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picture is worth a thousand words, one one picture is worth a thousand wordsA single picture can express something more clearly, vividly, or succinctly than a large amount of words can. I know I'm doing a bad job of capturing the scene by describing it, so just look at this picture from their website—one picture is worth a thousand words, isn't it? You try to have characters give too much exposition. Remember, one picture is worth a thousand words, so use the images in your film to tell its story as much as possible.See also: one, picture, thousand, word, worthpicture is worth a thousand words, oneA graphic illustration conveys a stronger message than words, as in The book jacket is a big selling point-one picture is worth a thousand words. This saying was invented by an advertising executive, Fred R. Barnard. To promote his agency's ads he took out an ad in Printer's Ink in 1921 with the headline "One Look Is Worth a Thousand Words" and attributed it to an ancient Japanese philosopher. Six years later he changed it to "Chinese Proverb: One Picture Is Worth Ten Thousand Words," illustrated with some Chinese characters. The attribution in both was invented; Barnard simply believed an Asian origin would give it more credibility. See also: one, picture, thousand, worth |