lives and key messages; expression

English translation: not a fixed phrase

13:32 May 1, 2008
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English term or phrase: lives and key messages; expression
Adding the extra dimension of movement to images creates a new depth to the experience, and a different kind of impact entirely. The ability to capture lives or key messages in this way leads to lasting memories of an expression that is both immediate and real. |
Could anybody explain to me what is meant by these words here? Key messages - is it important information?
And what is lives? Life events? Or people? And expression in what sense?
Yelena Pestereva
Israel
Selected answer:not a fixed phrase
Explanation:
lives/key messages - indeed, it's important information, something relevant about the subject, about his/her life eg - you are able to capture more data about a person if you show him doing something than just posing for the camera, say... a bearded old man in a sweater filling the frame of the pic tells you less than a picture of him in a boat, dragging his net out of the sea... hope it helps.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-05-01 15:51:58 GMT)
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ah, ok - well, according to additional context it's not just capturing a still pic, it's about the advantage of being able to really capture movement :)
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pike
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4[the ability to film] people and important ideas/messages
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not a fixed phrase


Explanation:
lives/key messages - indeed, it's important information, something relevant about the subject, about his/her life eg - you are able to capture more data about a person if you show him doing something than just posing for the camera, say... a bearded old man in a sweater filling the frame of the pic tells you less than a picture of him in a boat, dragging his net out of the sea... hope it helps.

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ah, ok - well, according to additional context it's not just capturing a still pic, it's about the advantage of being able to really capture movement :)

pike
Croatia
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[the ability to film] people and important ideas/messages


Explanation:
By "capture," they mean "capture an image," or in simplest terms, to film or take a photograph of someone.

"Key messages" means "important messages" or "crucial messages".

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-05-01 15:48:42 GMT)
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"capture lives" just seems to be a marketing writer's way of saying "take photos of/film people" ;-)

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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-05-01 19:07:37 GMT)
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I just realized you also asked about "expression" here.

It's not particularly good writing or a particularly appropriate use of the word "expression."

In fact, well, I don't really know what they were trying to say with that. It's kind of vague marketing-speak. I really think "experience" is the word they were looking for, or something similar. It makes much more sense than "expression."

I agree with Pike is that the overall theme is that moving images can capture so much more of life than photographs do.

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