Friday, 20 October 2017

Iconography

Instantly recognisable
Can be polysemic - multiple meanings, but less likely
Signs so powerful we quickly reach a connotation
Ie cowboy hats, yellow cabs, lightsabers, Ring in LOTR

For cowboy films specifically: Stetsons, 6 gun, Sheriff star

Make audience think of one person, place or setting
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