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You passed this Milestone 22 questions were answered correctly. 4 questions were answered incorrectly. 1 The visual communications theory that is used in many disciplines, and concerns itself wit ... h the study of signs and symbols, is __________.  montage theory  cognitive theory  semiotics  Gestalt theory RATIONALE Semiotics, or semiotic theory, is the study of how signs and symbols create their meaning. CONCEPT Semiotics 2 How do the elements of a design show unity?  If the elements of a design work together in harmony  If the elements of a design are unbalanced  If the elements of a design distract attention from one another  If the elements of a design lack space RATIONALE Unity in a design is shown when elements work together to create harmony and wholeness in a composition. Unified designs can become disjointed or unbalanced when a single element is removed. CONCEPT Unity 3 Which of the following statements about montage theory is NOT true?  It often depends on the use of conflicting or unrelated images.  It makes use of slow transitions from scene to scene.  It was pioneered by filmmakers in Russia.  A Russian psychologist, Lev Kuleshov, experimented with montage. RATIONALE Montage is a theory pioneered by a Russian filmmaker named Sergei Eisenstein. It uses quick cuts or transitions between images, often unrelated, one after another. Lev Kuleshov was a key figure in an aspect of the montage theory, learning that viewing one image followed by another induces a thought. Thus, slow transitions from scene to scene is not an attribute of, or related to, Montage theory. CONCEPT Montage Theory 4 Which one of the following is NOT a principle of design?  Scale  Proximity  Rhythm  Value RATIONALE [Show More]

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