Serenity. Compare the poster of the film with the TV trailer of the firefly series.
Compare the poster of the film with the TV trailer of the firefly series Produce a homepage for serenity/firefly We have been studying the film serenity and the TV series firefly. The movie serenity was created by Joss Whedon, he also created Buffy the vampire slayer and Angel Whedons work frequently centres on tough female protagonist and in real life he is a feminist. The film is a revised extended production of the finale firefly episode. The poster for the film is very unique and subliminal in some ways. The whole look of the poster is very sci-fi like but it makes it very obvious that it's an action film with the explosions in the back ground and the weapons in everyone's hand. As for river at the front of the poster, looking at it would make people think that she is the main character but you would only know that captain Malcolm is the main character, understand how river works and understand the relationships between the crew if you had watched the previous TV series firefly. The director wants to show the viewers how artistic she is by interpreting dance into fighting style. River is crouched down almost crushing her right leg with the other completely stretched out with her right hand straight above her head with an axe and the other hand parallel to her foot with a large knife, he brings the viewers attention to the axe above her head by having the sunlight
Comparison between the front pages of Bella magazine and Trout Fisherman
A Comparison between the front pages of "Bella" magazine and "Trout Fisherman" "Bella" is an attention-grabbing, story-filled magazine aimed towards a wide range of middle-aged women. Comparatively, "Trout Fisherman is aimed at a more refined group of primarily males who enjoy fishing as a sport. On "Bella" the main picture is located on the right hand side of the cover. It shows a glamorous, smiling woman staring outwards, directly towards the reader. This instantly creates a connection as the cover is viewed. The woman is perhaps also an idealized version of the target reader. This encourages the viewer to buy the magazine as they are led to believe guides and tips inside may help them to become a more superior-looking version of themselves. Many other pictures are placed on the sides of the cover. These pictures are relevant to the stories and are usually extremely emotive. Women are regularly perceived as the more emotional gender and these emotive images affect the target audience. By comparison, only one image is located on "Trout Fisherman's" entire cover, consisting of a background of nature with a figure fore grounded. This image shows a skilled, smiling man actively catching a trout. This attracts the target audience as men are more interested in adventure and nature. The smiling expression gives a sense of fulfilment and encourages the fisherman to buy the
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Women in advertising from The 1920's to the present day Introduction: Women's representation in advertising has changed dramatically through the past century. Women started off being portrayed as elegant and sophisticated very unlike how women are portrayed today as society has evolved since the nineteen twenties. An example of women being elegant and sophisticated is the 'Lucky Strike' advert which was used during the nineteen twenties. Women in advertising then evolved as the world was sucked into war calling men away from their jobs and women into the work place. This meant that advertising had to take a new line in who they were targeting. So instead of targeting the men who were fighting on the front line they had to target the women in the factories doing their bit for the war effort. The men then came home from winning the war and then went back into the workplace allowing the women to return to their previous occupation of being a housewife. Many women resented this and stayed in their jobs meaning that the advertising firms had to target men and women. The women were revolting against going back to the house and being a housewife cooking and cleaning meant that they became liberated after a fierce struggle. This meant that women started to appear more after the nineteen sixties as women started to earn their own money and that meant they did not have to
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James Bond Casino Royale Analysis
Breaking Bonds Bond is back! This highly successful film franchise has reclaimed its reign over all previous Bond films through stunning action sequences and is in a class of its own. 'Casino Royale' stays faithful to Fleming's novel by going right back to where Bond's adventure as a 007 agent all began. Set in a time where it features the current fears of terrorism and the collapse of capitalism, this film provides the resources for the increasing number of terrorist groups which eventually leads to a high stake poke game with the villain, Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen). This film was sure to cause a stir, as it had the advantage of already being part of a series which has become so popular. Although, this also means high expectations, and don't be too sure that 'Casino Royale' will meet them. So, of course, there have been a few changes to the James Bond some people are used to. The biggest of which is that actor Daniel Craig is now the young, quick, sleek, 007. Unfortunately, Craig is none of these things; this means the movie has been let down by a frustratingly old, slow, completely un-bond like character. The movie begins with a shot of Daniel Craig in black and white; colour doesn't appear in the film until Bond receives his license to kill from M (Judi Dench). This is to reflect the history of the Cold War, when Ian Fleming actually wrote the novel 'Casino Royale'
How does Steven Spielberg create tension to scare the audience in the film jaws?
