVC (Non Verbal Communication). NVC is how an image conmmunicates to an audience without words of phrases. For example, if you see this picture you the left, we can analyse it using the NVC rules.

NVC = Gaze, Facial Expression, Gestures, Posture, Body Contact and Clothes and Appearance.

^^ This is the very familiar face of legendary dark rocker Alice Cooper. However, what you probably don't know is, that this image is communicating with you. It is creating a image in your mind using NVC.

Gaze: - Alice is looking directly at the camera. This powerful eye to eye match, which your eyes and his eyes meet, is the cliche of lovers staring into each others eye's or in this situation, the manic look of Alice Cooper, the psychopathic rocker.

Facial Expression: - His eye brows are slightly squinted that show he has a normal expression, an expression he is famous for.

Gesture: - *No gesture*

Posture: - It is hard to tell however we can definatly tell he is stood not completly straight on, he has angled his body. This shows the image is posed as part of his image.

Body Contact: - *No body contact*

Clothes and Appearance: - He is dressed in black because it is his image as a dark rocker. Because this is also a posed photograph he is in full make up.

(Music: - Schools Out = Alice Cooper)