Thursday, 12 November 2015
Developing our Idea
News reports at the beginning reporting child goes missing and about a secretive royal. Queen Victoria's abandoned mansion which is closed off by the English Heritage Organisation. A freelance photographer is struggling for work (make or break for career) decides to take pictures of the grand interior Queen Victoria's mansion. Little does he know that the ghost of the unknown prince who was locked in the basement still haunts the mansion today. Close up of photographer shaking as he takes the picture. Nursery rhyme in background maybe as voiceover.
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
PAN TRAILER ANALYSIS
1. This film is an action adventure fantasy and swashbuckler hybrid
2. The most common conventions are speed and motion. Several pan camera shots are used to show speed and motion such as boats are zooming across water where around them are memorable and wonderful skylines. Combat and conflict is also shown when characters are pictured to sword fighting.
3. No the main protagonist in this extract is not a stereotypical hero as he is a young boy which counters the stereotype due to the fact children are normally depicted as weak and not able to perform heroic tasks. The boy in the extract beholds a lot of bravery and courage as when he is held at sword point he does not fluster and keeps incredibly calm and collected despite the fatal danger he is under.
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Spy Kids Extract Homework
Gender
In this extract gender are presented differently as they are commonly represented in other films and extracts as the woman is depicted as the protagonist which goes against the traditional views that men should do the important jobs. There is a classic romance however between the man and the women in this extract. Even though that the main protagonist is a women the women still holds stereotypical qualities of a woman for example Ingrid is a white American female which is common in movies. The counter typical qualities that Ingrid portrays are that she is a spy which is not common as in most spy movies a man normally plays the spy role e.g. James Bond. The second main counter stereotype that Ingrid hold is that she is a good fighter. This is against the stereotype as normally women are helpless in combat and men normally carry out the heroic moves to win the fight. The other protagonist is Gregorio who is a foreign Latino agent.
Race and Nationality
Race and nationality is also counter-stereo-typically portrayed in this film extract. Ingrid is a white American women which is common in movies however Gregorio is a Latino which counters the stereotype of heroes and spies in movies. In movies the protagonists are normally white American's and the Latino's are commonly the enemy of the protagonists.
Love and Romance
The story line of this extract is how two spies who were originally against each other fell deeply in love. The story starts with the daughter of the two spies asking how her mum had met her husband. The fact that the two spies hated each other before falling in love is not a counter stereotype as this occurs in several movies. The spies end up getting married and the story starts to become romantic and happy as marriage should be, before the wedding is crashed by enemies and the spies have to jump of a cliff to escape.
Spies
The spies in this extract are stereotypical spies as they possess many different high-tech gadgets which help them get information from people e.g. bubblegum which tracks the footsteps of the other spy. The only counter-stereotype that the two spies posses is that one is a woman and the other is a Latino.
Tuesday, 15 September 2015
Monday, 14 September 2015
MYSTERI Final Version
In class I was told to add a tag-line into the piece as I would need a tag-line to complete the task. I had already came up with a tag-line and retrieved it and placed it into the picture. I made the tag-line into the same text as the name of the fragrance however made it smaller than the title. I also made the light around the text 'MYSTERI' not as strong so you could see the top of the letter 'R'.
Who is represented?
In this piece no particular individual is represented. The original picture showed the girls hair and face but I cropped out the face and darkened the background so you could not see the hair. The reason why I made sure that you couldn't see the face of the person is because I wanted it to relate to the title and tag-line which both suggest Mystery and Unknown.
How does this representation persuade us to like the product?
It makes you believe and get more engaged with the mystery and unknowing sense around the product.
Who is the target audience?
The target audience for this product are teenagers and young adults.

'Mysteri Examples'



Thursday, 30 April 2015
Lynx Unleash the Chaos Quotes
"the man your man can smell like"
"men and women becoming too attracted to each other to concentrate on what they're supposed to be doing."
"chaos" Lynx Attracts creates when men and women wear it."
"men and women becoming too attracted to each other to concentrate on what they're supposed to be doing."
"chaos" Lynx Attracts creates when men and women wear it."
Thursday, 23 April 2015
Santa Fe Cologne 1987

The couple are posed in a relaxed way, suggesting that they are self-assured and confident, dreaming of an adventure about to unfold, which is suggested by the dreamy, soft colours of. The man looks out longingly into the distance, almost like he is searching for a different life, however the position of the women reinforces that his life is plain yet he gets a beautiful woman. The use of colour is vital. There is a big contrast however because the bottle is coloured red and blue which signifies a much more passionate and eventful life. This links in with the story because at first their lives seem simple and unadventurous however when they wear the colourful fragrance, the man becomes a womanizer and their lives become much more passionate.
The man and woman are both dressed similarly and both have model fit faces
The man is wearing all white which indicates that he can walk into any town and will still be able to look good and classy as he does it. The colours used are only white, yellow and sandstone, which portrays a simple life
The woman is also wearing white and his tucked in under the man, which indicates that she is under his control. The woman seems deeply in love with the stylish man, who is depicted as able to win any woman over when wearing the fragrance.
Female beauty means white female beauty.
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Unleash the Chaos 2012 Advert Analysis

B321 Analytical Assignment; A comparison of the representation of men and women in fragrance advertisements from the 1920s, 1980s and 2012

I have chosen to compare 3 different advertisements that cover a range of representations; XXXXX (Print 1920's), Santa Fe (Print 1980's) and Unleash the Chaos (Print 2012). Lynx Attract 'Unleash the Chaos' is a sexually charged advert which conveys the power the deodorant has and what it can do. Both men and women are represented in the advert in a very sexual way. Both the men and women seem to be under a spell of each other, looking straight into each others eyes. Kieran Danaher, brand manager at Unilever UK said 'This is a historic moment, we are launching a male and a female fragrance at the same time, for both sexes and make the mating game doubly exciting'
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speaks in a very seductive way.

The message of the advert is if your wear Lynx Attract then you will become attracting, appealing and eye catching towards the other sex.
Friday, 27 March 2015
Hancock
Hancock is an anti-protagonist. The reason is
because he is in prison for drinking and behaving badly, so we know that he is
a criminal. The reason we know that he is in prison is because there are other
men that look big and hard. There is also a guard behind the men. Hancock is a
hero though because he works with the LA police. He gets told that the police
need him. Hancock is very calm in the chaotic and dangerous shootout. Hancock
also tries to become a leader, by telling the fellow SWAT team ‘Well done’.
Hancock also is a hero because he has heroic powers. He can fly and also is
bullet proof. When he is getting shot by the enemy he doesn’t feel a thing and
just rubs off the bullet mark. The villains also fire a grenade, but Hancock
just pushes the grenade and it blows up the truck. Hancock also has the
advantage because he can fly, so he is much faster than the opponents. Hancock
is also represented as a hero as his six packs and his physique is shown by his
tight costume. He is ready for the battle.
Thursday, 5 March 2015
Photoshop Skills
I learned how to insert a background into the silhouette of a person, I was was inspired by the film poster for Kajaki.
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
QI Episode Analysis
Audience Pleasures:
- We are informed as we find out that it is extremely difficult to be able to escape while being knotted together with a partner.
- The audience finds out this information in a undoubtedly whimsical way. This is portrayed through the fact that celebrities are making a fool out of themselves on TV while trying agonizingly hard to crack this simple yet challenging task.
- The audience finds out that the opposites of personalities can both work together to try and take on the challenged laid in front of them.
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