How does Steven Spielberg create tension to scare the audience in the film jaws? The film Jaws was directed in 1975 by the world famous director Steven Spielberg. The film is about a giant blood thirsty great white shark who terrorises the small seaside community of Amity island. When the shark attacks a number of people, the sheriff is forced to hire three fishermen who try to catch it and save the small island. The 4th of July is the date in which the film is set, this shows that Spielberg has thought carefully about the date as it would be a warm evening and the hot day would bring a lot of potential victims into the path of the man eating shark. The film develops in such away that I keeps the audience on the edge of there seats and keep wanting to watch. The repetition of the same music really empathises the damage the shark can create and the overall power of the great white. The slow pulse of spine chilling orchestral music, accompanied by the clever camera angles of Spielberg, hints to the audience that something horrifying is about to happen. The music in the film runs in sync with the shark in the attacks, for example, whenever the shark is near to or at the the point before attacking it's victims it has its own music which is made to build up tension. This is because when you hear that music you know it's the shark and that something bad is going to happen,
Comparison of two newspaper articles. The two articles I have chosen to compare are from The Daily Mail and The Guardian. They are both talking about the incidents on September the eleventh and the Al Qaeda, as the date I bought the newspaper
Media coursework- Comparison of two newspaper articles I will be analysing two different newspaper articles; an article from a broadsheet newspaper and another from a tabloid newspaper. I will analyze the different techniques the newspapers use and how they present their stories. Different newspaper target different audiences. This can consist of many different types of people. Tabloids are known as 'The people's paper' because they are more informal in the manner they tell information and tend to focus on stories which involve stories that the readers can relate to. Their target audience is stereotyped as less intelligent readers that prefer newspaper to give them an opinion on an issue. Broadsheets are known as 'The Intelligent Paper' because they are more informing and formal in the manner they convey news. Their target audience is stereotyped as mature, well educated, and middle to upper class people. Broadsheets inform the readers with facts on the subject matter. The two articles I have chosen to compare are from 'The Daily Mail' and 'The Guardian'. They are both talking about the incidents on September the eleventh and the Al Qaeda, as the date I bought the newspapers were on 9/11/09 'The Daily Mail' focuses on an individual involved in the incident, called Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Both newspapers present the story differently to each other, but they both aim to
Truman Show essay . Analyse how visual techniques are used to develop deeper ideas in a visual text you have studied.
Analyse how visual techniques are used to develop deeper ideas in a visual text you have studied. The film "Truman Show" directed by Peter Weir is about a character named Truman Burbank and his remarkable journey in escaping a world full of deceit and lies and finding personal freedom. His journey helps present the idea that a true life with the risks of emotional pain is better than one safe imprisonment. This is a deeper idea because the search for personal freedom and truth is a universal idea. It is human nature to seek the truth. Weir used various film techniques to engage the audience by use of camera shots and angles, dialogue, music and costume. The Truman Show is about a man named Truman Burbank, "the first baby to be adopted by a corporation." who lives in the fictional town of Seahaven, which is actually a TV set created by Christof the producer of "the Truman show" in the film. Weir brings out subtle humour in the movie by creating ironic names for his characters Like the main character's name "True-man" , Truman himself is the only very real person who naively believes in everything the producer and the actors wants him to believe in this fake made-up town. The main character alone has no idea that he lives in a giant TV studio, where thousands of cameras capture his every movement, which is teleported into the living rooms of a worldwide audience. Another
Film techniques used in Psycho
Baljit Bhambra Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho was released in 1960. The film starred two main characters - Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates and Janet Leigh as Marion Crane. The film Psycho is a thriller, and has been a great success as it had won many awards. Psycho was set in Arizona, mainly in the Bates Motel. The film proved to be a great success, as sequels were made. However, they were not as big a hit as the original Psycho. The film starts off with Marion Crane in a hotel room, and she is having an affair with a man named Sam. Sam appears to be having money problems and they are thinking of leaving together. Marion is supposed to bank forty thousand dollars in cash for her boss, but she decides on stealing it and running away. She is then driving for a long time, and finds herself at the Bates Motel, due to the bad weather. Here she meets the creepy and nervous owner Norman Bates who appears to live with his invalid mother. Marion is then horrifically murdered in the shower, and her body dumped. A week later, a Private Investigator goes up to the Bates Motel in search of Marion. He then is also murdered while he is there. Marion's sister Lana Crane also goes to the Bates Motel as she wants to find out just what has happened to her sister. There she discovers just who the murderer is as the film reaches its terrifying climax.
The advert I have chosen for my analysis is the Nissan Micra advertisement, entitled Gadgets for Girls. I will be identifying the target audience and analysing the visual and linguistic features.
The advert I have chosen for my analysis is the Nissan Micra advertisement, entitled "Gadgets for Girls". I will be identifying the target audience and analysing the visual and linguistic features. I will then be making an overall judgement on how effective the advertisement is in reaching its target audience. This advertisement is aimed at the young, attractive, woman with a high income. Firstly, you can infer that it is aimed at younger women as the title is "Gadgets for Girls" and the word "girl" is used throughout the piece. An older woman would probably not classify herself as a "girl", therefore, deliberately or not the advertisement would alienate an older age group of women. You can also tell that it is aimed at a younger age group as an older woman would not perhaps have such an active social life and participate in the same activities as a younger woman. Throughout the article it mentions going "cruising" and being "out on the town", which I believe to be activities in which a younger group of women would participate Thirdly, you can tell that it is aimed at women rather than men as the article mentions hobbies such as "shopping" and it mentions that it is suitable if you have lots of "leggy" mates. The average male probably does not tend to have "leggy" mates (or call them such!), nor would a car that will help with "shopping" be something that would appeal to
