How the Visual Makes Sense

David MacDougall

doi:10.1080/08949468.2019.1671746

How the Visual Makes Sense

David MacDougall^*

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In ethnographic films visual images, both singly and in combination, make sense in a variety of ways through their uses in description, analysis, interpretation and explanation. These uses rely on the filmmaker’s ability to guide the viewer’s understanding and the viewer’s ability to read a filmmaker’s intentions. This article was provoked by thinking about the ramifications of filming just one scene for an ethnographic film.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Visual Anthropology
Volume	33
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08949468.2019.1671746
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2020

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