“War Game” by Gervasio Sánchez

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“WAR GAME”


TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. A short biography of the photographer 3. Formal analysis of the photography a. Observation Skills i.

Action

ii. Setting iii. Theme iv. Characters v. Clothing vi. Pose vii. Expression b. Technical Knowledge i.

Point of view

ii. Lightning iii. Framing iv. Cropping c. Context d. Meaning e. Symbol 4. Conclusion 5. A bibliography page


1.Introduction We are going to talk about this photo.

​We chose this photo because we thought it has a beautiful story behind and it could

be interesting to analyze it. We are working ​on this project because we would like know the​ ​story​ ​behind the photo.

2.Formal analysis of the photography a. Observation Skills In this photo we can see some children playing with cars because we think that children in the pass didn’t have as many toys as now and they used anything they found to play. We think that it is a city that is at war because in the background we can see some buildings in bad condition. We think this photo was taken in the 80's because the children are wearing old clothes and the cars are ancient​. ​We think that those children suffered a war because the city is destroyed. The Children are about 10 years old. The photo was taken in a poor city.


b)Technical Knowledge We think that the photographer wanted ​to make us see the bad condition of

other countries. We think that the photographer was walking through ​the ruins near

them, see them and wanted take photos to them because. We think that the photographer wanted to focus those children because children died in the war and that it was very rare to see children walking along the street. The photographer was in front of them when he was taking the photo. The photo is in black and white, this transmits more sadness because the things look ​older. The light is natural because we think that in that situation there wasn’t artificial light. The light ​comes from the right. And it is shiny and smooth.

THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO

The story behind the photo could be that those children were brothers and they are looking for their family, to see if they are still alive. ​because they saw a lot of dead people in his city ​3.

The real story

Children playing in the Sarajevo (Bosnia) war in November 1993.Yugoslavia was an european country where different religious and ethnic groups lived together. The war began and it was a disaster because all the population fought among them..even the help of the United Nations was questioned.And when the violence took the streets of Sarajevo, in the middle of the war, happiness also exist..and these children are the proof.

4.Photographer’s biography Gervasio Sanchez was born in Córdoba in 1959. He soon left Barcelona with his family, to stay in Hospitalet del infante, locality where he lives with his grandfather. He began to work when he was eleven and ​he combines his education with some jobs. He works as a waiter in the beach bar ‘’Fina de la playa de miracle’’ when he was fifteen.

He ​awards a degree in journalism by the’’ Universidad

autónoma de Barcelona’’ in 1984.


5.Conclusion We liked doing this project in group because it was a good idea for to share thoughts and the subject of the photo we seemed interesting. We think that to work in this project was very interesting because we learnt that life after the war is very difficult.

6.Bibliography https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerras_Yugoslavas​- Real story https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gervasio_Sánchez​- Photographer’s biography


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