VISUAL NOTE 002 / SEQUENCES
A technical sequence asks the audience to follow change. A stable reference, a clear focus and enough reading time help each stage carry its part of the explanation.
Kevin’s waterproofing film uses a section drawing that builds in stages. This note looks at the communication choices in that work, rather than treating the illustrated example as an installation guide.
The question stays consistent: who can see the waterproofing before it is covered? Each part of the drawing and each caption supports that explanation.
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Repeating the wall, floor and drain gives the viewer something familiar at each stage. A changing camera angle would add another thing to interpret. The stable section lets the explanation concentrate on the layer being added.
A short caption identifies the change or explains its relevance. Labels can handle particular parts. Making the words and image work together avoids asking the viewer to read a paragraph while following a moving drawing.
Qualifications are part of the meaning. In the film’s review, the inspection-role boxes were revealed earlier, their supporting text was enlarged and the completed list was held longer. The useful test was whether those conditions could be read on a phone.
A product link, a drawing or a few lines about the question is enough to start. Tell me who needs to understand it and where it will be used.
kevin@certifiedwaterproofing.com.au