Wednesday, February 25, 2009

key concept # 1

My opinion on key concept number 1 is that it is o so true key concept one is that all media messages are constructed9have a story). Becauase watever u hear or see has a story behind it or has a purpose of there if not it wouldnt make no since of making it correct. so when u look in a magazine and see a lady with long silky hair thats undamaged and o so perfect she modeling for the company which name is going to some where on that page for example it might be pantene. And the message that pantene is trying to send is that if you use there product your hair could be just like the "perfect" user of the product right in front of then u get to thinking i want my hair like this and go buy the product.

Super bowl ads

Super bowl ads:

My opinion on the super bowl ads is really simple think that the american people spends alot of unesssary money on the ads and i also think that the money that is being spent on these can be targeted differently and every business is out for there own no matter who it hurts or who it hurt just like the cigerett and beer commercials they know people are people killed every day or harming other or them selves by either drunk driving or sumthin in that every day but yet dnt take the time out and say hey whats most important the lives that jeopardize and take or money but 9 out of ten would take the money but there good commercials also that tried to promote the buying of a new car and thats good cause the automobile industry is down right now and they got get money before there business goes under so that's a good investment right there

Friday, February 13, 2009

killin us softly and tough guise comparison

KILLin Us Softly


I think that killin them softly was an informational video that point out alot of good arguments but i think that she was lookin deep I thought that the video presentation Killing Us Softly was fairly effective in sending its purpose. jean the speaker of this production used many effective strategies to capture her audience’s attention. She used many successfully placed signposts to signify her transitions. She included many visuals in her presentation that added a helpful visuals to the audience. All of these combined aspects of her speech caused the viewer to really consider his/her attitude on women in advertising. Most people, after watching Killing Us Softly 3, would have to seriously think on how women should really be portrayed in our society, whether they agree with the speaker or not.The first thing that makes this video so effective is the proficient use of language to help guide the audience though the speech. The speaker used many deliberate pauses throughout her speech to signify important information or to allow something to sink in. For example, she paused during certain ads and photos to allow the implications provided to have a little time to really be understood. She also made little jokes or comments on how if the men were in place of the women would have been.

In comparison to Tough Guise I felt as though the movieTough Guise was well-developed, using interesting and effective examples to make its main argument about masculinity and violence. All of the ideas that were presented were supported and provided good insight into the ideas of masculinity that our society has constructed for us. Despite these strengths I felt that the movie oversimplified the concept of masculinity by just discussing toxic traits. In regards to this article, I felt that the authors did a good job of presenting the arguments for and against hegemonic masculinity, providing a comprehensive overview of the issue.

Thursday, February 12, 2009