Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Holocaust Imagery - Hitler at a Nazi Rally


This is an image of a political rally in 1934, a staple of the Nazi regime. In your own blog post answer the questions below and include the image.

  1. How are vectors used in this image? What effect does it have? Vectors are used all through this image. the effect is showing how civilized and perfect the Germans were. all the flags push our eyes toward Hitler It gives the viewer a sense of power that the Germans. hitler is the focal point of Hitler
  2. Describe the composition of the image and what is tells us about the Nazis and Hitler. It tells us that he and his army is very orderly and that everything has to be perfect for them, it also shows power, That Hitler is put in the center of the image. the use of line and symmetry makes out eyes focus on hitler
  3. How is symmetry used? What effect does it have? The symmetry in this image  with all the soldiers and crowds perfectly separated to make the photo perfectly symmetrical and then Hitler is in the middle so our eyes automatically focus on him. the effect is how it shows the power of Hitler and his army because of the millions op people in the crowd. it shows order.
  4. What effect does this picture being in black and white have? Because its in black and white the soldiers and Hitler are dark and the crowd is very light and it shows the difference between hope and evil. gives more order
  5. Discuss the use of line in this image. What effect does it have? Frames Hitler as the one source of power. lines of the soldiers point to Hitler and the crowd also points  

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