Writer/Designer Reading Journal #6 Gestural Mode

 Gestural mode refers to the way movement, such as body language can make meaning. 

My definition of this would be how peoples movements and interactions show the meaning or feeling of a situation.

An example of this mode is how actors interact with each other on-screen shows relationships and other important factors.

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