1) List the different people/groups represented in the trailer (men/women/Americans etc.) From the clip we can tell who the hero is as we gener ally stereotype superhero to have some sort of suit they wear when fighting the villain. The women we see,Morena Baccarin, acting as Copycat, is a women that is used as a helper to assist Deadpool to get better. At 54 seconds, we see the false hero that tells the hero he can be helped. At 1.11, we see a female as one of the villain. 2) For each group, decide whether the representation is a dominant or alternative portrayal. 3) What stereotypes can you identify in the trailer? The main hero Deadpool is wearing a red suit which is dominant portrayal as we Gene ally stereotype superhero to have some sort of suit they wear when fighting the villain. Morena Baccarin, acting as Copycat, is represented as a dominant portrayal as we stereotype wom...
WWW- You have used SOME media terms such as 'prop', 'signify' 'genre' and 'decode' and 'consumer'. Can you get into the habit of putting media terms in bold please?
ReplyDeleteYou have also thought about the ways in which the print advert appeals to the audience.
EBI- Your analysis needs to be deeper. You say that gold symbolizes 'passion and wisdom' but can you justify that? I thought gold signified wealth and luxury
Some of the sentences seem rushed and you could go further - eg your setting one... what is the setting in the shot? Why is it obscured? Placement? What about the iconography?
When explaining appeal to the audience, could you think about what the target audience is and how this appeals to that demographic in particular?
You haven't spoken about the mise-en-scene in detail - eg costume and facial expression.