Basic VVA Response Grid
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| 02 Synoptic time | ||
| 10
Ambivalent affect 101 Relative dynamism 102 Relative stasis 103 Reflection/contemplation 104 Determination 105 Abandon (uncontrolled) 106 Balance, control 107 Humour 108 Cultural dominance 109 Cultural emergence |
11
Positive affect 110 General 111 Love & kindness 112 Calm 113 Joy 114 Beauty 115 Light, open, fresh, new 116 Strong 117 Wisdom 118 Order 119 Sociality |
12
Negative affect 120 General 121 Emnity 122 Disturbance 123 Sadness, boredom 124 Repulsion 125 Dark, heavy 126 Weakness, fear 127 Madness, suspicion 128 Disorder 129 Asociality |
| 14
Neutral affect 141 Asperity 142 Mollity 143 Heat 144 Cold 145 Large size 146 Small size 147 Density 148 Sparsity 149 Colour |
20-24
Humans |
26
Props, body, couture 261 Body 262 Clothes 263 Furniture 264 Comestibles and props 265 Vehicles 266 Appliances 267 Stone, metal 268 Paper 269 Mortal remains |
| 27
Social activity 271 Ritual 272 Festive 273 Presentational 274 Sporting 275 Military 276 Recreational 277 Economic 278 Educational 279 Religious |
28
Domesticated animals 281 Pets 282 Livestock 283 Horses 284 Birds 29 Other animals 291 Predatory mammals 292 Flock animals 294 Birds 297 Aquatic animals 299 Insects |
30
General setting 300 Generic 301 General outdoors 302 Indoors 303 Out- or indoors 304 Subterranean 306 Buildings |
| 31
Rural setting 310 Generically rural 311 Campestral 312 Edificial 313 Undulant 314 Sylvan 315 Horticultural 316 Fluvial, lacustrine |
32
Panoramic setting 320 Generic 321 Flat land 322 Mountains 323 Barren 324 Tropical  |
33
Aqueous, aerial, cosmic 330 Generic 331 Pelagic 332 Littoral 334 Aerial 335 Cosmic 34 Misc. rural 341 Natural 342 Artefactual |
| 35
Urban setting 350 Generic 351 Thoroughfares 352 Neighbourhoods 353 Buildings/locations 354 Traffic 355 Misc. urban 36 Sociocultural setting 361 High class 362 Middle class 363 Lower class |
37
Geographical location 370 Generic 371 N.W. Europe 372 Mediterranean 373 E. Europe 374 Middle East incl. Maghreb 375 S. & E. Asia 376 Subsaharan Africa 377 N. America 378 C. & S. America 379 other |
38
Historical location |
| 39
Weather, season, time of day 391 Weather 392 Season 393 Time of day |
50
Movement in general 51 Essive relations 511 Inessive 512 Superessive 513 Subessive 514 Retroessive 515 Preessive 516 Circumessive |
52
Velocity, simultaneity |
| 53
Non-specific directional movement 531 Adventive 532 Exitive 533 Transitional 534 Ascending 535 Descending 536 Circular |
54
Oscillatory movement 541 Curvilinear 542 Tremulous 543 Pulsating 55 Prolapsual or volitative mvt. 551 Flowing 552 Sliding 553 Flying 554 Sailing |
56
Specific mvt, unspec. direction 561 Constant 562 Eruptive, tumescent, torrential 563 Pedestrian 564 Vehicular 565 Ludic |
| 57
Stationary 570 Generic 571 Quiescent 573 Sedentary 574 Upright 58 Suspension 580 Inactivity 581 Aquatic suspension 582 Aerial 583 Other suspension |
59
Interactive
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8
Media immanence 81 Musical 811 Genres 812 Instruments 813 Musicians 814 Music theory 815 Musical works |
| 82
‘Not just music´ or non-musical 821 Cinema 822 TV 823 Video, adverts, games 824 Radio 825 Written word 826 other media/symbolic systems |
83
Target groups 84 Non-music genres 85 Production techniques |
87
Production origin 871 N.W. Europe 872 Mediterranean 873 E. Europe 874 Middle East 875 S. & E. Asia 876 Africa 877 N. America 878 C. & S. America 879 other |
| 88 Production vintage | 90
Generically evaluative 91 Positive evaluation |
92 Negative evaluation |