[MEDIAST 101] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (135 pages long!)

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Mandela effect- people confused and information is twisted. (similarities between the people can cause confusion) The visual image is the predominant mode of comm. Visual image are texts we must learn to read and write. Sensing-(eyes as perception tools) (eyes) letting enough light into eyes to see round yourself. Selecting-(act of focused attention) eyes and brain. Perceiving- act of attempting to make meaning. The more you know, the more you see. More you sense, more you select, more you perceive, more you remember, more you learn, more you know. Goal of visual literacy is to better perceive. Goal of ms 101 is to increase visual literacy by examining image creation, manipulation, consumption, interpretation, impact. Communicative (implies visual images were widely understood by culture that produced them) How they were used? (knowledge is limited) Surrounded by visual tech and images that rep the world around us. Different views of the world and different interpretations. Create meaning about the world around us.