What is packaging? Who needs it? Why do we need it?
INTRODUCTION What is packaging? Who needs it? Why do we need it? In the world we live in today, packaging is very important. The fact that everywhere you look, something is protected by some sort of packaging just shows us how much it is a part of our lives. Packaging is used to protect a variety of different products, ranging from chocolate wrappers to boxes of hi-fi systems. You can find a wide range of shapes and sizes, all designed for different purposes. Take for example, the type of packaging that protects our daily fresh food from germs and bacteria; special adhesives, cartons, containers and plastic bags, all in some way protect the food and are regarded as a form of packaging. There is one imperative issue related to this topic as to why we need it, and that is the fact that it contains the information, which tells us about the product, its ingredients and any instructions we might need. This is critical for some people as they may have an allergy to a particular ingredient and must know whether the product contains it or not. So who needs packaging? Well, the answer is EVERYONE! Whether it's the consumer purchasing the product, the company promoting it, or even the people who do the deliveries; packaging is always needed for some reason or another. When phones or meat, for example, are delivered overseas or imported, they need to be well packaged. This is
Van Helsing
The opening sequence of a film is particularly important as the film maker needs to attract the attention of the audience. Discuss the ways in which the opening of "Van Helsing" ensures the audiences attention The Universal icon rotates around while the non- diegetic drum beat plays in the background, then the colour is drained from it creating a monochromat0ic effect, then combusts. It graphic matches into a wooden torch being held by a mysterious man with a menacing smile, obviously about to cause damage or harm. Then a pan shot through the trees over the large mass of people, note the music still continues- a loud militaristic beat juxtaposed with sounds of a choral influence. The lightning is consistent, causing sharp noises and spontaneous flashes of light. All of this is being used to create tension of what is soon to happen. More various shots of villagers holding axes and sticks, their angry expressions tell us they're pursuing somebody, or about to destroy something. While the film continues the word 'Transylvania' fades in at the bottom of the frame setting the seen for the audience, this also reveals to us that Dracula, a mythological character created based on Mary Shelly's original idea of 'Dracula' set in Transylvania. Film director Stephen Sommers has adapted Dracula into the film as the antagonist of the plot. He resides to be the iconoclast of the story and
Violence In The Media
How does violence in the media affect the viewers? For many years violence in the media has been a major issue. Some believe that being exposed to violence on television, gaming and other in other media can have a negative impact on the way we think and act regarding violence. In particular the media is said to have a greater impact on children and teenagers. Although there is others who believe that violence is natural and does not affect the audience, various experiments and studies have been done to show what effect the media has on children but the argument is on going. At the beginning of my study on violence I believed that violence did not have any affect on the viewer/listener, but I discovered that in my opinion violence does affect a very few amount of people in a negative way. After researching the case of Nathan Martinez, who became obsessed with hit movie 'Natural Born Killers' which resulted in him killing two family members, acting and dressing in the same way as the character Mickey in the movie, this seemed to be more than just an excuse for his behaviour but the true cause. But the question is should the fact that a very small amount of mentally unstable viewers stop the rest of us from watching anything violent? As well as studying the case of Nathan Martinez I also studied popular children's television programme 'Power Rangers', best selling video
