Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Silent Movie - Float

One of the words that I picked from the randomiser for the silent movie brief is float.

In preparation for Thursday's workshop, I've to find a minimum of...

20 alternative words that relate to my word
To find the words, I used the thesaurus on Word and typed in float, then typed in related words that I thought best suited float, and got related words to these. Towards the end it feels a little off topic, but I think they are quite interesting.
  • Float
  • Drift
  • Sail
  • Glide
  • Hover
  • Soar
  • Hang
  • Lift
  • Fly
  • Sense
  • Detached
  • Moving
  • Free
  • Uncontrolled
  • Able
  • Unrestricted
  • Relaxing
  • Release
  • Exempt
  • Soothing
  • Comforting
  • Peaceful
  • Nonviolent
  • Liberated
  • Freethinking
  • Enlightened

20 meanings/interpretations of my word
I typed in Define: Float into google to find meanings.
  • A thing that is buoyant in water, in particular
  • A small object attached to a fishing line to indicate by moving when a fish bites
  • A cork or buoy supporting the edge of a fishing net
  • A hollow or inflated organ enabling an organism (such as the Portuguese man-of-war) to float in the water
  • A hollow structure fixed underneath an aircraft enabling it to take off and land on water
  • A device floating on the surface of a liquid that forms part of a valve apparatus controlling flow in and out of the enclosing container, e.g., in a toilet tank or a carburetor
  • A platform mounted on a truck and carrying a display in a parade - a carnival float
  • A hand tool with a rectangular blade used for smoothing plaster or concrete
  • A soft drink with a scoop of ice cream floating in it - root-beer floats
  • The period of time by which the duration of an activity may be extended without affecting the overall time for the process
  • Rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking - she relaxed, floating gently in the water 
  • Cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move in such a way - trees were felled and floated downstream 
  • Be suspended freely in a liquid or gas - fragments of chipped cartilage floated in the joint 
  • Move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift - clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky - through the open window floated the sound of traffic 
  • Circulate - the notion was floating around Capitol Hill 
  • Come before the eyes or mind - the advice his father had given him floated into his mind 
  • Make (the ball) travel lightly and effortlessly through the air- he floated the kick into the net 
  • Put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions 
  • Offer the shares of (a company) for sale on the stock market for the first time 
  • Fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets - a policy of letting the pound float

20 objects (images) that relate to my word
Images sources from Google images.






















20 situations relating to the word
Situations I thought of whilst completing the first 3 points.
  • fishing float on a wishing wire
  • sunbathing on a lilo on water
  • milk float
  • boat/ship
  • floating on water
  • life guard ring
  • swimming
  • floating in space
  • hot air baloon
  • hovercraft 
  • bubbles
  • kicked football
  • ice cubes floating in a drink
  • clouds in the sky
  • parade float

20 typefaces that relate/are appropriate to my word



I'm required to bring a small, medium, and large sized print out of each typeface for the word. So I have decided to do the small size as 12pt, medium as 36pt and big as 72pt.

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