Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Revised Proposal for Indicating Placement of the Whole Body in the Vertical Dimension

Revised Proposal for Indicating Placement of the Whole Body in the Vertical Dimension
Submitted by Charlotte Wile- July 29, 2003

Following is a revision of the first part of my March 25 proposal in the Spatial Locations and Directions thread.

The proposal divides the vertical dimension into six zones: very short, short, slightly short, intermediate, tall, and very tall. Placement in a zone means all or most of the body fills that zone. For instance, in a deep squat the body is in the short zone. In a leap the body goes to the tall zone.

The zones are defined in relation to the body’s normal standing position:

The very short zone has a floor at ground level, and a roof that would be at the mover’s shins in a normal standing position (Ex. a). The drawings in Ex.b,c depict the body in the very short zone.

The short zone has a floor at ground level, and a roof that would be at the mover’s thighs in a normal standing position (Ex. d). The drawings in Ex.e,f depict the body in the short zone.

The slightly short zone has a floor at ground level, and a roof that would be at the mover’s waist in a normal standing position (Ex. g). The drawings in Ex.h-j depict the body in the slightly short zone.

The intermediate zone (i.e., neither short nor tall) has a floor at ground level, and a roof that would be at the mover’s head in a normal standing position (Ex. k). The drawings in Ex. l-n depict the body in the intermediate zone.

The tall zone has a floor above the ground, and a roof that would be an arm length above the mover’s head in a normal standing position (Ex. o). The drawings in Ex. p-s depict the body in the tall zone

The very tall zone has a floor that would be at least an arm's length above the mover’s head and a roof above that line, in a normal standing position (Ex. t). The drawings in Ex.u-w depict the body in the very tall zone
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