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Techniques question – How has change been presented?

Introduction
My Place – tone, gradual shift, incremental revelation of information
Arthur’s constant tone
Language – double perspective
Contrast
Sky High – Contrast
Language
Adjectives
My Place – Anecdotes
Humour
Garfield – Exaggeration
Repetition
Zelig – Humour
Voiceover
Costumes
Conclusion

Change is often presented in a variety of ways and through many different media of production. This is shown in the use of techniques such as anecdotes and tone in Sally Morgan’s My Place. Hannah Robert in Sky High uses language and contrast to convey her change in self. Composing in forms other than prose, Jim Davis uses visual techniques such as exaggeration in his Garfield cartoon Forget Me Not and Woody Allen uses the voiceover and costumes to effectively show change in the film Zelig.
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