Visual Rhetoric Rewrite – HDT1817

00:01) The first frame of this video shows what seems to be a family of four. We can assume that it is a mother and father with their two young children. They are carrying many things with them. They have bags, cups, toys for the children, and what seems to be a folded up stroller. The mom is holding the smaller child in her arms along with bags and cups as well. The dad looks like he is thinking about something and the mom seems to have a happy/surprised expression on her face. From this image we can insinuate that they are going on a trip or outing of some sort due to all of the things they are carrying with them.

00:02) The second frame shows them further from their house. It seems as if they are walking towards something away from their house. It is sunny outside and they are dressed nicely. They have what seems to be a typical looking suburban house for a family of four. From this frame I would like to assume that they have a driveway and are walking to their car. I can also assume this because of all the things they are carrying as well.

00:03) The third frame is a zoom in on the mom’s face. Her expression seems happy because she is smiling. 

00:04) The fourth frame seems the exact same as the second frame.

00:05) The fifth frame zooms in on the little girl. She is playing with a toy attached to one of the bags that the dad is carrying. She herself is holding a toy and wearing a small backpack. Her expression says that she is curious about where they are going. 

00:06) The sixth frame shows that the dad is eating something. His hands are full so he is holding onto the food with his mouth. He looks as if he is struggling to hold all of the things he is carrying. By his posture in this frame, it seems as if the things he is holding are falling out of his arms. His wife and smaller child are slightly behind him so the camera focus is on him. The older child seems as if she is trying to get his attention. 

00:07) In this frame it shows the dad almost dropping all of his things including the food in his mouth and it pans to his wife looking at him with a concerned expression. I would assume that they are both struggling to hold all of their things together and keep the kids together as well. 

00:08) This frame is similar to the second and fourth frame in which the family is still walking towards something (I would assume a car because of all of their baggage). The mom seems to be trying to get a better grip on holding the small child and the dad is looking at the ground. He could be possibly looking at the food that he dropped or something else he could have dropped as well. 

00:09) This frame shows the mom struggling to keep hold of her son and all of the other things she is holding as well. Her mouth is open with an overwhelmed look so that is where I can draw the conclusion that she is overwhelmed by all that is going on around her.

00:10) This frame focuses on the dad trying to get better hold of his things and it also seems as if he is still looking down. He could be looking down at the older child or something he dropped. It pans to him looking at the older child playing with a toy attached to the backpack he is holding. This could have caused him to drop some things being that it seems the older child is tugging on the toy attached to the bag. 

00:11) This frame pans to the dad finally getting a bite of the food he is now holding. His arms and hands are full with what seems to be a cup, a toy, a jacket, and bags as well. He appears to be stressed out. 

00:12) This frame shows the mom walking ahead of the dad. He is behind her struggling to get a grip on all of his belongings. She looks like she is walking and the children are next to her as well. The stroller and backpacks are falling off of the dad’s shoulders and he is trying to hoist them back up. 

00:13) This frame shows what seems to be the dads feet moving in a crooked position. I think this is used to highlight that he is having trouble holding all of the bags, toys, and stroller. You can see the moms feet ahead of him and the wheels of a car. This shows that they are walking towards a car and that the mom has walked ahead of him and is most likely about to put the kids and the rest of the things in the car. 

00:14) This expression focuses on the older child. She has an excited, happy expression on her face and she isn’t holding anything except for a toy. You can see mom and dad struggling in the background while the little girl seems to be happy and carefree. 

00:15) The family is now clearly walking towards their car. It seems as if they are about to get the kids settled in and everything packed away. This is shot from a side profile to see everyone walking towards the car doors.

00:16) In this frame it is almost identical to the last except the mom is reaching to put her cup on the roof of the car. This is probably to free up a hand to open the car door and place her small child in a car seat. 

00:17) This frame just shows the dad and the older child. The car door is slightly open and he is following behind her so it looks like he is also about to place her in the car in a car seat or booster seat as well. The dad looks like he is holding less things so he has probably put some things in the car already to be able to get the older child into the car.

00:18) This frame shows the mom and the smaller child in her arms. The car door is open and it looks as if she is about to put him down into the car (probably into a car seat). Other than holding the child, her hands seem empty. 

00:19) This frame shows the dad and the older child. The dad’s hands are empty and it looks like he is buckling the older child securely into her carseat. They are both smiling and the child looks like she is holding a snack. 

00:20) This frame (an integral part of the ad it seems) is a closeup of a securely fastened car seat buckle. This is probably to reinforce to viewers the importance of securely placing a child into a carseat. 

00:21) This frame shows the snack that the child was holding flying everywhere. It probably got all over the car and all over the dad. The little girl looks like she is laughing. However, the frame still highlights her being in a car seat as it is shot from a side angle showing her securely fastened into said car seat. 

00:22) This frame is almost identical to the last except we can clearly see dad with a surprised expression on his face. The little girl is still laughing. 

00:23) This frame is still shot from the side. It shows the older child in her car seat and it shows mom buckling the smaller child into his car seat. The car seat is facing backwards (I think this is the proper way to place a carseat for infants and small toddlers). Again, the frame is still highlighting the car seats. 

00:24) The last frame of this video focuses on the moms hands fastening the buckle of the smaller childs car seat. There is a diamond ring on her finger which reinforces the assumption that they are a married couple with their two children. The clear focus however is on the buckle of the car seat. The last few frames of this video seem to demonstrate the importance of car safety for children.

LINK: https://youtu.be/eOfYNJNh1I8?si=pl5jAMhIalCe3La7

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1 Response to Visual Rhetoric Rewrite – HDT1817

  1. davidbdale's avatar davidbdale says:

    Drop a brief analysis of the overall effectiveness of the ad into this post, HDT. What was its message, how well did it persuade viewers of the importance of its advice, did it manage to convey all or most of that argument through visuals alone?

    Regrade Please when you finish, if you wish.

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