Frame Report

An individual or individuals that bring the Representation into existence.

Since Frans photographed them ten years ago the population has increased.

The entity--which may be a thing, an action or a state--that is represented by the Representation.

When Nadar photographed her|repd, Desbordes-Valmore was sixty-eight.

A characterization of the state in which the Represented entity is presented.


He carved St. Francis tumbling around, and St. Thomas banging his fist on a table.

The entity used by the Creator to make a Representation of the Represented entity.

Any description of the event (or state) which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may indicate salient characteristics of the Creator that also affect the action (deliberately, carefully).

She set up her plywood on saw horses and carefully|man drew her mother.

The physical Material that is used in the production of the Representation.



I drew him on a sheet of paper first.

The action of the Creator that allows them to make a Representation of the Represented entity.

The location in which the artist produces the representation.

I drew him at work a bunch of times, mainly for the amusement of the staff.

An action that the Creator intends to accomplish by creating the Representation.

He also photographed them in order to form a composite girl for one end of the bench and a composite boy for the other end.

The entity produced by the Creator to evoke in an audience the idea of the Represented.


The bell became famous after being painted by Jamie Wyeth in his painting Bronze Age.

The time at which a Representation is created.

This FE describes the Creator as being in some state during the creation of the Representation.

As a young man he painted Philip IV as a fashionable equestrian.

Iterations is the number of times the Creator creates the representation.

A representation of the Represented which the Creator uses as a reference in the creation of the artwork. For instance, another piece of art, a photograph, or his/her memory.

She painted the portrait from a series of photographs.

This FE identifies a Role that one of the role fillers of the current frame also fills in a background context, either generically or in some specific instance.