Task for Reg Saunders: an Indigenous War

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This image shows Reg Saunders removing his
shirt before fighting a drunken soldier who
refuses to follow an order. The exaggerated
musculature of RS’s body emphasises his
physical strength and the smile on his face
suggests something of his character: he is not
afraid to fight to uphold his principles. The
verbiage in the speech bubble explains RS’s
reason for fighting. This is a medium shot with
RS displayed front-on to the viewer but there is
no involvement between the viewer and RS.
His gaze is directed not at the viewer but at the
drunken soldier in the cell. The image is
dominant but the print text in the text box is
important in explaining the significance of what
is happening: the legend of RS is born.

This is a long shot showing violent action

involving a large number of soldiers, all of whom
have been depicted in a fairly generic way
except for RS who is foregrounded in the image
and recognisable by his brown skin. The strong
vectors formed by the extreme angle of RS’s
legs and by the angle of his gun and bayonet
represent him as a soldier capable of ruthlessly
killing his enemy. This shot is cinematic and the
viewer sees the scene dispassionately from a
distance. RS, however, occupies a position of
power because he is located above the gaze of
the viewer. The scene is vibrant because of the
saturated colours, despite the dark shading,
which suggests the viewer’s likely emotional
response to the scene.
The Image displays a midshot of Reg standing by the Senior
Australian officers who are sitting by the desk in which they are
recommending that Reg should go to Officer Training in the
Australian Army considering he’ll be the first indigenous
Australian to hold the King’s Commission. The decision is
referred to General Blamely. The looks of the officer genuinely
look upstanding, they look positive with the decision in making
Reg a officer. Reg’s Uniform shows a significant rank he holds, a
rank of Sergeant, a non-commissioned officer. The look on his
face, looking at something but not at the officers, shows us a
sense of duty and professionalism.

In this shot it depicts a midshot where it cuts off from the waist
down. The colors in this scene are bright meaning that they are
happy and it gives off a pleasant mood. Their eye contact is facing
towards the reader showing them that they are happy. It makes us
feel safe because they are both going out to fight for their side. The
way they are standing next to each other shows that they both could
be related, probably a married couple. The atmosphere is calm and
happy. The most noticeable part in the image is the people as they
draw our attention by being centered in the centre of the scene.
Their uniform also shows that they work in the military and both work
in different positions.
 
This image depicts a midshot angle,
It communicates that he is looking
off into the distance and based on the
context he is dreaming and thinking
about what has happened. In this image
most colours are bright and vibrant
there's a bright sun shining behind
him as he stares off the horizon. The
reason he could be rested on the fence
is because he has had lots of trauma
and the fences can be a symbol of him
keeping all his past and he is keeping
all that in the past and starting over
that's why he is on the other side of
the fence to symbolise that you should
put aside the past and to move on and
to start over again
This is a mid shot in which Reg is standing towards a war memorial and gazing into the horizon.
The war memorial in the distance signifies the respect to Australian men who fought in the War
to save their people's lives. Reg kept his gaze away from the War memorial made for the
Australian soldiers because just in front of the memorial, there was a memorial made for Reg
smaller than the size of himself. This indicates how he as an aboriginal was treated unfairly in
the War even though he served the same amount of service as the white Australian men. His
facial expression shows that he is disgusted and all he received was a small tribute to his
service in the war. The writing on the Grave “Their Name Lives For Evermore'' expresses how
even though he is dead, He is still remembered today as a Brave man who faced many
difficulties by himself in the war in order to serve Australia.