Summer Transition Work

TASK ONE

The use of dark colours connotes thoughts of fear, which may further suggest there is an element of mystery to the film.

In addition to this, because there is no use of brighter colours, it leads us to believe that it may not be a very happy film.

To reinforce this, the number two has been coloured red. We often associate the colour red with blood or anger, which informs us that this movie may contain violence and death. The notion of violence is also shown, due to the placement of blood on the man's face, suggesting he may be in danger or will get hurt. It could be a way of telling us that this is not a film for younger people.

The man in the middle is surrounded by guns, which also evokes thoughts of violence, suggesting it is not a child-friendly film.

Furthermore, in this poster, we can only see the face of the man in the middle. This carries the connotation of him possibly being the main character in the film. Because he is placed as our focus point, we immediately are drawn to his attention and are captivated by the stare he is giving. His facial features suggest he is a serious man who isn't one to annoy.

TASK TWO

The director/producer has thought about their use of colour to evoke feelings amongst viewers. Throughout the trailer, majority of the colours consist of earth and neutral tones, involving brown and grey. When we see these colours it doesn’t strike as a cheerful film, but one that is more serious and may not have a happy ending. Another way in which the director/producer has used colour is when they have tried to capture our attention in clothing. Diana (Wonder Woman) in one scene is wearing a blue dress. In this scene everyone else is seen in much lighter colours, so our attention is drawn to her. This is the directors way of highlighting that she is the main character and that she plays a huge role of importance in this upcoming film. In this trailer, it is only in the beginning when we see a much brighter use of colour in the sea, which stands out. It could have been used to create a calming atmosphere and to ease us into settlement. However, as soon as the trailer goes on and the scenes contrast into darker colours, it disrupts our thoughts into chaos. This could create imagery of being a part of the action, which is what the directors or producers may have wanted to happen to get us to want to watch the film. 

TASK THREE

This use of media has a negative outcome on society. It depicts views that we need to be skinny and beauty, with aspiring features that majority of people don’t have. It can cause many health problems, proving that media doesn’t have a good role to play towards people sense of gender and identity. 

However, ‘This Girl Can’ campaign, advertises the opposite, demoting a much more positive view. This advert helps people to realise they’re beautiful inside and out, and we don’t need to be driven to look a certain way. This has an important role in media and shaping our opinions on oneself.

TASK FOUR

The ‘Big Six’ in media are the 6 main companies who essentially own 90% of all media in the world. 

COMPANY	WHAT COMPANY’S THEY OWN
Disney	·         Pixar ·         ABC ·         Marvel Studios
ViaCom	·         MTV ·         Nick Jr
Time Warner	·         CNN ·         Warner Bros
News-Corp	·         Fox ·         New York Post
GE	·         NBC ·         Comcast ·         Universal Pictures
CBS	·         Showtime ·         NFL.COM